Policy

The government's chronic mishandling of the pandemic does not bode well for the challenging net zero transition it now has to navigate

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

Government announces £213m funding pot to help upgrade UK science and research facilities up and down the country

On Christmas Eve the UK and EU averted a damaging no-deal scenario, but the resulting trade deal still leaves many outstanding questions about the UK's environmental policy prospects unanswered

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

Train to be developed by retrofitting an old passenger car with hydrogen fuel cell technology over the coming months, in the hope the model can feature at the COP26 climate conference set to be held in the autumn in Glasgow, according to project lead...

Business Secretary offers to leave departmental role in order to concentrate fully on leading the UK's climate diplomacy efforts in run up to crucial Glasgow summit

Latest funding to be split between six regional industrial decarbonisation projects across the UK in support of hydrogen, carbon capture and renewable energy technologies

Green Alliance warns that major decarbonisation policy gaps must be filled next year if government is to achieve its bold 2030 carbon reduction target

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