Become a BusinessGreen member

Water industry unveils multi-billion pound 2030 net zero vision

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

12 November 2020 • 4 min read

Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap

UK water companies have drawn up a joint roadmap to rapidly decarbonise the industry within a decade, today unveiling a multi-billion pound plan to harness green gas, renewable power, electric vehicles,...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Previous Article

Zoom in on Net Zero - with UK100's Polly Billington

Next Article

Pipeline to 2050: The government must deliver an ambitious, harmonised heat strategy

Michael Holder

Author spotlight

Michael Holder

Editor

View profile

More from Michael Holder

Survey: Over a quarter of UK firms seeing green skills gap in UK job market

'Strategic advancement for the UK': £30m lithium chloride factory opens in Basingstoke

More on Net Zero Now

UK government relaunches Net Zero Council

Net Zero Now

UK government relaunches Net Zero Council

Council aims to bring together senior figures from the public and private sectors to explore how to accelerate the transition to a net zero emission economy

Amber Rolt

06 February 2025 • 3 min read

UK Net Zero Business Census: Major new survey aims to track UK corporates' climate journey

Net Zero Now

UK Net Zero Business Census: Major new survey aims to track UK corporates' climate journey

Backed by the CBI, Institute of Directors, major firms and trade bodies, the two-month survey aims to identify opportunities and barriers for bolder action on net zero

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

01 May 2024 • 3 min read

Net Zero Tracker: Private firms lag behind listed companies in net zero transition

Net Zero Now

Net Zero Tracker: Private firms lag behind listed companies in net zero transition

Many of the world's largest publicly-listed firms have set targets to reach net zero, compared to only a fraction of privately-owned firms

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

22 April 2024 • 4 min read