A year on from setting the target, the UK must re-energise the drive towards net zero

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The government, businesses and consumers are all singing the same tune on delivering a green recovery - we must seize this opportunity, argues E.ON UK CEO Michael Lewis

Whilst Covid-19 has rightly caused our attention to turn to safeguarding our health and wellbeing, we cannot forget the other crisis unfolding: the climate crisis. As we continue to transition to our...

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