Environment Journal (@envjournal) / X

Environment Journal

2,699 posts

Environment Journal

@envjournal

Environment Journal reports on best practice and key issues in sustainability, net zero, nature restoration and biodiversity across public and private sectors.

Macclesfield, UK

Joined March 2016

Pinned
Environment Journal
@envjournal
Jun 9
Our latest long read looks at lead pollution as a form of air pollution — including residual emissions from before the ban on leaded petrol, and private aviation.
environmentjournal.online
Heavy breathing: the many faces of lead air pollution
It has been 26 years since the UK Government finally removed leaded petrol from sale. So why are MPs, peers, academics and activists still calling for routine health screenings to check for exposure?...
Environment Journal
@envjournal
Jul 22
Current National Planning Policy Framework does not have provision for valued landscapes. Countryside beyond protected areas are at risk of development, despite previously developed sites in England offering enough space for 1.4million new homes.
environmentjournal.online
National Planning Policy Framework does not include provision for valued landscapes
Major Changes to Britain’s planning system are long overdue, but experts warn vital protections for nature are at risk of being eroded. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is calling on...
Environment Journal
@envjournal
Jul 22
Despite the UK having slashed carbon #emissions by 50% since 1990, and overall strong support for decarbonisation, few have faith that @10DowningStreet has a credible plan for #netzero by 2050. Andy Burnham has his work cut out on #climate matters.
environmentjournal.online
Andy Burnham must convince people government has clear net zero path
The new Prime Minister is picking up an ineffective decarbonisation legacy, despite significant national progress on emissions. Conducted in June, weeks before Andy Burnham became leader of the...
Environment Journal
@envjournal
Jul 21
Corals living near areas of intensive human activity accumulate chemicals from pollution and show signs of depleted energy reserves. #pollution #coralreef #oceans
environmentjournal.online
Human activity leaves lasting chemical mark on corals
Corals living near areas of intensive human activity accumulate chemicals from pollution and show signs of depleted energy reserves, according to new research that highlights another way coastal...
Environment Journal
@envjournal
Jul 15
The UK Government has announced that non-statutory inquiry into the death of seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola is to be established, more than 12 years after he died during flooding at his family home in Surrey. #surrey #flooding
environmentjournal.online
Inquiry set up to examine the death of Zane Gbangbola
The Government have announced that non-statutory inquiry into the death of seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola is to be established, more than 12 years after he died during flooding at his family home in...

New to X?