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The race to jet zero - is emission-free transatlantic air travel really possible?
The race to jet zero - is emission-free transatlantic air travel really possible?
Environment
By Kate Proctor
Like his garden bridges and sub-sea tunnels, announcing the UK was going to pioneer the first emission-free transatlantic aircraft had the hallmarks of what critics describe as one of Boris Johnson’s vanity projects. It was an ambitious and typically eye-catching promise, delivered in the brief lull in the coronavirus pandemic last July.
Boris Johnson Has Pledged Wind Power Will Run Every UK Home By 2030
Energy
Boris Johnson Has Pledged Wind Power Will Run Every UK Home By 2030
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Environment
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Committee on Climate Change chair Lord Deben on why it would be ‘stupid’ not to use the coronavirus recovery to go for net zero
Coronavirus
By Eleanor Langford
Committee on Climate Change chair Lord Deben on why it would be ‘stupid’ not to use the coronavirus recovery to go for net zero
Ministers urged to use coronavirus economic recovery plan to slash carbon emissions
Coronavirus
Ministers urged to use coronavirus economic recovery plan to slash carbon emissions
EXCL Ministers urged to step up help to stop people choosing between ‘heating and eating’ amid coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
EXCL Ministers urged to step up help to stop people choosing between ‘heating and eating’ amid coronavirus crisis
UK’s COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus
UK’s COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak
The House Live
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life? Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?
UK must lead in battery and fuel cell technology or risk losing its automotive industry
Economy
By Lord Holmes
UK must lead in battery and fuel cell technology or risk losing its automotive industry
Weird world of Dungeness
Energy
By John Johnston
Weird world of Dungeness
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Teachers' Union Calls For Government To Follow US and Fund Ventilation Units For Classrooms
Teachers' Union Calls For Government To Follow US and Fund Ventilation Units For Classrooms
Coronavirus
Minister Admits Only Quarter Of Civil Servants Are Back In The Office Despite Chancellor Telling Young Employees To Stop Home Working
Minister Admits Only Quarter Of Civil Servants Are Back In The Office Despite Chancellor Telling Young Employees To Stop Home Working
Coronavirus
Most Covid rules in Scotland dropped from Monday
Most Covid rules in Scotland dropped from Monday
Coronavirus
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Weird world of Dungeness
Energy
By John Johnston
Weird world of Dungeness
The strikingly barren landscape of Dungeness sits in the shadow of two nuclear plants, neither of which are producing power. John Johnston visits one of Britain’s most unusual places.
Earth, Wind and Fire: Can UK Power Hit Net-Zero?
Energy
By Georgina Bailey
Earth, Wind and Fire: Can UK Power Hit Net-Zero?
In order to meet our emission goals by 2050, the UK must move away from using coal and gas-fired power to electricity generated from renewables, nuclear power and technologies such as carbon capture. Georgina Bailey looks at what steps the government must take now to stay on the Climate Change Committee’s ‘balanced pathway’ to net-zero.
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
“The Earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1. What relevance might an ancient Hebrew poem, written millennia ago, have to the climate crisis?
Energy news
A plan for our future energy must have Britain’s proud industrial regions at its heart
Energy
By Andrew Percy MP and Lia Nici MP
A plan for our future energy must have Britain’s proud industrial regions at its heart
The government's plan for green must unlock growth, jobs and skills opportunities in industrial constituencies like ours, who stand to shoulder the burden of the shift to net-zero.
We want the UK to be a world leader in electric vehicle use and manufacture
Environment
By Rachel Maclean MP
We want the UK to be a world leader in electric vehicle use and manufacture
The UK has been at the forefront of making electric vehicles a reality. Now, as diesel and petrol cars are phased out, the government is investing in infrastructure and grants to drive up usage among the public
Energy
By OFTEC
OFTEC comments on the CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget report
Malcolm Farrow, Head of Public Affairs at OFTEC, comments:
Energy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to Climate Change Committee's sixth carbon budget
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Sixth Carbon Budget.
HyNet North West is unlocking Net Zero for the UK Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
HyNet North West is unlocking Net Zero for the UK
HyNet North West will play a critical role in the world’s fight against climate change, accelerating the UK’s transition to Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  
Ed Miliband: 'If the Conservatives want a climate election in the next election, I say bring it on'
Environment
By Georgina Bailey
Ed Miliband: 'If the Conservatives want a climate election in the next election, I say bring it on'
Ed Miliband is back on the Labour frontbench, and pursuing his passion of tackling the climate crisis. He talks to Georgina Bailey about why the government’s green jobs plans fall short, why COP-26 is the most important international summit yet, and whether XR is helping or hurting
Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
OFTEC comments on Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
Decarbonising heat from UK homes is a national priority that must be urgently addressed. However, we are concerned about the high costs rural households are likely to face under current government proposals to achieve this.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Nuclear Industry Association
Low carbon technology working together is the right approach to take
We hope the Government will support “green” hydrogen, since our goal is to use hydrogen to reduce emissions.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Cadent
Cadent welcomes the Prime Minister’s ambition for a Green Industrial Revolution
We will continue to work with the government and partners to support the plan and delivery of our country’s green ambitions.
