Jonah Fisher

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Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, review saysMark Poynting and Jonah FisherGetty ImagesThe water sector in England and Wales is failing and needs stronger regulation to better protect billpayers and the environment, according to the interim findings of a landmark review.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Jonah Fisher |Tom Ingham |Tony Jolliffe

Media caption, Watch: Moment lynx is released in NewquayBBC environment correspondentA lynx born in a zoo in Cornwall could become the first UK zoo-born cat to be successfully released into the wild. Animals born and raised in zoos are rarely considered for release because they either don't have the survival skills or have become too used to human interaction. But a shortage of female lynxes in the European breeding programme led to the unusual request being made for the cat from Newquay Zoo.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jonah Fisher

Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UKJonah FisherBBC environment correspondentGetty ImagesThe ocean absorbs about a quarter of the CO2 that is emitted into the atmosphere. A ground-breaking project to suck carbon out of the sea has started operating on England's south coast. The small pilot scheme, known as SeaCURE, is funded by the UK government as part of its search for technologies that fight climate change.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jonah Fisher

Jonah FisherBBC environment correspondentMore than 40 percent of the world's electricity was generated without burning fossil fuels in 2024, according to a new report from think-tank Ember. But carbon dioxide emissions, which warm the planet, have risen to an all time high, the report says, with hot weather pushing up the overall demand for power. That meant an increase in the use of fossil fuel burning power stations.

Feb 28, 2025 | bbc.com | Jonah Fisher

Wild beaver release approved for EnglandJonah FisherBBC environment correspondentReporting fromRIver Otter, DevonThese are some of the first beavers that will be released Beavers will be released into the wild in England after the government approved their reintroduction. The decision follows years of trials and will see beavers make an officially approved return to waterways. Hunted to extinction in Britain four hundred years ago, beavers have in the last two decades been making a comeback.