Property developers installing as few as half of promised ecological features – new report

A new report highlights the extent that housing developers fail to deliver on their ecological commitments.

Malcolm Tait, Professor of Planning, School of Geography, University of Sheffield • conversation
Jan. 14, 2025 • ~9 min

How lynx and wolf reintroductions to Britain could be shaped by preconceptions and psychology

Psychology may shape the success of carnivore reintroductions much more than ecology, politics, economics and philosophy ever can.

Jonny Hanson, Environmental Social Scientist, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 • ~7 min

People already live alongside predators in India and Kenya – here’s how it could work in Scotland

Reintroduction of Scotland’s extinct predators could help solve its biodiversity crisis. Examples from India and Kenya show that it is possible to live alongside predators and overcome prejudice.

Yann Prisner-Levyne, Lecturer in Environmental Law and Public International Law, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Dec. 19, 2024 • ~7 min

Protesting farmers are having to fight off the radical right, conspiracy theorists and climate sceptics

Until farmers get a fair deal, other groups will seek to exploit the situation.

Tom Carter-Brookes, Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar, Sustainable Rural Futures, Keele University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2024 • ~6 min

Subsidised community restaurants could help tackle the UK’s broken food system – here’s how

Establishing a nationwide system of community restaurants could help tackle the current food and farming crisis.

Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 • ~9 min

Jet zero? Why net zero in aviation can’t get off the ground

The aviation industry is racing against time to meet its 2050 net zero target. But soaring passenger numbers and limited progress on sustainable technology leave it at risk of falling short.

Mark Toon, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff University • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 • ~7 min

Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)

From facial recognition to delivery drones, cities around the UK are already trialling AI tech.

Noortje Marres, Professor in Science, Technology and Society, University of Warwick • conversation
Nov. 26, 2024 • ~8 min

Farm inheritance tax: farmers cannot go green if they are in the red

If British farms are less competitive then food production will simply shift elsewhere.

Alex Heffron, PhD Candidate in Geography, Lancaster University • conversation
Nov. 19, 2024 • ~7 min

Keir Starmer says the UK can decarbonise without disruption – that’s neither true nor helpful

It’s the government’s job to make it easier and cheaper for people to change their lives.

Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Bath • conversation
Nov. 14, 2024 • ~6 min

When should you rescue a hedgehog? An expert guide

Hedgehogs that are out at night and appear healthy are best left alone.

Emily Harper, PhD Candidate, School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Nov. 7, 2024 • ~6 min

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