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Reports: Government to pull forward ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030
Reports: Government to pull forward ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030

Speculation mounting government will pull forward date following assurances a rapid shift to plug in vehicles would not overwhelm the UK electricity grid

  • Policy
  • 21 September 2020
Net Zero: Boris Johnson endorses 'whole systems approach' to UK decarbonisation effort
Net Zero: Boris Johnson endorses 'whole systems approach' to UK decarbonisation effort

The Prime Minister recently wrote to the Council for Science and Technology to broadly welcome proposals for a sweeping national net zero decarbonisation programme

  • Net Zero Now
  • 24 August 2020
'There is no other option': Five key takeaways from the CCC's green recovery advice
'There is no other option': Five key takeaways from the CCC's green recovery advice

The Committee on Climate Change has today set out its detailed green recovery recommendations – here is BusinessGreen's need-to-know guide

  • Net Zero Now
  • 25 June 2020
'Go for it': Climate advisors urge government to deliver green recovery blitz
'Go for it': Climate advisors urge government to deliver green recovery blitz

Covid-19 stimulus plan must prioritise green building upgrades, tree planting, fossil fuel taxes, and skills training, advises Committee on Climate Change

  • Net Zero Now
  • 24 June 2020
CCC urges Defra to ensure that Environmental Land Management scheme aligns with UK climate goals
CCC urges Defra to ensure that Environmental Land Management scheme aligns with UK climate goals

Government's climate advisory body gives it take on scheme designed to pay farmers for carrying out work that enhances the environment .

  • Biodiversity
  • 24 June 2020
How best to solve a problem like carbon pricing?
How best to solve a problem like carbon pricing?

A new OECD report weights up the pros and cons of a host of carbon pricing options, from cap and trade systems to flat fuel taxes

  • Carbon Trading
  • 22 June 2020
'Farming is going to have to change': NFU President Minette Batters on net zero, changing diets, and Brexit
'Farming is going to have to change': NFU President Minette Batters on net zero, changing diets, and Brexit

Net zero can help farmers 'build a better, climate smart business' Batters tells BusinessGreen, but major challenges lie ahead

  • Policy
  • 21 May 2020
'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19
'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19

Committee on Climate Change CEO discusses infrastructure, airline bailouts, COP26 and making the best of a bad situation

  • Net Zero Now
  • 13 May 2020
CCC urges government to craft climate-resilient Covid-19 recovery plans
CCC urges government to craft climate-resilient Covid-19 recovery plans

Letter to the Prime Minister by government climate advisers adds further weight to cross-sector calls for coronavirus stimulus packages to eschew carbon-intensive practices in favour of low-carbon, climate-resilient industries and projects

  • Policy
  • 06 May 2020
'Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed': Net zero in the wake of Covid-19
'Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed': Net zero in the wake of Covid-19

What does the coronavirus crisis mean for delivering net zero policy and a successful COP26?

  • Politics
  • 22 April 2020
'A good time to tax fossil fuels': Experts react to plummeting oil price
'A good time to tax fossil fuels': Experts react to plummeting oil price

Low oil price likely to stick around for some time prompting fundamental change to energy investment that could accelerate net zero, experts suggest

  • Energy
  • 21 April 2020
CCC to push UK government to deliver climate-resilient coronavirus recovery
CCC to push UK government to deliver climate-resilient coronavirus recovery

Committee on Climate Change plans to shortly offer advice to ministers on building an economic recovery consistent with the UK's 2050 net zero target

  • Net Zero Now
  • 14 April 2020
Coronavirus: Calls grow for green recovery, as battle lines drawn over US stimulus
Coronavirus: Calls grow for green recovery, as battle lines drawn over US stimulus

Leading experts from around the world argue policymakers should avoid locking in fossil fuel infrastructure, as President Trump attacks the 'ridiculous Green New Deal'

  • Policy
  • 24 March 2020
'Societal engagement is essential': New study shines light on net zero challenges
'Societal engagement is essential': New study shines light on net zero challenges

Less meat consumption and flying, huge scaling up of carbon capture and clean energy capacity, and transformational changes to land use are all to deliver net zero emissions by 2050, major new study argues

  • Policy
  • 10 March 2020
The government must deliver clear sighted energy efficiency policy - nothing else will do
The government must deliver clear sighted energy efficiency policy - nothing else will do

The government must deliver on its promises to tackle the UK's woefully inefficient housing stock, argues Andrew Warren

  • Policy
  • 05 March 2020
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans

Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn

  • Policy
  • 24 February 2020
CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability
CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability

Government's current green housing policies 'do not go far enough' to protect against climate change or cutting CO2, advisory body warns

  • Buildings
  • 19 February 2020
Scottish Government unveils plans for £1.8bn net zero spending blitz
Scottish Government unveils plans for £1.8bn net zero spending blitz

Scottish Government says tackling climate emergency is 'at the heart' of its tax and spending plans for year ahead

  • Net Zero Now
  • 07 February 2020
Urgency and consistency must be the watchwords for UK climate action in 2020
Urgency and consistency must be the watchwords for UK climate action in 2020

The UK must respond to the climate emergency with not just urgency but consistency in its net zero policies, argues WWF UK's Gareth Redmond-King

  • Policy
  • 04 February 2020
Heathrow.com launches new carbon offsetting service for passengers
Heathrow.com launches new carbon offsetting service for passengers

The initiative is the aviation firm’s latest attempt to green its operations, while controversy over plans to construct a third runway rumbles on

  • Aviation
  • 29 January 2020
Food and Drink Federation data reveals emissions and water-saving progress, but food waste challenges remain
Food and Drink Federation data reveals emissions and water-saving progress, but food waste challenges remain

The food and drink industry is on track to hit its emissions and water goals, but efforts to halve food waste by 2030 need to be redoubled

  • Supply chain
  • 29 January 2020
New net zero taskforce launched to guide transformation of UK infrastructure
New net zero taskforce launched to guide transformation of UK infrastructure

The taskforce will begin by researching two reports on the net-zero transition that will be shared at COP26 in Glasgow in November

  • Management
  • 28 January 2020
Wild solutions: Public bodies back CCC call for expansion of forests, peatlands, and wetlands
Wild solutions: Public bodies back CCC call for expansion of forests, peatlands, and wetlands

The Environment Agency, Forestry Commission and Natural England have voiced strong support for several key recommendations outlined in today’s Committee on Climate Change land use report

  • Policy
  • 23 January 2020
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Less meat, more trees: UK climate advisors urge overhaul of 'unsustainable' farmland management

Committee on Climate Change tells ministers radical change in how land is managed across UK required reach net zero emissions

  • Policy
  • 23 January 2020
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