EU regulations on dredging did not cause recent flooding
There is no specific EU law on banning dredging, but while some governance does affect it, it does not prevent it. Read
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Environment
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about the environment, climate change, renewable energy and animal welfare
There wasn’t more polar ice “than ever” in 2015
There was not more ice than ever in 2015—the polar ice caps have been shrinking for decades. Read
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Environment
How many birds are chickens?
Around 4-12% of birds are poultry, but if you looked at mass rather than the number of birds, poultry would account for 70%. Read
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Environment
There’s not enough evidence to say the net zero emissions target will be missed by 49 years
Labour’s claim that net zero emissions won’t be reached until 2099 cannot be proved. Read
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Environment
Corbyn claim about Boris Johnson’s climate change scepticism needs context
Mr Johnson did not say that climate change in general is a primitive fear without foundation, but has expressed views sceptical of the scale of the human impact on the climate. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Boris Johnson gets his numbers muddled on economic growth
While comparing economic growth to carbon emissions, Mr Johnson claimed the economy has grown 73% under this government. It has grown by around 20%. Read
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Did the Lib Dems quadruple renewable energy?
Renewable energy generation expanded considerably under the Coalition, but some of that was because of projects commissioned under the previous Labour government. Read
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Corbyn incorrectly says UK has worst recycling in the EU
The UK has a fairly average recycling rate for the EU. Read
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Boris Johnson on LBC: fact checked
Conservative party leader Boris Johnson took part in an audience phone-in on LBC Radio. We fact checked his responses. Read
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We don’t know if there’s a north/south divide in flood defence spending because the data was taken offline
Figures from the Environment Agency that could have helped shed light seem to have been taken offline. Read
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