Climate change

Attacks on the net zero transition are ratcheting up, but what would happen if the critics of decarbonisation actually got what they wanted?

From transport and heating to nature and skills, the CCC's vision for the next phase of the UK's net zero transition has implications for all parts of the economy

Advisors recommends Seventh Carbon Budget should seek to cut emissions 87 per cent by 2040, arguing decarbonisation will deliver major savings for households and enhance UK security

Business leaders, campaigners, and climate experts react to the CCC's official advice on the next phase of the UK's net zero transition

Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirms increase in defence spending will be delivered through cuts to development funding, just months after government backed international deal to increased climate finance for developing economies

Environment Secretary Steve Reed's address to the 2025 National Farmers' Union (NFU) Conference - in full

Mastercard's chief sustainability officer discusses being inspired by 'agile, purpose-driven start ups' and her optimism about solutions coming from communities on the front lines of climate change

Oil and gas giant poised to scrap plans to increase renewable energy generation 20-fold this decade, Reuters reports

The world's biggest economy has ditched its 2050 net zero target, leading to a significant reduction in the share of global GDP covered by such mid-century goals, according to Net Zero Tracker

Rules being drawn up by the International Maritime Organisation could see almost a third of global shipping running on biofuels in 2030, with negative implications for land use, deforestation and climate change, warns T&E