Net Zero Now

Business body calls on government to draw up rules requiring climate disclosures from businesses and investors from the early 2020s

Net zero means separating climate action from traditional Left / Right priorities, writes Ed Birkett

Koji Agatsuma, engineering director at Hitachi Rail Europe, argues battery trains could offer the UK a flexible, no-regrets transition to a net zero rail network

Plans to withdraw local authorities' ability to set tighter building standards than Westminster could derail London's plans to become a Zero Carbon City

Prime Minister uses Conference Speech to rail against 'sceptics', including himself, who have in the past thought clean technologies cannot deliver

Climate Action 100+ group of investors with over $35tr under management says progress has been made, but more firms need to demonstrate credible decarbonisation strategies

With both Brexit and the net zero transition, the government has a clear goal and no clarity on how it intends to deliver

Some 46 per cent of businesses plan to be 'carbon neutral' by 2030, while a further eight per cent have already delivered on neutral emissions goals

Javid, Leadsom, Shapps, and Villiers all stress government commitment to net zero goal, but provide little detail on next wave of decarbonisation plans

German energy giant promises phase out of fossil fuel generation and 'huge investments' in renewables, storage and green gas