Climate Change Act

Biodiversity

Can birds and wind farms peacefully co-exist in a low-carbon future?

RSPB's Vision 2050 assesses whether UK can meet its climate targets while avoiding damage to wildlife and plant populations

clock 24 May 2016 • 4 min read

Policy

Industry, competitiveness, and the fifth carbon budget

EEF's Richard Warren argues there is little reason for industry to be concerned about the impact of an ambitious new carbon budget on competitiveness - in fact it could provide a boost to UK manufacturers

clock 20 May 2016 • 4 min read

Politics

Conservative backbenchers urge Cameron to back Fifth Carbon Budget

20 'Green Tories' write to Prime Minister calling on him to adopt Committee on Climate Change recommendations for post-2030 carbon targets

clock 05 May 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

The Fifth Carbon Budget is crucial, but it is not the only green test the government faces

The government should approve the Fifth Carbon Budget, but any decision needs to be backed by a credible plan for delivery that is currently sorely lacking

clock 27 April 2016 • 5 min read

Politics

The Brexit camp's indifference towards the environment should ring alarm bells

There appears to be no plan (at least in public) for how UK environmental and climate policy would evolve outside the EU - green businesses and investors should be very worried

clock 25 April 2016 • 9 min read

Politics

Government confirms zero-emission Paris goal to be enshrined in law

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom says net zero Paris goal will be written into UK law following advice from the Committee on Climate Change in the autumn

clock 15 March 2016 • 5 min read

Legislation

Scotland should reduce emissions over 60 per cent by 2030, says CCC

Lord Deben says Scotland's impressive action on climate change must be accelerated

clock 15 March 2016 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

Government reveals plan to bring forward cleaner capacity market, but will it deliver on decarbonisation goals?

Consultation on reforms to controversial capacity market proposes early auction in January 2017, alongside plans to crackdown on diesel generation and beef up demand side response sector

clock 01 March 2016 • 9 min read

Policy

DECC underlines carbon-cutting objectives in new five year plan

Government publishes five year departmental plan, detailing commitments to bolster energy security, keep bills down, and deliver on decarbonisation goal

clock 22 February 2016 • 5 min read

Wind

RSPB spreads clean energy wings with Ecotricity partnership

Ecotricity will build 100-metre wind turbine that will deliver more than half the RSPB's annual electricity needs

clock 25 January 2016 • 2 min read