Adam Vaughan
@adamvaughan.bsky.social
Environment Editor at The Times. Clean it Up water campaign. Planet Hope podcast host. When not working, usually running. Previously New Scientist and Guardian.
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The repair cafés fixing Britain’s throwaway culture are headed to the festival circuit
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The repair cafés fixing Britain’s throwaway culture
From toasters to laptops, the volunteer-led projects are spreading fast and they have been taking their anti-waste message to festivals
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January 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The repair cafés fixing Britain’s throwaway culture are headed to the festival circuit
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Water voles are on the verge of a renaissance in London.
A little Christmas good news story about American mink getting lured to their doom:
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A little Christmas good news story about American mink getting lured to their doom:
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Welcome back, Ratty: water voles return to London
With their main predator, the American mink, thought to be eradicated there is hope that one of the stars of The Wind in the Willows will thrive again
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December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Water voles are on the verge of a renaissance in London.
A little Christmas good news story about American mink getting lured to their doom:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
A little Christmas good news story about American mink getting lured to their doom:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Reposted by Adam Vaughan
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
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- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
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‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
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December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Southern Water has been accused of not fully co-operating with a regulator’s investigation after millions of plastic beads were spilt on popular beaches and rare habitats, The Times understands.
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Southern Water ‘not fully co-operating’ with pollution spill inquiry
Millions of plastic beads accidentally released from a treatment works near Eastbourne have contaminated beaches from Hastings to Camber Sands
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December 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Southern Water has been accused of not fully co-operating with a regulator’s investigation after millions of plastic beads were spilt on popular beaches and rare habitats, The Times understands.
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One of Britain’s last salt marshes has been polluted with thousands of plastic beads by Southern Water, and conservationists say it could take years to clean up.
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Salt marsh polluted by Southern Water’s plastic beads
Pellets containing toxic metals were accidentally released from a wastewater treatment works into Rye Harbour nature reserve
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December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of Britain’s last salt marshes has been polluted with thousands of plastic beads by Southern Water, and conservationists say it could take years to clean up.
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People in 24,000 properties in Tunbridge Wells will longer have to boil their water before drinking it, South East Water has just announced
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
People in 24,000 properties in Tunbridge Wells will longer have to boil their water before drinking it, South East Water has just announced
Britain has become an "electrostate" — and that means energy bills will come down, says @chrisstark.bsky.social. He's the man leading the country's charge to a clean power grid by 2030
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‘UK is now an electrostate and, yes, this will mean lower bills’
Chris Stark, who is leading the push for clean power by 2030, said the transition was ‘straightforwardly good’ and dismissed claims it would actually raise bills
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December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Britain has become an "electrostate" — and that means energy bills will come down, says @chrisstark.bsky.social. He's the man leading the country's charge to a clean power grid by 2030
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Illegal wildlife trade crackdown finds 2,000 tarantulas in one car
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December 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Illegal wildlife trade crackdown finds 2,000 tarantulas in one car
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Electric cars 'no more dangerous for pedestrians than conventional ones', new study finds
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Electric cars 'no more dangerous for pedestrians than conventional ones'
Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers have found. A widely-reported study last year suggested pedestrians were twice as likely to be hit by hea...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Electric cars 'no more dangerous for pedestrians than conventional ones', new study finds
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Government says it will not implement nuclear taskforce recommendation to scrap protected landscapes duty
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Government says it will not implement nuclear taskforce recommendation to scrap protected landscapes duty
The government has said that it will not implement a recommendation of the recent Fingleton review to “remove or constrain” a requirement on public bodies to “seek to further” the statutory aims of pr...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Government says it will not implement nuclear taskforce recommendation to scrap protected landscapes duty
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(see also: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...)
Oil and gas city Aberdeen is looking to geothermal for a clean source of heating.
A project has received a £1m public grant to drill a 500 metre borehole to see if it's feasible.
Southampton is the best example of geothermal in UK. There's lots of interest in Cornwall too, inc Eden Project in pic
A project has received a £1m public grant to drill a 500 metre borehole to see if it's feasible.
Southampton is the best example of geothermal in UK. There's lots of interest in Cornwall too, inc Eden Project in pic
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Oil and gas city Aberdeen is looking to geothermal for a clean source of heating.
A project has received a £1m public grant to drill a 500 metre borehole to see if it's feasible.
Southampton is the best example of geothermal in UK. There's lots of interest in Cornwall too, inc Eden Project in pic
A project has received a £1m public grant to drill a 500 metre borehole to see if it's feasible.
