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How the Climate Change Act can boost British business

Reviving the Climate Change Act will spark a new wave of green investment, argues ClientEarth's Jonathan Church

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  • 14 November 2016
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Why lukewarmism leaves me cold

The idea so-called lukewarmism can be used to justify a slowdown in decarbonisation efforts fails to understand basic principles of risk management

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  • 27 October 2016
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Heathrow has got the green light, but could environmental concerns still stop the third runway?

Heathrow expansion faces host of potential legal challenges on air quality, noise and climate - Is Boris Johnson right, is a third runway undeliverable?

  • Aviation
  • 26 October 2016
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Is the government in breach of the Climate Change Act?

ClientEarth claims the Climate Change Act is being 'dangerously neglected' by government - but Ministers take a very different view

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  • 12 October 2016
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  • 29 September 2016
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How I learned to continue worrying and love Hinkley Point

Following Paris Agreement ratification, fifth carbon budget approval, and the green light for Hinkley Point, encouraging signs are emerging that Theresa May is serious about climate action

  • Politics
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Baroness Featherstone: Energy and climate change is at the top of the Lib Dem agenda

Green agenda is "in our DNA", Liberal Democrat energy and climate change spokeswoman Lynne Featherstone tells BusinessGreen

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Nick Hurd: UK may delay new carbon budget plan to 2017

Government must take the time needed to release a plan that meets the UK's demanding emissions goals, says climate minister

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The headline you won't see: 'Business leaders love renewables'

The IOD survey reveals overwhelming support for clean energy, and yet the group's focus seems to fixed on support for fossil fuels

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  • 19 August 2016
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The foundations for a successful low carbon industrial strategy

Stephen Heidari-Robinson's vision for meeting the UK's carbon targets is not without flaws, but with some tweaks it could provide the basis for a highly effective decarbonisation plan

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  • 11 August 2016
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The Heidari-Robinson Blueprint: 10 things we've learnt about the UK's decarbonisation efforts

An insider account of the last year of government energy and climate policy offers some fascinating insights into the potential future direction of UK decarbonisation efforts

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Essay hailing potential for nuclear power, offshore wind, energy efficiency, and electric cars fuels speculation about content of the government's imminent decarbonisation plan

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Business wants certainty post-Brexit, and on energy and climate policy the EU and UK are starting to deliver

The passage of the fifth carbon budget and the unveiling of new EU emissions targets provides a clear signal to businesses and investors that decarbonisation will continue

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  • 20 July 2016
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Parliament formally approves fifth carbon budget

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Will Theresa May emerge as a green business hero or eco-villain?

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Leaked TTIP energy proposal could 'sabotage' EU climate policy

EU proposal on a free trade deal with the US could curb energy saving measures and a planned switch to clean energy, say MEPs

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The next Carbon Plan must be anchored in smarter economic growth

Susanne Baker of techUK argues the government's imminent new decarbonisation plan offers an opportunity for a renewed approach to a raft of emerging smart technologies

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  • 08 July 2016
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Lord Deben: Government must deliver CCS plan by the end of the year

Committee on Climate Change chair tells MPs government must put forward an alternative plan for carbon capture and storage technology in its forthcoming emissions reduction plan

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  • 06 July 2016
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Could Cameron's parting gift to the green economy secure his climate legacy?

As the turmoil in Westminster goes from bad to worse, Amber Rudd has given the green economy and the fight against climate change the boost it needed

  • Politics
  • 30 June 2016
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Committee on Climate Change warns UK must tackle 'policy shortfall' to meet new carbon targets

Annual update confirms UK emissions have fallen 4.5 per cent a year over the past three years, but urgent new measures now required to deliver on fifth carbon budget

  • Policy
  • 30 June 2016
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'Mixed scorecard' reveals daunting scale of UK's carbon-cutting challenge

CCC boss Matthew Bell argues the UK is making encouraging process, but warns the government will soon need to deliver a wide-ranging new decarbonisation plan

  • Policy
  • 30 June 2016
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Carbon Budget Approval: The Reaction

'The government has kept its word to adopt this important target to limit the UK's carbon emissions - This is music to our ears'

  • Legislation
  • 30 June 2016
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Green industries celebrate as government backs 'bold' new carbon target

Renewables sector praises 'clear signal that the UK will continue to show bold leadership on carbon reduction'

  • Legislation
  • 30 June 2016
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Government poised to approve ambitious fifth carbon budget

Reports suggest ministers will today confirm a target to cut carbon emissions by 57 per cent by the early 2030s

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  • 30 June 2016
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