Aldersgate Group

'One of the best roles in public life': Search begins for new UK Climate Change Committee chair

Skills

'One of the best roles in public life': Search begins for new UK Climate Change Committee chair

Lord Deben set to stand down at the end of his term this summer after a decade in the high-profile role

clock 10 March 2023 • 3 min read
Could 'Nature Positive' businesses end the era of 'biocrastination'?

Biodiversity

Could 'Nature Positive' businesses end the era of 'biocrastination'?

Leading UK firms have signed up to a new Nature Positive Business Pledge, but reversing nature loss remains a daunting challenge

clock 01 March 2023 • 10 min read
Lifecycle emissions: New report argues product standards could turbocharge decarbonisation efforts

Policy

Lifecycle emissions: New report argues product standards could turbocharge decarbonisation efforts

Major study from Aldersgate Group and Frontier Economies details how more demanding mandatory product standards could deliver huge climate and economic benefits

clock 19 December 2022 • 3 min read
'End the wait. Insulate': How an 'oven-ready, cost neutral' efficiency plan could tackle the energy bills crisis

Policy

'End the wait. Insulate': How an 'oven-ready, cost neutral' efficiency plan could tackle the energy bills crisis

Ahead of tomorrow's Autumn Statement, new polling shows majority of Brits are worried about paying their energy bills - but green groups insist steps can still be taken to curb energy costs

clock 16 November 2022 • 11 min read
Rishi Sunak must throw his full weight behind net zero

Policy

Rishi Sunak must throw his full weight behind net zero

The UK's environmental goals are a major investment opportunity for business, and so the new PM should act fast to address policy gaps, argues the Aldersgate Group’s Nick Molho

clock 25 October 2022 • 5 min read
Aldersgate Group Manifesto: Government urged to double down on net zero to tackle energy crisis

Policy

Aldersgate Group Manifesto: Government urged to double down on net zero to tackle energy crisis

Business group argues ambitious climate and environmental policies could solve energy crisis, drive investment, and help the UK lead the net zero transition

clock 22 September 2022 • 8 min read
Theresa May urges candidates to double down on climate action to tackle cost of living crisis

Politics

Theresa May urges candidates to double down on climate action to tackle cost of living crisis

Former PM argues a lot of the measures needed to deliver net zero will help curb energy bills, as COP26 President Alok Sharma warns ditching climate action would put UK on a 'road to nowhere'

clock 13 July 2022 • 6 min read
How smart regulation holds key to establishing UK as net zero financial centre

Marketing

How smart regulation holds key to establishing UK as net zero financial centre

New report from Aldersgate Group calls on government to give proposed Sustainability Disclosure Requirement framework 'teeth' so as to drive the development of net zero finance sector

clock 15 June 2022 • 4 min read
'A year of slow progress': How policy gaps continue to dog UK's net zero transition

Infrastructure

'A year of slow progress': How policy gaps continue to dog UK's net zero transition

New reports from Aldersgate Group and National Infrastructure Commission warn government needs to explain how it plans deliver and fund a wave of low carbon industry, transport, and energy projects

clock 17 March 2022 • 9 min read
The key lesson from the Ukraine crisis? Shifting to net zero is more important than ever

Politics

The key lesson from the Ukraine crisis? Shifting to net zero is more important than ever

To become energy secure and genuinely resilient from volatile fossil fuel prices, the UK must accelerate its transition to a zero-carbon energy system, writes Nick Molho, from the Aldersgate Group.

clock 10 March 2022 • 6 min read