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Transition finance: UK to undertake six-month market review as foundation for growth
…be supported by a panel of advisors and a secretariat. Members will be announced shortly and should hail from across the financial services sector, academia, thought leadership and civil society….
Scotland increases landfill tax, confirms sharp rise in offshore wind budget
Under pressure to address a multi-billion-pound Budget shortfall, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robinson announced a council tax freeze but an increase in income tax to 45%…
Pressing challenges: What should sustainability professionals set as their New Year’s Resolution?
…start of the year, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres made it abundantly clear that incremental progress was “no longer an option”. Guterres said that “transformation is the only path toward…
Government at odds over contradicting Rosebank oilfield claims
…domestic use”. In a written response, Government Whip Amanda Solloway and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero stated that it would not…
Conservative MP Chris Skidmore quits over oil and gas expansion plans
…costs. However, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho’s indicated in a BBC interview that such developments might not lead to the desired outcomes. Skidmore added: “I cannot vote for the bill next…
UN foresees major climate risks to food systems and tourism in 2024
…to the report, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that “divisions between countries and economies are preventing an effective response” to some of the world’s biggest interconnected crises, including climate change,…
CCC chief executive Chris Stark to step down
…and Skills before it was disbanded. Energy Security Secretary, Claire Coutinho, said: “I want to thank Chris Stark for his work at the Climate Change Committee and I wish him…
UK Government pledges net-zero roadmap for education estate
Baroness Baran, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Education, confirmed her team’s intention to draw up the roadmap in a letter to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of MPs on Tuesday (16…
Environmental Improvement Plan: UK Government making scant progress one year on, watchdog warns
…goals. This was promised time and again in 2023. Then-Environment Secretary Therese Coffey appeared before MPs to address Defra’s delays last February. She attributed delays to the pandemic and to…
UK policymakers face protests ahead of key vote on North Sea oil and gas expansion
…to support the Bill, but there are some notable opponents including Alok Sharma, who was COP26 President and Boris Johnson’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary. edie will be following…
Expected drop in oil and gas demand could blindside North Sea investors, Carbon Tracker warns
…to 211 on Monday night (22 January). Labour MPs had attempted to block the progression of the Bill, with Shadow Climate and Net-Zero Secretary Ed Miliband stating that it would…
UK-wide ban on disposable vapes confirmed
…four million are placed in bins each week. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay called the new policy “a powerful tool in support of our efforts to crack down on waste and…
Other countries believe UK is ‘slowing its climate ambitions’, CCC warns
…move away from fossil fuel heating and for landlords to improve the energy efficiency of properties. Sunak and his Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho have both spoken of…
Report: Half of major apparel brands fail to disclose water risks
…like Victoria’s Secret and Ralph Lauren, are lagging behind. The report categorises these companies into three broad groupings for comparison purposes: Luxury brands such as Kering, LVMH, and Ralph Lauren;…
NSTA bragged of ‘net-zero’ innovations hours before awarding fresh oil and gas licences
…Following the recent second reading of the Offshore Petroleum Licencing Bill, which would require the NSTA to hold annual licencing rounds, the BBC debunked Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho’s claim that…
Mixed messaging: UK primed for heat pump rollback after incentivising home solar and batteries
…and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutino said most firms would not face fines and were, therefore, “price gouging – plain and simple”. She ordered the involvement of the Competition and Markets…
Stop approving carbon budgets without credible delivery plans, MPs urge UK Government
The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of MPs has written to Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho suggesting a string of changes to the carbon budget implementation programme. This…
UK Government celebrates halving of domestic emissions since 1990
…UK kept well within its first three carbon budgets, which are legally binding. DESNZ Secretary Claire Coutinho said: “The UK is the first major economy – of the top 20…
Businesses urge UK Government not to lower its heat pump ambitions
An open letter from more than a dozen organisations has today (7 February) been sent to Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho, following reports in recent days that she…
Government to ban bonuses for polluting water firms
…later this year. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said: “No one should profit from illegal behaviour and it’s time that water company bosses took responsibility for that. Tougher action is needed…
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