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Get clear on role of small nuclear in Britain’s net-zero transition, MPs tell Government

…Roadmap. Building on an ambition for the UK to host up to 24GW of nuclear generation capacity by 2050 – quadruple current levels – the Roadmap includes a commitment to…

Aviation giants urge UK Government to get clear on hydrogen vision

…a crucial role. The Alliance is urging the next Government to shift its strategic funding focus from research to development for hydrogen-ready aviation technologies including planes. It notes that member…

CBI to Government: Fast-track green industrial strategy or squander £57bn

The trade body, which represents thousands of businesses and hosts more than 100 policy specialists, is warning that the UK Government cannot continue to delay updating its Industrial Strategy as…

Are loopholes looming in government plans to scale up carbon capture?

…including CDR in their climate plans have legally binding commitments to scale capacity. This is a growing concern given the trends seen in the CDR market to date. The global…

Brits fitting solar and heat pumps as Government prepares to scale back bills support

…energy price crisis and its own climate commitments. Its multi-billion-pound Green Homes Grant closed in 2021 with most of the budget unspent. However, Ministers point to £6.6bn spent on energy…

High Court greenlights legal challenge to Government’s cycling funding cuts

…decrease rapidly enough. The CCC’s report specifically called upon the Government to “restore the funding allocated for active travel at Spending Review 2021.” The pressure on the Government to reevaluate…

G7 pledges climate progress, but backs ‘temporary’ use of gas

G7 nations met in Japan over the weekend to agree and build upon a set of commitments regarding the economy and responding to the climate crisis. Discussions at the summit…

Defra seeks to allay food security fears with tweak to farmer payment schemes

…implemented on smaller areas of land, and these changes will help to maintain this intention and continue our commitment to maintain domestic food production”. The change builds on a Government

‘The hard work starts now’: Climate leaders highlight remaining loopholes in Loss & Damage agreement

…University’s Institute for Natural Resources in Africa: “While many in the Global South will welcome the commitment to a Loss & Damage Fund, today’s announcement does not go far enough…

‘Missed the boat’: IMO criticised over revised decarbonisation strategy

…the UK Government to make a commitment to establishing a commercially viable clean maritime cluster. In a bid to decarbonise the maritime sector, the Government has announced an investment of…

Businesses urged to spearhead global fossil fuel phase-out

…committing to phasing out unabated thermal coal and oil/gas by 2040; setting credible net-zero commitments and publishing Climate Transition Action Plans (CTAPs) with phase-out and clean energy targets; and encouraging…

Sunak rolls back EV and home heating policies, citing cost-of-living crisis

…of meaningful democratic debate about how we get [to net-zero]” and accused previous governments of making green commitments without either properly funding their delivery or communicating what they would entail…

‘An urgent need’: UK’s offshore wind champion calls for accelerated grid upgrade efforts

…particular cause for concern. Earlier this year, the Government confirmed that delivery timescales for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) including offshore wind farms had increased by 65% between 2012 and…

UK ‘falling behind the EU on ESG standards’, MPs warn

…market, charlatan consultants can run riot, damaging businesses and undermining markets. This needs to be checked through Government-led solutions.” The report notes that, even in the EU, Government policymaking on…

UK considers axing VAT on battery storage co-located with home solar

MPs on the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) wrote to the Government earlier this month, warning that the UK would likely not meet its target to host 70GW of solar…

45% of Brits say UK is ‘not at all prepared’ for changing climate

…opinions on climate adaptation, ahead of the publication of an updated Government plan due later this year. National Trust stated that the UK’s changing climate is not “visible only to…

Therese Coffey calls on businesses to ‘shape efforts’ to deliver global nature goals

…various initiatives that the Government is championing to drive progress, adding that the UK would also play a part in the global efforts to mobilise at least $200bn for nature…

UK significantly off-track to meet household energy goals

New research from WWF and Scottish Power found that the Government looks set to miss a target to reduce energy demand from households by 15% by 2030, based on current…

Climate in court: UN tracks doubling of legal cases filed within five years

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has this week published new global figures on climate-related litigation, revealing the increasing pressure that governments and big businesses are being put under by citizens…

India defines ‘green hydrogen’ and ringfences $7bn for electric buses

…a cost of $12bn, the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been issuing contracts inviting companies to invest based on the aggregate demand from the state governments….