The government wants to create a new super regulator, which it says will be more “integrated and empowered” and “guided by clear objectives and flexible mechanisms with appropriate safeguards”.

But what do we know of this new super power to be? And why are some environmentalists already worried about its ability to hold water companies to account?

On this week’s ECO Chamber, host James Agyepong-Parsons and ENDS Report senior reporter Shosha Adie discuss the implications of the new plan and what it means for England and Wales.

The duo also assesses the latest developments of SSE Renewables’ Berwick Bank wind farm. Will it really be “the world’s deadliest” for seabirds as some fear?

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As legally-binding nature targets loom in the years ahead, some campaigners say the government is at risk of being the first to ‘break nature law’. And that’s because according to the OEP this week, the chance to make a change on these targets before 2030 has ‘largely passed’.

On this week’s ECO Chamber, host James Agyepong-Parsons and ENDS Report senior reporter Shosha Adie speak with the OEP’s chief scientist, Professor Robbie McDonald, about the government’s poor progress on nature restoration targets, and what it would take to turn the tide.

Are ministers at risk of breaking the law?

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The global market in artificial intelligence is projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033, according to the UN’s latest analysis, and it seems all that anyone can talk about. But with its drain on water resources, and high energy demands, the technology could pose serious environmental risks.

As AI’s deployment in the environmental space gathers pace, how are the UK’s green professionals squaring this circle? On this week’s ECO Chamber, host James Agyepong-Parsons speaks with ENDS Report editor Jamie Carpenter about how the sector is changing, and what’s at stake.

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