Climate Change Committee

Keeping 1.5C alive: What to expect from a critical autumn for the net zero mission?

Net Zero Now

Keeping 1.5C alive: What to expect from a critical autumn for the net zero mission?

Former climate diplomat Pete Betts, WWF's Tanya Steele, CBI's Tania Kumar, and the CCC's Chris Stark offered their views on a crucial period for global climate action at last week's launch of the Net Zero Festival

clock 13 September 2021 • 10 min read
'Hedge fund': CPRE calls on government to expand UK's hedgerow network

Policy

'Hedge fund': CPRE calls on government to expand UK's hedgerow network

UK's hedgerow network is the nation's 'largest, most connected nature reserve' and could help create thousands of green jobs, according to new study

clock 05 September 2021 • 3 min read
Chris Stark on the net zero transition: 'There is such a positive story of progress to tell here'

Politics

Chris Stark on the net zero transition: 'There is such a positive story of progress to tell here'

CEO of the UK's Climate Change Committee calls for more debate and scrutiny over how to deliver the UK's net zero transition

clock 02 September 2021 • 7 min read
Shell powers up plans to install 50,000 Ubitricity EV charge points

Automotive

Shell powers up plans to install 50,000 Ubitricity EV charge points

Following acquisition of on-street charging specialist, energy giant announces new financing offer to help local authorities deploy integrated chargers

clock 31 August 2021 • 3 min read

Energy

'No silver bullets': Kwasi Kwarteng asserts that both heat pumps and hydrogen boilers will help drive decarbonisation

Business Secretary tells MPs Heat and Buildings Strategy will arrive 'soon', as speculation continues to mount over how the government will look to slash domestic emissions

clock 21 July 2021 • 6 min read

Net Zero Now

How much will net zero cost the UK? The OBR tries answering the trillion-pound question

The Office for Budgetary Responsibility has offered some of the most detailed estimates to date on the costs and savings that would result from decarbonising the UK economy by 2050

clock 07 July 2021 • 8 min read

Policy

'The road to Glasgow must be paved with action': Green economy reacts to CCC's net zero progress report

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction to the CCC's climate assessment from green businesses, think tanks, politicians and NGOs

clock 24 June 2021 • 19 min read

Policy

'Repeated failures': Climate advisors slam UK's net zero policy 'vacuum'

Government's climate agenda marred by uncertainty and delay which risks undermining COP26 and net zero transition, Climate Change Committee warns

clock 24 June 2021 • 9 min read

Climate change

'This is not a scary transition': Six key takeaways from the CCC's net zero progress report

In what is a crucial year for climate action in 2021, there CCC has today given the government much food - but little time - for thought - here are its top takeaways

clock 24 June 2021 • 15 min read

Climate change

'Net zero doesn't solve the problem': Five key lessons from the CCC's climate risk assessment

There are many urgent takeaways from the Climate Change Committee's stark UK climate preparedness assessment - here are the top five

clock 16 June 2021 • 12 min read
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