Articles tagged with: net zero

12 Jun Political parties

Liberal Democrat figures believe Conservative MPs could be tempted to defect as the Tories prepare for a stark internal divide over the European Convention on Human Rights.

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03 Jun Energy

Clean energy startup wins £50,000 Climate Impact Prize for innovation at TechX Demo Day

31 May Economy

How The King Stands To Make Millions From Government’s Net Zero Plans

Meeting net-zero requires a massive increase in offshore wind farms and a bonanza for the seabed landlord, the Crown Estate. Adam Bell suggests ways to reduce the embarrassment of riches

14 May Energy

Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months

Reform councils could delay local green energy projects by up to a year, undermining the government's net zero ambitions, a sector leader has said.

Net zero is popular and essential. Labour must take the fight to Badenoch and Farage

13 May Environment

Evidence shows that rolling back our climate ambitions would do nothing to win back voters from Reform, but instead risk losing crucial votes to the Liberal Democrats and Greens. Labour must not buckle on net zero.

02 May Environment

Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success

Labour MPs are growing increasingly nervous about the government’s approach to net zero following Reform’s sweeping success in the local and mayoral elections.

Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy

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01 May Energy

Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy

Achieving net-zero is an immense challenge, but it is also an enormous social, environmental, and economic opportunity. That was the key message from a major conference in Aberdeen that brought innovators together to explore how they are changing the energy landscape in the UK and beyond.

28 Apr Political parties

Nigel Farage Hopes Net Zero Will Help Him Win Over Union Members

Union leaders say they are fully aware that Nigel Farage is trying to win over their members. “It’s something we’re taking seriously," one figure told PoliticsHome.

Electrifying Britain – how EDF is supporting customers to electrify their homes

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28 Apr Energy

Electrifying Britain – how EDF is supporting customers to electrify their homes

“Electrification is one of the key ways that we can help Britain to achieve net zero,” says Toby Allen, EDF’s director of business development

20 Apr Defence

Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be "Inseparable" After British Steel Saga

A Conservative MP has warned that government must treat energy and national security as "inseparable" as the UK faces growing questions over the role of foreign states in its critical infrastructure.

11 Apr Environment

Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises

Labour’s net-zero ambitions have attracted a range of descriptions, from ambitious and groundbreaking to unrealistic, naive and idealistic. But after the past few weeks, ‘immoral’ must also be added.

10 Apr Foreign affairs

Our net zero transition cannot be carried on the backs of those in slavery

We must move quickly in collaboration with our international allies to root out this appalling practice.

Building sustainability on the road to net-zero

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09 Apr Energy

Building sustainability on the road to net-zero

Decarbonising buildings is one of the biggest challenges on the road to net-zero – Russell Dean at Mitsubishi Electric explores the crucial role of the government, industry and consumers in transforming the way we heat our buildings for a greener future.

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03 Apr Energy

Clean energy pioneers secure £150 million equity investment boost

Green leaders showcased at Net Zero Innovators conference

Startups generate £36 million in revenue

NZTC’s £7 million backing attracts 20 times that in private funding

Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub to realise the health benefits of the transition to net zero

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01 Apr Environment

Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub to realise the health benefits of the transition to net zero

Our society must move confidently and methodically to realise the enormous potential health benefits of net zero transport measures, while avoiding strategies with negative health impacts. This is a major challenge.

Unlocking the potential of UK infrastructure – a pathway to growth and sustainability

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25 Mar Energy

Unlocking the potential of UK infrastructure – a pathway to growth and sustainability

Investment in infrastructure is critical to achieving the Government’s missions of economic growth, housing, clean energy and net zero, says Paul Reilly, WSP’s new UK and Ireland President & Managing Director, in an interview with The House

20 Mar Energy

Morocco can play a key role in the UK's clean energy mission

Sourcing energy from a country with a guaranteed supply of sunshine and wind would help the government in its mission to bring down energy bills.

20 Mar Energy

Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track

The director of the National Warm Homes Council has warned that the government is currently not on track to meet its target on insulating homes.

10 Mar Energy

Can Britain Build The Energy Storage It Desperately Needs?

Britain faces two trilemmas over energy: as it seeks to find a middle ground between security, cost and carbon reduction, it also needs to balance supply, demand and storage. It’s the last of these, Benedict Cooper finds, that might be the biggest challenge of all.

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10 Mar Energy

Clean energy trailblazers to take centre stage at Net Zero Innovators conference

Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels

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03 Mar Energy

Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels

One of the biggest challenges facing the Labour government is delivering decarbonisation without putting unnecessary financial burden on ordinary households.

26 Feb Environment

Upskilling Britain can drive the clean heat revolution

This Labour government has ambitious plans to decarbonise heat and retrofit homes, but the stark reality is that without urgent action to address the looming skills crisis, we risk falling catastrophically short.

The Warm Homes Plan: a path to energy efficiency and net-zero goals

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24 Feb Energy

The Warm Homes Plan: a path to energy efficiency and net-zero goals

Jane Goddard, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Building Research Establishment (BRE), is calling for a focus on retrofitting the least energy-efficient homes to help reduce fuel poverty.

23 Feb Energy

Locational Or National Pricing: The Great Energy Debate Dividing Experts

Do we tackle climate change via locational or national pricing? Adam Bell, director of policy at Stonehaven, explains the increasingly fraught debate that is pitting economists against each other.