Ellie Chow's MP added: “These are irreplaceable habitats, which by their very nature cannot be created anywhere else in some kind of compensation schedule.”

“We have a responsibility to protect the most important, the rarest and most in need habitats, like chalk streams, ancient woodlands, peat bogs; these jewels in the crown of our ecological heritage have their protections weakened in this bill".
Ellie Chowns, Green MP for North Herefordshire

"Ellie Chowns, a Green MP, said there was a serious legal question with the bill because although the secretary of state asserted to MPs there was no reduction in environmental protections, the reality of the legislation was that the bill was in fact a rollback of environmental protections."

"David Elvin KC, in a third legal opinion, said part three of the bill was regressive and potentially in breach of international law."

Are they?

3️⃣ Our domestic targets are 33% too high to meet our non-legally-binding 2030 international commitment—which sends a terrible message to the world.

In our academic response, published in the journal @pnas.org, we outline the risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass: ow.ly/qnSe50V3AxJ

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Additionally, the "Prince was accused of hypocrisy by environmental campaigners for secretly making money from an industry that currently contributes to more than 10 per cent of the UK’s total carbon emissions", despite building an extensive brand based on green innovation and environmental reform.

(("Prince William faced further criticism over his property assets after it emerged he was set to cash in to the tune of millions from a housing development on Duchy land near Faversham in Kent."))

("Last year, Prince William received almost £24m from the Duchy.

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However unlike his father, Prince William has chosen not to disclose how much tax he paid last year.")

the government has raised capital gains tax (CGT) on companies from 20 per cent to 24 per cent in October’s budget."

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"The tax is paid by about 350,000 people and raises about £15bn per year."

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[...] "it is likely other property owners would have been subject to a 20 per cent tax on the £16.5m which would equate to £3.3m.

In addition, future tax-free profits made by Prince William, through the Duchy, on property sales are likely to been even higher as

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