Southampton is the best example of geothermal in UK. There's lots of interest in Cornwall too, inc Eden Project in pic
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The UK's offshore wind industry is 25 years old this month. It really is a remarkable national success story that deserves more attention than it gets. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522876...
UK celebrates 25 years of offshore wind power
New analysis reveals how offshore wind farms now meet nearly a fifth of UK electricity demand
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December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The UK's offshore wind industry is 25 years old this month. It really is a remarkable national success story that deserves more attention than it gets. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522876...
It's been a record year for Asian hornet sightings in the UK.
The invasive species is starting to spread out of the south-east.
Yet the resources of the bee unit fighting them have stayed static, raising questions over long the line can be held.
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The invasive species is starting to spread out of the south-east.
Yet the resources of the bee unit fighting them have stayed static, raising questions over long the line can be held.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's been a record year for Asian hornet sightings in the UK.
The invasive species is starting to spread out of the south-east.
Yet the resources of the bee unit fighting them have stayed static, raising questions over long the line can be held.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The invasive species is starting to spread out of the south-east.
Yet the resources of the bee unit fighting them have stayed static, raising questions over long the line can be held.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The cost of meat in British supermarkets has risen sharply compared with plant-based alternatives, with @madrebrava.bsky.social research suggesting the widening “meat to beans gap” may be reshaping the nation’s diet
Story 👇
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Story 👇
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Beans before beef: shoppers’ tastes adapt amid rising cost of meat
Drought, Brexit and climate change have driven up the price of meat by £3.31 per kg in five years — which could have a silver lining for the nation’s health
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December 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The cost of meat in British supermarkets has risen sharply compared with plant-based alternatives, with @madrebrava.bsky.social research suggesting the widening “meat to beans gap” may be reshaping the nation’s diet
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Story 👇
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Latest England biodiversity stats are flashing red
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Many birds and butterflies considered to be in "deteriorating" state
Bats one of the few bright spots, see story here for more:
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Many birds and butterflies considered to be in "deteriorating" state
Bats one of the few bright spots, see story here for more:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Latest England biodiversity stats are flashing red
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Many birds and butterflies considered to be in "deteriorating" state
Bats one of the few bright spots, see story here for more:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Many birds and butterflies considered to be in "deteriorating" state
Bats one of the few bright spots, see story here for more:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The dirtiest wood-burning stoves could no longer be sold under government plans to meet a tougher air pollution target.
However, the push for cleaner air will stop short of a blanket ban on new stove sales, as some campaigners have called for.
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However, the push for cleaner air will stop short of a blanket ban on new stove sales, as some campaigners have called for.
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Labour stops short of ban on all wood-burning stoves
Amid the push for cleaner air, manufacturers may no longer be able to sell some of the dirtiest stoves — but people who already own one won’t be affected
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December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The dirtiest wood-burning stoves could no longer be sold under government plans to meet a tougher air pollution target.
However, the push for cleaner air will stop short of a blanket ban on new stove sales, as some campaigners have called for.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
However, the push for cleaner air will stop short of a blanket ban on new stove sales, as some campaigners have called for.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The UK government's plan for meeting all its legal environmental targets is out. Everything from how it'll meet air and water pollution goals to nature ones.
The revised Environmental Improvement Plan is here:
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The revised Environmental Improvement Plan is here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2025
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December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The UK government's plan for meeting all its legal environmental targets is out. Everything from how it'll meet air and water pollution goals to nature ones.
The revised Environmental Improvement Plan is here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The revised Environmental Improvement Plan is here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
National emergency briefing on climate change and biodiversity loss taking place in central London
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social says climate denialism “a mainstream thing again” amid a “dangerous wave of misinformation”
Audience of more circa 150 MPs and peers, Vince Cable and Jennifer Saunders here
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social says climate denialism “a mainstream thing again” amid a “dangerous wave of misinformation”
Audience of more circa 150 MPs and peers, Vince Cable and Jennifer Saunders here
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
National emergency briefing on climate change and biodiversity loss taking place in central London
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social says climate denialism “a mainstream thing again” amid a “dangerous wave of misinformation”
Audience of more circa 150 MPs and peers, Vince Cable and Jennifer Saunders here
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social says climate denialism “a mainstream thing again” amid a “dangerous wave of misinformation”
Audience of more circa 150 MPs and peers, Vince Cable and Jennifer Saunders here
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves promises average household enery bill will fall £150/yr from April 2026
The reduction will be funded by cutting the ECO energy efficiency scheme and the govt shouldering the cost of old renewable energy subsidies for three years (the RO). Both are levied on energy bills.
