The study looks at the value of “net zero” businesses, ranging from renewables, recycling and low emissions vehicles to carbon capture, heating, building technologies and agritech, as well as supply chains and their wider economic impact. The study looks…
Confirmation for the withdrawal came on Thursday (22 February), following months of deliberation. The UK Government announced in September 2023 that it would withdraw from the Treaty if key modernisation proposals, largely focused on the transition away from fossil fuels,…
The UK is withdrawing from a controversial treaty that allows fossil fuel giants to sue governments over their climate policies. The decision comes after campaigning and pressure by green groups and follows similar moves by Spain, France, Germany and the…
Tesco has announced a new initiative that will reduce the supermarket’s production of cardboard. The supermarket said: “The UK’s first ever tubeless kitchen foil is being launched by Tesco in a move that will save 12.5 million cardboard rolls from…
by Charles Edward Goode The UK is currently facing profound governance challenges with the conjunction of the deepening housing crisis, climate change and the crisis of Covid-19 and the associated lockdowns. Rather than these problems being mutually exclusive, they are deeply…
By road, the 280-mile journey from Hadrian’s Wall to Peterhead takes in stunning Scottish countryside, quaint villages and busy suburbs. But the lengthy route is also to become a building site for vast power lines connecting offshore windfarms with urban…
Labour’s slashing of proposed spending on home insulation will leave millions of people on low incomes in cold, damp homes and could prevent the UK meeting its legally binding carbon targets, campaigners and housebuilders have warned. The Federation of Master…
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Thursday ditched a commitment to spend £28 billion a year on green infrastructure if it wins this year’s UK general election. The pledge, originally made in 2021 but watered down as it came under…
A new report released by the Environment and Climate Change Committee has called on the government to update its EV strategy with the technology’s adoption falling behind in the race to net zero. With the government having scaled back its…
Greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2022, new government figures reveal, with homes and transport remaining the highest emitting sectors. The emissions for the territorial UK were equivalent to 406.2m tonnes of CO2, down 3.5% from 2021 and 50% from…