The Crown Estate's Record Return to the Treasury

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Dan Labard, the Crown Estate's chief executive said record return to treasury generated by offshore wind farms reflected ground-breaking work. He added that we should all be paying attention to what happens to our blue resources and not just those controlled by the Crown Estate. "We have a duty of governance to ensure the commons are treated with the utmost respect"

Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, about how offshore windfarms are generating record profits for the crown estate, and why King Charles has asked for the money to be used for the wider public good. She also hears from economist Guy Standing about how the seabed became a source of income for the crown and what it means for our view of the oceans as ‘commons’. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod