Today the IPCC launch their report on Climate Change and Land Use. In response Patrick Begg, National Trust’s Director of Outdoors and Natural Resources, said: “Today’s IPCC report is a stark warning of the increasing pressures being put on our land. “Healthy soil is the backbone of the natural environment. It is fundamental for protecting…
Today at Countryfile Live, our Director General, Hilary McGrady, made a passionate speech where she talked about the National Trusts’ commitments to addressing climate change and called on the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, to deliver a strong Environment Bill. Read the full text of her speech below. ‘Good afternoon everyone. I am delighted to…
Michael Gove’s recent speech at Kew Gardens made clear the scale of the task that still remains to be done to reverse the loss of nature and to restore it in this country. The Government has made a Nature Recovery Network for England a centrepiece of its new policy framework to achieve just this. Several…
Yesterday, Michael Gove made a speech calling on the world to take action to reverse nature’s decline. Here are our reactions to his speech. Patrick Begg, the National Trust’s Director of Outdoors and Natural Resources, said “the Secretary of State’s speech yesterday puts a clear stake in the ground for the significant environmental progress the…
The National trust has this week published new research on the everyday built heritage in urban places. In this blog, Head of Government Affairs Georgie Holmes-Skelton reflects on this research and its findings, and considers why thinking about future of buildings may be as important as restoring their physical fabric. What makes a place unique?…
Reacting to the news that that the UK Government has committed to enshrining in law a commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Patrick Begg, Outdoors and Natural Resourced Director at the National Trust, said: “It’s great that the Government has committed to setting a date for net zero emissions. One of the things…
Public consciousness about mitigating against climate change is at an all-time high, as extreme weather events become more common, Extinction Rebellion brings parts of London to a standstill, Greta Thunberg raises her voice above the noise, and the Committee on Climate Change maps our path to net zero by 2050. But what are we going to do about the…
