Policy

First day of climate summit hosted by US offers up a number of enhanced climate targets from world leaders as Prime Minister Johnson insists he is not a 'bunny hugger'

Biden administration confirms new national climate action will commit US to cutting emissions by 50 to 52 per cent against 2005 levels by 2030

Owner of Premier Inn hotels accelerates its timeline for decarbonising its operations, vowing to achieve net zero by 2040

New Treasury Committee report on net zero transition and future of green finance calls on government to consider climate labelling for financial products and ramp up efforts to tackle greenwash

Boris Johnson to tell Climate Leaders Summit the question of how to reach net zero emissions is 'not so much technical as political'

Environmental Audit Committee writes to government slamming decision to axe grant scheme and urging Ministers to deliver replacement

UN-backed campaign says it now has more than 2,150 members after a raft of major technology, automotive, and retail firms bolster their climate pledges and sign up to the scheme.

EU reaches late night deal backing plan to cut emissions 55 per cent by 2030, as reports suggests President Biden will approve goal to halve US emissions by end of the decade

The UK's world leading new carbon target for 2035 is worthy of celebration, but there are considerable caveats and growing fears about the government's 'magic decarbonisation tree'

GFANZ aims to ensure commitments across all parts of the financial sector are ‘coordinated and ambitious’, but campaigners warn scheme falls short of aligning sector's activity with global climate goals