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Unilever and Lubrizol green R&D projects snap up share of £75m UK funding
Winners of £75m public-private funding round for innovative technologies announced as government faces flak for 'effective cut' to UK's research budget post-Brexit
Institute for Government: Green Homes Grant Scheme 'badly undermined' by Whitehall
Think tank argues green homes policy hampered by poor delivery, optimistic timetables, and lack of Whitehall coordination
Ditching Green Homes Grant scheme will hit north hardest, think tank warns
Regions of northern England most likely to miss out on urgently needed upgrade work when Green Homes Grant voucher scheme closes for applications today, ECIU warns
Green Homes Grant: Why was it axed and what happens next?
Amid anger and frustration that yet another green homes policy has died an early death, experts assess the wreckage and explore possible steps forward for the UK's faltering energy efficiency agenda
UK greenhouse gases plummet almost nine per cent during Covid-hit 2020
But green groups warn without drastic action emissions could creep back up again this year after freak 2020
'Critical step': Government plots mandatory climate risk rules for 1,600 UK firms
Government sets out proposals to make TCFD disclosures mandatory for large publicly quoted companies, large private companies, and LLPs
'Now we're into delivery': Adaptation and resilience champion Anne-Marie Trevelyan on her COP26 priorities
Minister provides BusinessGreen with a behind-the-scenes look at her work on leadership team for the COP26 climate conference
Government confirms 2030 fossil fuel car sales ban as it touts new £20m EV funding package
More than £90m to support floating offshore wind, energy storage, and biomass has also been confirmed following last week's Budget
'COP26 is a few months away': MPs slam UK government's 'lack of plan' for Climate Summit and net zero transition
But government rubbishes 'nonsense' claims from two MP committees that UK lacks coordinated net zero strategy and clear outcomes for UN climate summit
UK has 'long way to go' to build purely electric car market, spending watchdog warns
National Audit Office calls for long-term, joined-up strategy from the government to ensure every car on the road produces zero emissions by 2050
CCC and trade unions urge government to fix embattled Green Homes Grant Scheme
Climate Change Committee and trade unions become latest to join chorus of calls for government to rescue its flagship green home retrofit programme
'Large and persistent skills gaps': Construction bodies urge Chancellor for green skills support
Construction industry leaders warn gap in green building skills threatens to undermine the UK's net zero transition
'Now is the time to invest': Top business groups warn against cutting Green Homes Grant Scheme
More than 25 businesses and organisations join chorus of calls for government to give long-term backing to beleaguered home retrofit voucher programme
Labour slams 'shambolic delivery' of Green Homes Grants, as reports suggest scheme could be axed
Intervention comes as Labour leader Keir Starmer laments businesses 'waiting for politicians to catch up' on climate action
The Hy Life: UK's first hydrogen-fuelled show homes to open Gateshead
Set to open to the public in April 2021, the two semi-detached homes in Gateshead will showcase a range of hydrogen-fuelled appliances, BEIS said
'Unlocking innovation': National green finance research hubs set for London and Leeds
UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) aims to overcome patchy and unreliable climate data in financial sector and support fast-expanding market for ESG investments
Government blames Covid-19 for Green Homes Grant woes
Green business groups left baffled and frustrated by decision to withdraw over £1bn from flagship green home upgrade programme
UK public awareness of 'net zero' surges in 2020
Government's latest public attitudes survey indicates growing awareness of the net zero concept, although deeper understanding of the changes needed to deliver full decarbonisation remains scarce
'A shambles': Is the Green Homes Grant scheme budget being cut?
Concerns rise that unspent funding underpinning embattled green home retrofit scheme will not be rolled over beyond March, despite myriad teething issues
Going green: The 11 questions the UK government's net zero strategy 'must answer'
The UK government has said it will publish a net zero strategy in advance of the COP26 climate conference in November - now a new report from the Tony Blair Institute sets out 11 questions Ministers "must answer" if they are to provide a credible blueprint...
The UK government will have to increase its hydrogen production target - how bold will it be?
The PM's 10 Point Plan targets 5GW of UK hydrogen production by 2030, yet Scotland, Wales and NI combined look set to go higher, explains Beyond2050 founder Rob Dale
MPs demand 'overhaul and extension' of Green Homes Grant Scheme
Environmental Audit Committee warns current sluggish rate of voucher issuance under the Green Homes Grant scheme means it would take another 10 years to meet the 600,000 home target set by the government
Government touts £40m funding boost for heavy industry decarbonisation projects
BEIS launches second round of grants from Industrial Energy Transformation Fund to support heavy industrial decarbonisation projects
UK green energy entrepreneurs secure £11m funding boost
Green technology projects secure share of up to £11m of government funding to support development of their innovations
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