Onward

Study: Net zero can cut costs for consumers in wake of energy crunch

Energy

Study: Net zero can cut costs for consumers in wake of energy crunch

Numbers crunched by Onward think tank, Carbon Brief website, and University of Oxford researchers set out economic case for accelerating move away from fossil fuels

clock 22 March 2022 • 4 min read
'The marketplace alone won't deliver': Is the UK lagging on net zero tech innovation?

Technology

'The marketplace alone won't deliver': Is the UK lagging on net zero tech innovation?

Think tank Onward calls for 'radical' UK policy push to drive net zero innovation, as World Economic Forum warns a 10-fold increase in tech investment needed worldwide to reach climate goals

clock 14 October 2021 • 6 min read

Skills

'Woefully prepared': How can the UK plug its looming net zero skills gap?

New report from think tank Onward warns that without a major revamp of the UK's skills strategy its net zero goals and economic competitiveness will be at risk

clock 05 July 2021 • 7 min read

Skills

Net zero academies could be critical to plugging the UK's net zero skills shortage

Recasting further education colleges into 'net zero academies' that equip workers with crucial skills that can accelerate the decarbonisation of the UK's homes, transport and industry, argues Onward's Alex Luke

clock 05 July 2021 • 4 min read

Risk

'Wholesale transformation': Could net zero mission deliver 1.7 million UK green jobs by 2030?

Net zero transition promises major jobs boost but poses risks for high carbon regions in the Midlands, North, and Scotland, according to a wide-ranging new analysis

clock 26 March 2021 • 6 min read

Politics

Net zero is a huge opportunity for Scotland - and its political parties

Scotland faces major challenges to decarbonise and many jobs are likely to be affected, but the opportunities are even greater, argue Onward's Ted Christie-Miller and Alex Luke

clock 26 March 2021 • 6 min read

Net Zero Now

The UK public perception of net zero

Many people do not fully appreciate the practicalities of decarbonisation, but keeping their support for the transition is crucial, write Onward's Ted Christie-Miller and Alex Luke

clock 22 February 2021 • 4 min read

Transport

Despite the hydrogen hype, electricity will drive net zero transport

Cars, buses, trucks, scooters and even planes are going electric, and Britain needs an electricity grid able to cope with it, writes Onward's Ted Christie-Miller

clock 13 January 2021 • 4 min read

Work

We must not be naive about the societal disruption of the net zero transition

Former MPs Caroline Flint and Dame Caroline Spelman, co-chairs of the new cross-party Getting to Zero programme, argue the UK's net zero journey must take into account vastly differing regional concerns

clock 06 January 2021 • 4 min read

Politics

'Getting to Zero': New commission to explore how to manage threat to carbon intensive jobs

Analysis highlights how net zero transition could impact 10 million jobs in carbon intensive industries

clock 05 January 2021 • 4 min read