Show Notes
PFAS are a group of around 10,000 man-made substances, often dubbed ‘forever chemicals’ because of how long they last in the environment, with some linked to certain cancers.
On this week’s ECO Chamber, special guest Dr. Shubhi Sharma, scientific researcher at the CHEM Trust joins host James Agyepong-Parsons and ENDS Report news editor Pippa Neill, to discuss why the plan has been called “a roadmap to nowhere”.
LISTEN NOW > God’s Own Dark Waters: Exposing a chemical scandal - part one
Plus, the team discusses the OEP’s warning that it will need to shed its workload following DEFRA’s funding freeze, the author of a controversial nuclear review is in two minds about rolling out his plans across the Industrial Strategy; and the Scottish government brings in new nature legislation.
The ECO Chamber is brought to you by journalists at ENDS Report.
LISTEN NOW > Access Denied: The environment sector’s problem with race
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from Eco Chamber
On this week’s podcast, Julia Baker, the global lead on nature at consultancy Mott MacDonald discusses the risks facing junior ecologists in a new age of AI adoption within the environmental profession. Baker shares her experiences of where the use of AI has benefitted her professional world, how the next generation of ecologists can benefit from it, and the warning signs of what to avoid.
Natural England has taken a bruising in political circles in recent months, but particularly in the last week, after the Conservative Party outlined plans to abolish the watchdog were it to be in government.
Speaking live from the conference in Birmingham, ENDS Report editor Jamie Carpenter breaks down the most important green policy announcements from the party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, and her shadow cabinet.
The Labour Party Conference has concluded.
On this week’s podcast, environmental lawyer Alexa Culver from RSK Wilding gives her view on why Natural England’s first EDP, set for the Norfolk Broads, is riddled with flaws.