UK highlights – birds counts, renewable energy and Rio+20
This weekend kicks off the Big Garden Birdwatch, set aside an hour, make yourself a cup of tea and count the birds in your garden or local park. The RSPB have even provided a handy counting sheet to help! In other ESTH UK highlights, Ministers have been busy with the UK’s first marine energy park, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, preparations for the Green Deal, the Rio+20 Conference and a legal battle over cuts to solar tariffs. MPs have warned the smart meter rollout faces challenges, the UK Carbon Price will outsource emissions, and there is renewed opposition to health reforms. Green charities are concerned about ‘Boris Island’ and give their thoughts on the year ahead. And you need to count your hedgehogs too.
Weekly highlights of UK news
With preparations underway for the UN Climate Summit in Durban, the UK Government has been setting out its position ahead of negotiations. In other green news, DEFRA has published a revised timetable for the designation of Marine Conservation Zones, London Mayor Boris Johnson has launched plans to help London become “zero waste” and MPs have urged the Government to do more to improve air quality.