Net zero requires ‘immediate’ action as EVs key to managing demand
Net zero will require ‘immediate’ action across all policy areas and technologies, according to National Grid ESO’s latest forecasts.
Articles tagged with: net zero
‘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.
Local smart energy systems key to net zero, says ADE
Local energy generation and flexibility are essential to reaching net zero, new analysis from the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has argued.
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.
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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.
Citizens’ Assembly to advise government committees on net zero pathways
A Citizens’ Assembly on climate change and achieving net zero has been announced by six of the government's select committees.
Large-scale renewables vital to net zero but economy-wide disruption inevitable
Large-scale renewables are the most important factor in decarbonisation of the energy sector, according to a new UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) report.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has re-committed to plans to ‘lead the way’ in the decarbonisation of transport with a 2030 target for central government fleet electrification. However, the DfT has a rocky history with decarbonisation and a stream of policy decisions that have not always been welcomed by the industry. Alice Grundy explores how the Chris Grayling-led department could restore its reputation.