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Budget 2024: How Jeremy Hunt sent mixed messages on clean energy
…commitment to bring unabated gas-fired electricity generation offline by 2030, five years sooner than the incumbent Government. He said this could only be delivered with “tax rises on working families”….
WATCH: Business leaders outline green policy demands in Queue for Climate and Nature
…the ‘Queue for Climate and Nature’ called on MPs to make Manifesto commitments to rapidly deploy renewable energy; conserve and restore nature at pace and scale; and outline plans to…
More UK businesses offered energy bill relief packages
…non-standard routes – and I urge these customers to check their eligibility today.” The Government is urging businesses to check their eligibility via the Government website, as both suppliers of…
CCC: UK’s progress towards net-zero ‘worryingly slow’ despite deluge of policy promises
…binding 2050 emissions goals and its interim carbon budgets. While the Committee has praised the Government for bringing forward new details of its plans to decarbonise the national economy, it…
Britain’s new packaging EPR scheme delayed by a year
…Government to provide more clarity, as much will need to be done to rebuild confidence that the scheme will ever get off the ground. Pow insisted that the Government is…
The ZEV mandate: Everything you need to know
…develop the necessary charging infrastructure. Additional Government support The Government has also introduced schemes to lower the up front and running costs of owning an EV. This includes a plug-in…
Nature meets business: What does the TNFD mean for the private sector?
…the government has pushed back on its net-zero commitments, the business sector will remain steadfast in pursuing the net-zero pathway, which necessitates parallel commitments to both climate and nature preservation….
Is nature-positive business a possibility or paradox?
…Such a commitment was advocated for by hundreds of businesses. In the UK, the headline commitment from the Government is to leave nature in a better state for the next…
Business must step up and be the catalyst for change to drive fossil fuel phase out
…fuel consumption would peak before 2030 and then fall into decline, this will only happen if planned policies and commitments are delivered. Moreover, the science tells us global emissions must…
WWF warns of slow progress in halving environmental impact of groceries
…Nature In related news, Aldi has joined WWF’s Retailers’ Commitment for Nature, which aims to halve the environmental impact of UK shopping baskets by 2030. The commitment now covers over…
Why low-carbon cities need high-value skills
…Finance Index for the third consecutive year. As outlined in its 2023 Green Finance Strategy publication, the UK Government has a continuing commitment to further develop the UK’s leadership in…
Cabinet Reshuffle: Therese Coffey steps down, replaced by former Health Secretary Steve Barclay
…urge him to hit the ground running and act immediately to put the UK back on track to meet its environmental and climate commitments. He must recognise that the costs…
Can businesses use COP28 as a springboard for climate action?
…some new commitments, and some consistency.” There are genuine concerns about the likely strength of the agreement likely to be struck in Dubai. In addition to the challenges raised by…
Which green policies could Rishi Sunak axe or delay?
…The big challenge now will be designing joined-up interventions that consider the social and economic impacts of the net-zero transition, as the Government is forced to back up long-term commitments…
From leader to laggard: The fall and fall of the UK’s climate optics
…It has failed, Committee members explained, to back its flagship 2050 net-zero commitment with credible delivery plans. It is also making decisions that seem hypocritical on the world stage. Pulling…
Major aviation sector players team up for new hydrogen alliance
…publishing a “clear and deliverable pathway” to using hydrogen in commercial aviation without jeapordising the Government’s existing commitments on energy security and costs. Last April, the UK Government doubled its…
Local opposition forces relocation of UK’s hydrogen village trials
…boilers replaced with hydrogen-ready models. Blends of hydrogen will be tested first, increasing to 100% hydrogen. The results will inform the Government’s strategic decision on the role of hydrogen in…
‘Morally obscene’: Rosebank oil field gets green light from regulators
Rosebank is the largest undeveloped oil field in the North Sea. Located west of Shetland, it is more than twice the size of the controversial Cambo oil field. The Government’s…
London stalling: Why the capital’s stellar climate resiliency progress is at risk
…the UK’s transition to electric transportation, pointing out several loopholes in the Government’s strategies, including a lack of necessary policy support. They also criticised the Government for focusing solely on…
Budget 2024: What does the green economy want the Chancellor to announce?
…an uplift in the total funding commitment of at least an additional £16bn. This level of investment, the body argued, is necessary to ensure the UK remains competitive with markets…
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