Net zero

As the government confirms it has axed its Energy Efficiency Taskforce, MPs lament 'a dark week for progress on getting UK off expensive fossil fuels'

As the dust settles on the Prime Minister’s shock decision to ditch a host of key decarbonisation policies, green businesses are weighing the impact of the government's latest U-turns

The Prime Minister's speech on the future of the net zero transition was not all bad, but the parts that were sounded confused, contradictory, and hypocritical

The government's mooted policy changes will damage, but not derail the net zero transition - but Sunak's political cynicism threatens to burn down something precious

Cranfield University and University of Birmingham announce UKRI funding and status as UK research partners for global initiatives

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from politicians, campaigners, business leaders, and financiers to the government's reported plans to weaken decarbonisation policies

Business leaders respond furiously to reports government is planning to roll back key climate policies, warning proposals will undermine UK investment and international standing

BBC reports Number 10 is considering delaying target for ending the sale of new internal combustion engine cars and phasing out gas boilers

New Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary attacks Labour's green investment plans and promises 'pragmatic' approach to decarbonisation, but Tory backbenchers threaten 'political row' over government's own net zero policies