‘Time to act’: Government slammed by CCC over ‘shortfall’ in net zero policy action
Current policy is insufficient for previous emissions targets and must be ramped up if net zero is to be reached, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said.
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Miliband brands Treasury net zero sums ‘slightly disturbing’
Calculations made by HM Treasury of the cost of net zero have been labelled “slightly disturbing” by former leader of the Labour Party and co-chair of IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission, Ed Miliband.
National Grid Electricity Transmission unveils £7.4 billion plan to build transmission system of the future
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has unveiled plans to spend £7.4 billion to establish the “future electricity transmission system”.
BEIS select committee seeks to pin chancellor on Treasury’s net zero economics
Rachel Reeves, chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select committee, has written to chancellor Philip Hammond requesting details behind the Treasury’s net zero sums.
Net zero legislation becomes law in landmark moment for green economy
The UK has today passed a legally binding net zero emissions target into law, becoming the world’s first major economy to do so.
‘Historic’ milestone as GB to source more zero carbon power than fossil fuels in 2019
Great Britain is to derive more power from zero carbon sources than fossil fuels in 2019, the first time that would have occurred since the industrial revolution.
Vattenfall launches maiden, €500 million green bond for energy transformation
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has issued a €500 million (£438 million) green bond - its first ever - offering investors the chance to “support the transformation of the energy system”.
‘Standing by is not an option’: Landmark moment as UK confirms intent to legislate for net zero
The UK government will legislate for a net zero economy by 2050 Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed, in one of her last acts in office.
There has ‘never been a better time’ for low carbon innovations, government claims
There has never been a better time for innovative, low carbon energy technologies to come to market, the government has claimed.