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edie kicks off new COP26 Primer report series with Clean Energy focus

Pictured: Sharma travelled to the Whitelee onshore wind farm, near Glasgow, to deliver the speech. Image: UK Government

COP26 will go ahead in person, Alok Sharma confirms

COP26 President Alok Sharma has confirmed that the Government is planning to host the conference in-person rather than on Zoom, stating that face-to-face meeting is important to deliver "an inclusive summit".

The groups are also calling for nuclear to be included in national emission reduction plans

Nuclear industry warns that planned closures could derail global net-zero transition

Key groups representing the global nuclear industry have penned an open letter to world leaders warning that the proposed retirement of existing nuclear plants could derail the net-zero transition, calling for the technology to have the same access to climate finance as renewables.

#SustyTalk: Countdown to COP26 with The Climate Group's Sandra Roling

With COP26 less than six months away, edie has launched a new series of videos with high-level speakers, designed to inspire and empower your preparations for the conference. Up next, The Climate Group's head of EV100 Sandra Roling.

HGVs account for 4.2% of UK carbon emissions

Royal Mail to add 29 biogas HGVs to delivery fleet

Royal Mail is adding 29 biogas-powered trucks to its fleet in a bid to reduce emissions while saving costs on fuel, while it has been confirmed that the world's largest biofuel station is set to open in Bristol this year.

Pictured: HiPP UK's marketing director Richard Walker planting the scheme's first tree, an oak, at the National Trust's Runnymede site in Surrey

Baby food brand HiPP Organic pledges to plant 50,000 trees

German multinational baby feeding brand HiPP Organic has partnered with the National Trust on a major tree-planting initiative, which forms part of its plans to become climate positive.

Over a four-year period, BT also reduced the carbon intensity of its supply chain by 19%

BT cuts emissions by 14% over 12-month period

Over the last 12 months, BT Group has reduced the carbon intensity of its operations by 14%, putting the company on course to reach net-zero emissions by 2045, while broadcaster Sky has had carbon reduction targets for its net-zero ambition approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

More than 80% of homes standing today will still be standing in 2050, the point by which the UK has committed to reaching net-zero

After Green Homes Grant failure, Government 'dodges' recommendations on energy-efficient homes

The Government has admitted that it did not consult stakeholders before launching the now-defunct Green Homes Grant scheme, in a document that MPs have said is evidence that it is shirking responsibility on domestic energy efficiency.

Lidl unveils carbon-neutral cheddar cheese

In what it claims is a first in the UK's supermarket sector, Lidl GB has announced plans to begin selling cheddar certified as carbon neutral this year.