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Government's Climate Adaptation Plan Under Legal Scrutiny for Alleged Inadequacy
In a dramatic turn of events, the government faces yet another legal showdown concerning its climate strategy. A High Court judge has...
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- Aug 16, 2023
- 3 min
Request for Government to Create an 'Investment-Quality Delivery Plan' for Green Energy Transition
The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has cautioned that a "looming private investment deficit" could prevent the UK from reaching its...
- Jul 19, 2023
- 5 min
CCC alerts that discrepancies in local planning are obstructing net zero goals
A Committee for Climate Change (CCC) report proposes that the planning system should be used to stimulate climate action. A new report...
- Jul 14, 2023
- 6 min
OBR: Reaching Net Zero Carbon Emissions is More Cost-Effective than Continuing to Rely on Gas
According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, the UK faces substantial fiscal and economic risk due to its continued dependence on...
- Jul 7, 2023
- 4 min
Revised Government Climate Plan Criticized and Taken to Court
According to Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth, and the Good Law Project, the recently revised Carbon Budget Delivery Plan is considered...
- Jul 3, 2023
- 3 min
MPs Call for Improved Adaptation to Worsening Extreme Heat Risks
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is inquiring about how the UK can prepare for increasing temperatures and how policymakers should...
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Government finally intervenes over controversial Cumbrian coal mine plan
Plans to build the first deep coal mine in the UK in 30 years – in Whitehaven, Cumbria – looks doomed as government intervenes
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
Outcry over go-ahead for Cumbrian mine may lead to a further review
Cumbrian Council confirm that
another review of controversial new coal mine being considered
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
Report urges UK government support for digital tech sector to meet net zero
A report has revealed how digital technologies already in play could deliver a 15% reduction in UK carbon emissions by 2030
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
Number 10 unveils 10-point plan for a "green industrial revolution"
The PM has released the government's 10-point plan which he says would lead to "a green industrial revolution".
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
A lot of wind? PM says all homes to be powered by offshore renewables by 2030
"UK homes to be powered by offshore wind by 2030" says PM.
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
From the roots up: more tree-planting will help UK meet net zero target
Increase in afforestation needed in UK to help meet net zero targets
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Cross-party support for Climate Emergency Bill tabled at Westminster
The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill was tabled in the House of Commons by a cross-party group of MPs
- Aug 19, 2020
- 2 min
H too? BEIS report considers adding green hydrogen projects to CfD rounds
A report commissioned by BEIS concludes that large-scale hydrogen projects fuelled by renewable energy could be included in CfD rounds
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
A greener shade of blue? Tory MPs urge PM to prioritise climate concerns
Conservative MPs have called on the Prime Minister to support the green economy in the post-Covid recovery.
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
CBI report calls time on conventional gas boilers
CBI calls for a ban on conventional gas boilers from 2025 or UK attempt to meet net-zero carbon target in 2050 is "doomed".
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