'Seriously inadequate': Can the UK deliver net zero without behaviour change campaigns?

James Murray
clock • 7 min read
More plant-based diets are a prime example of how behaviour change can help curb emissions
Image:

More plant-based diets are a prime example of how behaviour change can help curb emissions

A new report from the House of Lords warns up to a third of emissions savings through to 2035 must come from people changing behaviours - but the government has no plan for delivering them

"I'm not going to tell you what to do, or what to think or how to live your life." As a distillation of Prime Minister Liz Truss' governing credo, that one line from her speech to last week's Conservative...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

James Murray
Author spotlight

James Murray

View profile
More from James Murray

A third of Britons fear extreme heat will slash the value of their homes

Nearly five million properties across Europe to face heightened wildfire risk by 2050

More on Politics

Conservative environmental leadership can cut bills, reduce emissions and wins votes - the Party must embrace it
Politics

Conservative environmental leadership can cut bills, reduce emissions and wins votes - the Party must embrace it

By once again embracing a pragmatic Conservative environmental tradition we can regain power, keep Britain safe and unleash our country's economic potential, writes Wiltshire Council's Conservative group leader Richard Clewer

Cllr Richard Clewer
clock 31 July 2026 • 3 min read
'A consequence of the climate crisis': UK, France, and Spain vow to work together to tackle wildfire threat
Politics

'A consequence of the climate crisis': UK, France, and Spain vow to work together to tackle wildfire threat

Joint statements promise more co-ordinated effort to enhance climate resilience, as Tory leader brands net zero plans a 'political fiction'

James Murray
James Murray
clock 30 July 2026 • 6 min read
Andy Burnham's devolution agenda suits a clean power future
Politics

Andy Burnham's devolution agenda suits a clean power future

The new Prime Minister has promised to carry power into every postcode, yet success won't just be measured by where decisions are made, but whether their benefits land on doorsteps across the UK, writes Jenn Humphries from Centre for Net Zero

Jenn Humphries, Centre for Net Zero
clock 27 July 2026 • 3 min read