The reduction will be funded by cutting the ECO energy efficiency scheme and the govt shouldering the cost of old renewable energy subsidies for three years (the RO). Both are levied on energy bills.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves promises average household enery bill will fall £150/yr from April 2026
The reduction will be funded by cutting the ECO energy efficiency scheme and the govt shouldering the cost of old renewable energy subsidies for three years (the RO). Both are levied on energy bills.
The reduction will be funded by cutting the ECO energy efficiency scheme and the govt shouldering the cost of old renewable energy subsidies for three years (the RO). Both are levied on energy bills.
Ministers are considering gutting a scheme to restore England’s habitats for wildlife, leading the former environment secretary Lord Gove to accuse Labour of a retreat on protecting nature.
Latest on biodiversity net gain here:
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Latest on biodiversity net gain here:
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Michael Gove accuses Labour of ‘profound biodiversity mistake’
The former environment secretary has criticised the government over plans to exempt small plots from biodiversity net gain rules
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November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ministers are considering gutting a scheme to restore England’s habitats for wildlife, leading the former environment secretary Lord Gove to accuse Labour of a retreat on protecting nature.
Latest on biodiversity net gain here:
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Latest on biodiversity net gain here:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
There's a fire underway at #COP30 (a literal one, not a metaphorical one about climate change or state of talks).
I'm told delegates are being evacuated.
Video here
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I'm told delegates are being evacuated.
Video here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-6G...
Fire breaks out in pavilion at COP30 climate talks: AFP journalists | AFP
YouTube video by AFP News Agency
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November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
There's a fire underway at #COP30 (a literal one, not a metaphorical one about climate change or state of talks).
I'm told delegates are being evacuated.
Video here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-6G...
I'm told delegates are being evacuated.
Video here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-6G...
Punchy language from the Environment Agency.
England can no longer take water for granted, the EA has warned after finding an average person's water use is "unacceptably high".
The regulator said household water efficiency should be a "national priority".
Sign of how intense drought worries are.
England can no longer take water for granted, the EA has warned after finding an average person's water use is "unacceptably high".
The regulator said household water efficiency should be a "national priority".
Sign of how intense drought worries are.
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Punchy language from the Environment Agency.
England can no longer take water for granted, the EA has warned after finding an average person's water use is "unacceptably high".
The regulator said household water efficiency should be a "national priority".
Sign of how intense drought worries are.
England can no longer take water for granted, the EA has warned after finding an average person's water use is "unacceptably high".
The regulator said household water efficiency should be a "national priority".
Sign of how intense drought worries are.
Four years ago a bunch of deals were made on the sidelines of the #COP26 climate summit in Glasgow
We already knew the deforestation one was off track
Today we've found out the methane one is too. The world is headed for an 8% cut in methane by 2030 versus promised 30% cut, @unep.org report says
We already knew the deforestation one was off track
Today we've found out the methane one is too. The world is headed for an 8% cut in methane by 2030 versus promised 30% cut, @unep.org report says
Global Methane Status Report 2025
The 2025 Global Methane Status Report provides updates on global progress on methane mitigation and the remaining work needed to achieve the Global Methane Pledge, as well as the potential for further...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
UK will take a "fresh look" at contributing to Brazil TFFF fund to protect the world's rainforests, says top climate envoy
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UK to reconsider paying into Brazil TFFF fund to protect the world's rainforests
Britain’s climate envoy has said that the government will take a “fresh look” at paying into a new fund to protect the world’s rainforests, in a sign that a decision not to contribute could be reverse...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
UK will take a "fresh look" at contributing to Brazil TFFF fund to protect the world's rainforests, says top climate envoy
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Global CO2 emissions have hit another record high.
The glimmer of good news it there is now a “green club” of 35 countries including Britain that are cutting emissions while growing GDP. A decade ago there were just 18. And another 19 are on the verge of joining.
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The glimmer of good news it there is now a “green club” of 35 countries including Britain that are cutting emissions while growing GDP. A decade ago there were just 18. And another 19 are on the verge of joining.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Global CO2 emissions have hit another record high.
The glimmer of good news it there is now a “green club” of 35 countries including Britain that are cutting emissions while growing GDP. A decade ago there were just 18. And another 19 are on the verge of joining.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/global...
The glimmer of good news it there is now a “green club” of 35 countries including Britain that are cutting emissions while growing GDP. A decade ago there were just 18. And another 19 are on the verge of joining.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/global...