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Articles tagged with: net zero
To deliver Net Zero, we need to start thinking like engineers Partner content
Environment
By Atkins
To deliver Net Zero, we need to start thinking like engineers
Achieving Net Zero will be the biggest challenge modern society has ever faced. To make it a success, we need to stop modelling and start building
Partner content
Energy
By OFTEC
Decarbonisation of rural homes at risk due to high costs, says new research
New research has raised important questions over whether government’s current approach to decarbonising off gas grid homes is achievable unless rural households are offered a significant increase in funding to cover the high costs involved.
MPs urge government to heed skills shortage threat to net zero Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
MPs urge government to heed skills shortage threat to net zero
The UK will fail to meet its Net Zero target unless there is a “major increase” in the number of skilled engineers, MPs have warned, as a new report reveals the scale of the country’s skills gap.
Biden’s move to re-join the Paris climate agreement boosts our chance to tackle the climate crisis
Environment
By Lord Stern
Biden’s move to re-join the Paris climate agreement boosts our chance to tackle the climate crisis
By the time of COP26 in November, the world’s major emitters will have set targets for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 or 2060.
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
Environment
By Tim Loughton MP
Starting with a strong Environment Bill, we can build a greener future outside the EU
The Environment Bill will create new legally-binding environmental improvement targets, which will be more comprehensive and ambitious than the EU’s.
A net zero pathway to change Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
A net zero pathway to change
We now need to see a net zero roadmap from Government which provides greater clarity for essential industrial sectors to help business plan ahead and ensure that the UK remains an attractive place to invest.
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.
A blueprint for an emissions-free Britain
Environment
By Prof Keith Bell
A blueprint for an emissions-free Britain
Reaching net-zero by 2050 is within reach, but we’ll need a major investment programme do it it. This investment will be key to the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
Accelerating the Road to Zero Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Accelerating the Road to Zero
We all know that the climate crisis is perhaps the most pressing global issue we face, and there is, rightly, ever more expectation that governments, individuals, and businesses like us will do more lead the way to a sustainable future.
Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
IKEA welcome UK Government’s announcement on revised National Determined Contributions
We welcome the UK Government’s announcement on their revised National Determined Contributions (NDC’s) and the leadership they’ve shown in addressing the existential threat of climate change, in a year when we’ve seen just how fragile the world and our communities can be.
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.  
Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Off-grid heating industry ‘willing and able’ to deliver more cost-effective route to net zero for rural households
More than 45 key players in the off-grid heating industry have written to the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) underlining their readiness to deliver a cheaper, more practical solution to decarbonising oil heated homes than the current options backed by government.
Why buildings must be the linchpin of the UK’s climate and green recovery plans Partner content
Coronavirus
By ROCKWOOL UK
Why buildings must be the linchpin of the UK’s climate and green recovery plans
When the Chancellor stands up today to deliver his spending review, he should double down on his ambitions for the built environment.
Improving the quality of our homes will level up our communities
Environment
By Derek Thomas MP
Improving the quality of our homes will level up our communities
Making our homes more environmentally friendly and better to live in is absolutely essential for both net zero and levelling up.
To hit zero carbon by 2030 we need traffic reduction, not just a ban on the sale of petrol cars
Environment
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
To hit zero carbon by 2030 we need traffic reduction, not just a ban on the sale of petrol cars
Electric vehicles do less damage to the climate than most petrol or diesel cars, but still contribute to carbon emissions. Electric charging points must use only renewable energy to make the switch to electric worthwhile.
The hydrogen economy starts today Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
The hydrogen economy starts today
Ignoring the role of the gas network in reaching net zero would hinder the UK reaching its zero carbon targets.
The Prime Minister’s 10 point plan must focus on delivery Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
The Prime Minister’s 10 point plan must focus on delivery
The Mineral Products Association cautiously welcomes the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for the environment but as is too often the case, we are left asking about delivery.
UK advertising launches Ad Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Advertising Association
UK advertising launches Ad Net Zero
The Advertising Association (AA), in partnership with the IPA and ISBA, has launched Ad Net Zero, an industry-wide initiative to help UK advertising respond to the climate crisis caused by CO2 emissions.
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
Avoiding climate catastrophe has to be our greatest global priority Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Avoiding climate catastrophe has to be our greatest global priority
At Legal & General, our success depends on the sustainability of the societies we rely on, and today, that means using inclusive capitalism to create a decarbonised economy, fairer societies and more responsible business.
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.
Now is the time for Britain to show global leadership and move towards a low-carbon future
Environment
By Alexander Stafford MP
Now is the time for Britain to show global leadership and move towards a low-carbon future
The Government should welcome the recommendations of the Climate Assembly, which show the Conservative approach to protecting the environment is in line with what ordinary people want.