The following is an extract from the Moorland Association response to a DEFRA consultation on burning of blanket bogs, peatlands and heather moors. Payments, payments, grants, payments, payments… What does the Moorland Association want? It’s pretty clear – they want either to be left alone to damage priority habitats as they have done for decades…
Category: Climate
Joke response to Committee on Climate Change report from Moorland Association
Last week the Moorland Association released a joke response to the Climate Change Committee report on land use which recommended an end to rotational burning on peatlands this year. Now you wouldn’t think that would be exactly what the Moorland Association would want but they still have the brass neck to write; The Moorland Association…
Ban burning of upland peatlands now – says Climate Change Committee
In their latest important report, this one on land use, the Climate Change Committee calls for an immediate banning of burning of upland peatlands. The report does not say blanket bog, it does not say deep peat, it simply says peatlands – that means all of it, not some of it. There is much more…
Guest blog: Nature’s Climate Rebels by Eva Bishop of the Beaver Trust
I work on climate, ecological and environmental issues, with a history in renewable energy and conservation. But most things I do now are in response to the climate emergency; I want to help people and wildlife adapt because I believe things are going to get a lot worse, pretty quickly. As a personal response I…
The BBC’s carbon footprint
I’m addicted to the Today programme and a big fan of Martha Kearney but I do wonder why she is broadcasting from Antarctica at the moment. There may be lots of reasons why Martha is in Antarctica, perhaps she is doing a whole series of filming and broadcasting assignments, but I do wonder whether the…
Election watch (10) – make this the climate change election
Now we have seen the Labour, LibDem, Brexit, Green and Conservative manifestos we can compare the futures they offer. If this is the Brexit election then you probably know where the different parties stand on that issue. If you want a poor Leave deal then vote Conservative. If you want an even worse Leave deal…
The RSPB and game shooting
Saturday’s welcome announcement from the RSPB that they are reviewing their position over game shooting is just that – welcome. None of us yet knows what that review will look like nor what, if anything, the RSPB has in mind might change; but we can guess. First, you don’t announce a review if your attention…
Guest blog – The Climate Change Elephant by Ian Parsons
It is great to see so many people, young and old, getting involved in the climate change protests, highlighting the sheer scale of the problem to all. It is great that the United Nations are debating it, talking about the urgent need for action, although of course, some world leaders have their orange heads firmly…
Climate Strike – Friday
I think I’ll go to the Climate Strike event outside BBC Radio Northampton on Friday. It means a long bus ride there and back but…hey…why not? Maybe there’s one near you? Check here.
Burning continues
Strines Moor on Monday. Walshaw Moor on Monday From Upper Midhope looking across to Shaw Brook and Fenny Common, Peak District on Monday. Walshaw Moor on Tuesday