Climate Change Act

Legislation

The Climate Change Act at 10: Baroness Bryony Worthington on the best thing she ever did

BusinessGreen catches up with one of the key architects of the Climate Change Act to reflect on a decade of green achievements and frustrations

clock 26 November 2018 • 7 min read

Legislation

The Climate Change Act at 10: The infrastructure revolution is just picking up steam

Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt reflects on 10 years of the Climate Change Act

clock 26 November 2018 • 4 min read

Legislation

Ten years on: What the Climate Change Act means to me

BusinessGreen speaks to key figures across the green economy as they reflect on the legacy of the UK's trail-blazing Climate Change Act

clock 26 November 2018 • 19 min read

Legislation

Net Zero: Government to instruct Committee on Climate Change to explore how to meet 1.5C goal

As Green Great Britain Week launches the governments will today formally ask climate watchdog to assess whether UK should set a date for achieving net zero emissions

clock 15 October 2018 • 7 min read

Policy

CCC boss Chris Stark: 'The threat of being ignored keeps me awake at night'

CEO of the Committee on Climate Change ponders 1.5C targets, Whitehall governance, and how capitalism can operate in a zero carbon future

clock 05 October 2018 • 17 min read

Politics

Climate watchdog's work threatened by delays and funding cuts, experts warn

New study suggests Committee on Climate Change's ability to scrutinise government progress on carbon cuts is being hampered by limited budgets

clock 01 October 2018 • 3 min read

Policy

Scotland: Labour backs net zero emissions target by 2050 'at the latest'

Scottish Labour proposes stronger long term emissions target and launch of new Just Transition Commission

clock 13 August 2018 • 6 min read

Legislation

Appeal launched in carbon targets court case

Plan B and group of 11 citizens lodge formal appeal against High Court ruling blocking Judicial Review on adequacy of UK climate targets

clock 27 July 2018 • 3 min read

Legislation

Net Zero: Judge postpones decision on UK carbon target case

Plan B Earth is seeking a judicial review of UK government's failure to fast track more ambitious 2050 climate targets, but will have to wait on Judge's decision

clock 05 July 2018 • 5 min read

Climate change

Is net zero possible?

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen, Lord Krebs explores why we will all be hearing a lot more about 'net zero' in the coming months

clock 03 July 2018 • 5 min read