Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.

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For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:

• The ming vase that Sir Kier Starmer is holding heading into the general election and the green policies held inside.
• The implications of Reform UK’s manifesto promises, including a pledge to axe net zero within the first 100 days of office.
• And for the news-in-brief, we find out more about one of the worst cases of illegal tree felling in Wales for over three decades, the King’s favourite environmentalist and the Environment Bank’s chief stepping down after 18 years at the helm.

For our deep dive, we’ll take-off with Tim Johnson, director of the Aviation Environment Federation, to gain his fascinating insights into the science of contrails, the need to get to grips with aviation emissions and the airport expansions that could break our carbon budgets.

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