Kemi Badenoch

Conservative Environment Network unveils paper that aims to inform Kemi Badenoch's policy review, following Party's controversial decision to ditch support for UK's net zero target

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: March 2025

Treasury confirms National Wealth Fund’s economic capital limit is to be increased from £4.5bn to £7bn, as Kemi Badenoch's decision to oppose UK net zero target sparks fresh criticism

The Tory leader has just torched the political consensus on ambitious climate action - the electoral calculus is likely to prove as deeply flawed as the economic analysis behind the move

The Conservative leader has declared the UK's net zero by 2050 target "impossible", sparking fury among climate campaigners, business groups, and some of her own party

Conservative leader to argue that reaching net zero by 2050 is 'impossible', prompting critics to accuse her of 'abandoning science and voters' and 'giving up on the economic opportunity of the century'

Uncertainty surrounds Conservatives' commitment to net zero, as former PM joins Shadow Cabinet Minister Robert Jenrick in attacking UK's 2050 climate goal

The victory of the self-styled 'net zero sceptic' suggests the UK is entering a new period of climate politics

Kemi Badenoch announces top team, with Victoria Atkins named as Shadow Environment Secretary and former net zero champion Andrew Griffith appointed Shadow Business Secretary

New Conservative leader has declared herself a 'net zero sceptic', but experts warn she will need a plan to boost green investment and meet the UK's legally binding emissions targets