Plans to decommission North Sea Oil rigs have been left adrift
Energy
By Richard Thomson MP
Plans to decommission North Sea Oil rigs have been left adrift
Delays to the Comprehensive Spending Review make it harder for oil and gas companies to meet transition challenges. The industry needs a sector deal
The Prime Minister’s pledge of more wind power needs a proper plan
Energy
By Alan Whitehead MP
The Prime Minister’s pledge of more wind power needs a proper plan
Ports must be readied, cabling put in place and the whole supply chain secured and supported if we’re to ramp up our renewable energy. Firm action is needed, and fast
It’s high time we bring on the hydrogen revolution
Energy
By Jacob Young MP
It’s high time we bring on the hydrogen revolution
The lightest of all known elements could do much of the heavy lifting in decarbonising Britain. We need a hydrogen strategy if we’re to reach net-zero
Widened by the pandemic, how do we close the educational attainment gap for disadvantaged children? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Sellafield Ltd
Widened by the pandemic, how do we close the educational attainment gap for disadvantaged children?
Dale Hill, Project Director of the WELL Project, explains how the organisation is working with Sellafield Ltd and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to raise educational attainment across West Cumbria.
Nuclear power’s new opportunity: Sizewell C offers cost reduction, job creation and carbon savings Partner content
Environment
By EDF
Nuclear power’s new opportunity: Sizewell C offers cost reduction, job creation and carbon savings
A fleet of replica power stations after Sizewell B would have brought huge benefits for the environment. The UK should not miss the opportunity for cost reductions, job creation and carbon savings that Sizewell C offers.
How are Cadent delivering the skills for the future? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Cadent
How are Cadent delivering the skills for the future?
Martin Rimmer, Chief People Officer at Cadent, explains how the organisation is putting its people at the heart of the green recovery.
The UK’s space journey is starting to take off
Energy
By David Morris MP
The UK’s space journey is starting to take off
As we look to rebuild the economy, the space sector can create hundreds of thousands of highly-skilled, technology-based jobs spread around the country.
To become the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ energy we need to be exporting it to the world, not just developing it at home
Energy
By Philip Dunne MP
To become the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ energy we need to be exporting it to the world, not just developing it at home
UK Export Finance (UKEF) must pivot from oil and gas to renewables if we are to grasp the full economic benefits and lead the way for clean energy.
The Lifetime Skills Guarantee is a step in the right direction Partner content
Energy
By Cadent
The Lifetime Skills Guarantee is a step in the right direction
The recent announcement from the Prime Minister regarding the Lifetime Skills Guarantee, giving adults across the UK the chance to take free college courses, is a welcome signal from the government, demonstrating the importance that lifetime learning plays in a person’s personal and professional development.
Clean air is at the heart of this government's plans for a green industrial revolution
Energy
By Laura Farris MP
Clean air is at the heart of this government's plans for a green industrial revolution
People of this country want us to Build Back Better, and greener, than before. This week the Prime Minister committed to have every UK home run on wind power by 2030 - on Clean Air Day that is something to celebrate.
Partner content
Energy
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
IET comment on the Prime Minister’s offshore wind farm pledge
Commenting on the PM’s pledge that offshore wind farms will generate enough electricity to power every home in the UK within a decade, Caroline Holman, IET Energy Lead, said:
Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
The UK needs to act quickly to capitalise on the hydrogen economy, says Cadent
Cadent are pleased to see today’s announcement from government regarding its ambition for wind power. But we believe this announcement needs to be followed quickly with a national hydrogen strategy.
Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Net zero means more zero carbon electricity: we need wind and nuclear to make our climate ambition a reality
NIA respond to the Prime Minister's pledge to ensure wind power will provide enough electricity to run every UK home within a decade.
Cut emissions, create jobs, build nuclear Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Cut emissions, create jobs, build nuclear
The nuclear industry will create highly skilled and long-term jobs, and provide a powerful foundation on which to meet our climate goals.
Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
Bright Blue: UK public sceptical net zero will be achieved by 2050
Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has today published unique and comprehensive analysis of UK public attitudes to the target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, entitled Going greener? Public attitudes to net zero . The report explores attitudes to the credibility of, responsibility for, and policies to achieve net zero.
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