Climate Change Act

BusinessGreen speaks to key figures across the green economy as they reflect on the legacy of the UK's trail-blazing Climate Change Act

As Green Great Britain Week launches the governments will today formally ask climate watchdog to assess whether UK should set a date for achieving net zero emissions

CEO of the Committee on Climate Change ponders 1.5C targets, Whitehall governance, and how capitalism can operate in a zero carbon future

New study suggests Committee on Climate Change's ability to scrutinise government progress on carbon cuts is being hampered by limited budgets

Scottish Labour proposes stronger long term emissions target and launch of new Just Transition Commission

Plan B and group of 11 citizens lodge formal appeal against High Court ruling blocking Judicial Review on adequacy of UK climate targets

Plan B Earth is seeking a judicial review of UK government's failure to fast track more ambitious 2050 climate targets, but will have to wait on Judge's decision

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen, Lord Krebs explores why we will all be hearing a lot more about 'net zero' in the coming months

Legal action from Plan B accuses government of illegal and irrational failure to fast track net zero emission target

'A flashing red light on the dashboard' - BusinessGreen rounds up all the best reaction to today's report from the government's climate watchdog