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Why the Autumn Statement was a major missed opportunity for energy efficiency

…progress towards a new 2030 target to reduce the UK’s total energy demand by 15% against a 2021 baseline. Government messaging on energy efficiency since then has been mixed at…

Natural capital: UK’s ecosystems valued at £1.5trn

…resulting from the protection offered by natural infrastructure. The UK Government was urged in 2021 to improve how it assigns value to nature and to embed nature-related considerations into all…

UK policymakers face protests ahead of key vote on North Sea oil and gas expansion

…what the present government is doing? “At this critical moment, the world needs countries and leaders to step up, not step away from their commitments and responsibility to ensure humanity…

Business Declares: Three top tips for engaging policymakers on pressing sustainable business challenges

…retrospectively. The final letter was hand-delivered to 10 Downing Street and read out in Parliament by Net-Zero Review author Chris Skidmore MP. Since the queue, the Government has remained steadfast…

UK-wide ban on disposable vapes confirmed

The ban was confirmed by the Government late on Sunday night (28 January) following a national consultation late last year. Also last autumn/winter, Scotland floated plans for its own ban…

Report: Energy and environment regulators not given adequate funding, powers or independence

The Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has released a new report this week, concluding that “urgent reform” is needed for the processes under which the UK Government works with regulators…

From ideas on paper, to spades in the ground: the UK hydrogen industry’s journey to 10GW and beyond

The UK’s hydrogen sector has come a long way since the publication of the Government’s Hydrogen Strategy, and indeed since the launch of Hydrogen UK itself – formed originally from…

Make UK chief cautions against net-zero short-termism ahead of general election

…Pinson welcomed the Government’s provision late last year of a £4.5bn package of grants and loans for British manufacturers in sectors deemed to be essential to the net-zero transition and…

UK confirms delay to heat pump manufacturing mandates

…grounds of its inclusion in plans to deliver the UK Government’s legally binding climate commitments. A formal statement on the course of travel with the CHMM came from the Department…

Net-zero commitments ignoring calls to phase-out fossil fuels

New research from the Net-Zero Tracker published today (4 December) has warned that of the 88% of global emissions covered by intended net-zero targets, only 7% have commitments in place…

Government funnels £30m into innovative energy storage projects

…and the previous 250MW cap for Wales, after which point Government intervention was previously needed. Last year, the Government reiterated its commitment to “ensure” adequate scaling up of the nation’s…

UK Government ringfences £218m for sustainable aviation

Government and industry in support for the aviation sector which has been used to fund over 300 innovative Research and Development (R&D) projects. Last year, the Government committed the aviation…

Great British Insulation Scheme: Government earmarks £1bn to improve home energy efficiency

The Great British Insulation Scheme will provide grant funding to homes in England, Scotland and Wales with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D or lower. The UK Government

Lords block Government plan to weaken water pollution rules for housebuilders

Several members of the House had been planning to oppose the Government’s plan to scrap a ‘nutrient neutrality’ requirement placed on developers since it was first announced last month. These…

Government to delay biodiversity net-gain requirements for buildings

At the start of the year, the UK Government confirmed that developers will need to achieve 10% biodiversity net-gain (BNG) at all large domestic, commercial and mixed-use sites from this…

Starmer accuses Government of ‘sticking plaster politics’ on climate and energy

Starmer delivered his keynote speech at his Party’s annual conference in Liverpool today (11 October) and reiterated several green commitments already made by his Shadow Cabinet at the event so…

UK Government now has a legal obligation to assess nature impact of policy

…across Government departments, the [Statement] can be a powerful tool in helping to deliver the Government’s stated ambition of leaving the environment in a better state for future generations. It…

Government unveils new UK oil and gas licensing bill amidst green group backlash

…the focus points for his Government over the next year. On 8 November, the Government announced new legislation in Parliament, mandating annual oil and gas licensing rounds that will be…

Recycling policy delays hampering crucial investment decisions, UK Government warned

When the UK Government launched its Resources and Waste Strategy in late 2018, it promised the biggest overhaul to regulation and legislation in this space in more than a decade….

Decarbonising aviation: MPs warn of pitfalls in UK Government’s ‘Jet-Zero’ plans

…Ministers have pushed rhetoric around “guilt-free flying” and “not clipping the sector’s wings” as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. But the UK Government’s own advisors at the Climate Change…