Fact checks, commentary and analysis about the environment, climate change, renewable energy and animal welfare
Environment
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
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Renewable energy generation expanded considerably under the Coalition, but some of that was because of projects commissioned under the previous Labour government. Read
The UK has a fairly average recycling rate for the EU. Read
Conservative party leader Boris Johnson took part in an audience phone-in on LBC Radio. We fact checked his responses. Read
Figures from the Environment Agency that could have helped shed light seem to have been taken offline. Read
Environment
Research suggests that badger culling has a limited impact on the spread of bovine TB. We have seen some small reductions in bovine TB cases in recent years. Read
Environment
It’s really hard to say exactly how energy intensive a Google search is, but a recent Sunday Times article overestimated the figure. Read
Environment
The UK has made fast progress on tackling climate change by cutting carbon emissions, but is set to miss long-term targets. Read
Environment
In recent years estimates for the number of plastic straws used in the UK or in England alone have ranged from around 4 billion to 40 billion. All of these figures carry a high degree of uncertainty. Read
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