Net zero

Conservative Environment Network unveils paper that aims to inform Kemi Badenoch's policy review, following Party's controversial decision to ditch support for UK's net zero target

The attempts to set up a binary choice between defence spending and climate action is dangerously flawed

Oil and gas giant beefs up target to deliver 60 per cent reduction in methane emissions from its facilities against 2020 levels by the end of this year

Labour's hugely ambitious climate plans are advancing, but the Chancellor could have provided clearer assurances they will soon reach fruition

New 10 year partnership to see over £60m invested in improving animal welfare standards and slashing emissions across the pork supply chain

Treasury confirms National Wealth Fund’s economic capital limit is to be increased from £4.5bn to £7bn, as Kemi Badenoch's decision to oppose UK net zero target sparks fresh criticism

The SBTi's long-awaited draft standard points to a potential compromise between corporates and green groups, but several important issues are still yet to be resolved

The Tory leader has just torched the political consensus on ambitious climate action - the electoral calculus is likely to prove as deeply flawed as the economic analysis behind the move

The Conservative leader has declared the UK's net zero by 2050 target "impossible", sparking fury among climate campaigners, business groups, and some of her own party

New consultation proposes scrapping rigid, top-down emissions reduction targets for corporate value chains in favour of revenue and purchasing-based goals