BEIS committee

'No coherent plan': UK failing in push for net zero grid by 2035, MPs warn

Policy

'No coherent plan': UK failing in push for net zero grid by 2035, MPs warn

BEIS committee warns UK's attractiveness for green investment has 'deteriorated' due to lack of clear policy and business incentives

clock 27 April 2023 • 5 min read
'The energy crisis is racing ahead of the government': MPs call for urgent national insulation drive, as costly winter looms for billpayers

Buildings

'The energy crisis is racing ahead of the government': MPs call for urgent national insulation drive, as costly winter looms for billpayers

BEIS Committee warns current government energy bill support package is inadequate as energy costs continue to rise

clock 26 July 2022 • 9 min read
'Nowhere near enough progress': Net zero at risk from lack of effective green heating plans, MPs warn

Politics

'Nowhere near enough progress': Net zero at risk from lack of effective green heating plans, MPs warn

BEIS Committee report claims government 'lacks strategic direction' for decarbonising heating from homes and businesses

clock 03 February 2022 • 6 min read

Energy

'No silver bullets': Kwasi Kwarteng asserts that both heat pumps and hydrogen boilers will help drive decarbonisation

Business Secretary tells MPs Heat and Buildings Strategy will arrive 'soon', as speculation continues to mount over how the government will look to slash domestic emissions

clock 21 July 2021 • 6 min read

Politics

Has axing the UK's Industrial Strategy undermined the government's net zero efforts?

Businesses left in dark over the future direction of the UK economy thanks to lack of industrial strategy, BEIS Committee argues

clock 28 June 2021 • 5 min read

Politics

'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

clock 05 March 2021 • 8 min read

Net Zero Now

Labour's Darren Jones to chair Parliament's BEIS Committee

Long-standing advocate for climate action to lead Select Committee of MPs that will lead scrutiny of government's net zero policies and green recovery plans

clock 07 May 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

Parliament readies 30,000 invites for citizens' Climate Assembly

Invites to be sent out to random addresses across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to help secure public input on how to meet the UK's net zero goal

clock 02 November 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

Is the government's net zero strategy finally starting to come together?

Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom says her number one priority is building a pathway to net zero emissions - and has promised a raft of new policies in 2020 to help get there

clock 16 October 2019 • 9 min read

Energy

Energy efficiency: Businesses urge £1bn a year investment plan to hit net zero goal

Energy Efficiency First Declaration argues making green homes and infrastructure an investment priority would save households money and deliver massive net economic benefits

clock 10 October 2019 • 3 min read
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