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The OEP - Marking the Government's Environment Homework

The OEP (Office for Environmental Protection) might be the most important legal entity you've never heard of. It holds the UK government to account on its own environment

The Chip Age... and its Environmental Footprint

Microchips drive the tech that run the world.  Devices like smartphones and laptops, smart functionality in the Internet Of Things and, of course... AI and the data cent

Planet Possible News - October 2026

Planet Possible News This month our expert co-host is Lee Pitcher MP - Parliamentary Private Secretary for DEFRA (UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural

Derek Vs Derek: Farming Vs Rewilding on Film

'Derek Vs Derek' is a new documentary feature film telling the story of two neighbouring farmers in Devon - one who makes maximum food yield his aim... and another totall

Sport and the Environment

Almost 80 million fans attended professional sporting events in the UK in 2025. 8.9 million people watched England vs Mexico in the World Cup - even though it didn’t kick

Nature Finance in Practice

If you had to - could you put a price on how much you value nature? A recent guest, Guy Thompson, described nature as "a supermarket with no checkout" – we just take what

Planet Possible News - September 2026

In this episode of Planet Possible News, Niki Roach and Jo Caird chat about these UK focused stories: Fridge mountains - how piles of unwanted fridges are appearing at r

Costa Rica - A Planet Possible Special

In this episode, host Niki Roach travels to Tortugero National Park - 77,000 hectares of tropical rainforest, plough forest and marine protected area. And Monteverde Ins

Climate Progress & Inter-Generational Justice

In this episode, Niki Roach chats to our expert guests - Jonathon Porritt (author and campaigner) and Niamh Lynch (Just Stop Oil activist and campaigner) who share their

Wastewater Based Epidemiology

In this episode, Niki Roach is joined by expert guests: Davey Jones - Professor in Environmental Science & Public Health at Bangor University and Dr Helen Howard-Jones -

Planet Possible News - August 2026

Katie Hargrave-Smith sits in for Niki Roach as host for this August 2026 edition of Planet Possible News - 3 stories making the headlines in water, nature and climate in

Best Of 2026 (So Far)

Welcome to the first of two 'Best Of' compilation episodes we will make this year (one in the summer and one at Christmas).  This collection of highlights covers the fir

Kelp Beds - A UK Rewilding Case Study

Vast kelp beds once supported a wondrous diversity of marine life, off the coast of Sussex in the UK. They filtered the water, protected the coast from storms and support

Tony Juniper (Repeat)

Originally published in June 2025, this interview with one of the UK's most influential voices on nature - Tony Juniper - is well worth a revisit. In this episode, host

Towards a Green Economy

Guy Thompson is an expert in clean energy transition, nature positive economy and environmental policy and regulation, having worked at Natural England, Wessex Water and

Planet Possible News - July 2026

In this episode of Planet Possible News, Emily Blaney and Niki Roach discuss:  - Extreme weather becoming the new norm in the UK. - Whether water-saving campaigns work?

SuDS - Forgotten Methods & New Approaches

Our climate is changing. When it rains, it’s often more frequent, heavier and likely to cause flooded roads, gardens or even properties. In this episode, we explore how

Water In Transition

In this episode, we explore how the change in our climate is likely to change the economics of free resources, as well. Niki is joined by Adam Lovell - Executive Directo

Climate Extremes - Dangers & Hope (with David Shukman)

David Shukman is shocked. Both at the climate change induced extremes that Britain now faces... and the nation's lack of preparedness. In his new book 'The Response - A S

Planet Possible News - June 2026

In this episode of Planet Possible News, Niki is joined by Lee Pitcher, MP for Doncaster East & the Isle of Axholme. The topics being discussed are: -The UK national wa