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national audit office

'Failed to deliver': Spending watchdog warns government off track to meet water targets

Infrastructure

'Failed to deliver': Spending watchdog warns government off track to meet water targets

NAO warns insufficient investment and repeated delays mean sector will struggle to deliver 30 new water infrastructure projects

clock 25 April 2025 • 5 min read
Report: UK's EV charge point race on track despite major planning hurdles

Automotive

Report: UK's EV charge point race on track despite major planning hurdles

Government's spending watchdog finds public charge points are on course to number 300,000 by 2030, but report warns major location and accessibility challenges remain

clock 13 December 2024 • 5 min read
Climate scientists collaborate on 'Parliamentarians' Guide to Climate Change'

Climate change

Climate scientists collaborate on 'Parliamentarians' Guide to Climate Change'

Guide for MPs and peers published as National Audit Office releases report setting out key conditions for improved government leadership on climate and environmental action

clock 16 October 2024 • 4 min read
'Farmers need quality advice and support to adapt': Pressure mounts on government to clarify green vision for farming

Policy

'Farmers need quality advice and support to adapt': Pressure mounts on government to clarify green vision for farming

The shift from direct payments to nature-friendly subsidy incentives promises to transform farming in England, but the transition currently faces 'widespread uncertainty and risk', the NAO has warned

clock 24 July 2024 • 9 min read
Can the new government get the UK's carbon capture plans back on track?

CCS

Can the new government get the UK's carbon capture plans back on track?

NAO warns repeated delays and market uncertainties have pushed the government's CCUS roll out behind schedule

clock 23 July 2024 • 7 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain: Flagship scheme faces long-term risks, warns UK spending watchdog

Policy

Biodiversity Net Gain: Flagship scheme faces long-term risks, warns UK spending watchdog

Rules requiring developers to achieve a 10 per cent improvement in biodiversity from new building projects face threats to their long-term effectiveness, the National Audit Office has warned

clock 17 May 2024 • 4 min read
'Slower than expected': National Audit Office raises alarm over heat pump rollout

Energy

'Slower than expected': National Audit Office raises alarm over heat pump rollout

Report warns lower than expected heat pump uptake means UK is off track to meet target of 600,000 installations a year

clock 18 March 2024 • 7 min read
NAO: Government 'cannot currently demonstrate' whether biomass power plants are sustainable

Biofuel

NAO: Government 'cannot currently demonstrate' whether biomass power plants are sustainable

Auditor argues government must step up its evaluation of whether biomass generators are meeting sustainability criteria

clock 24 January 2024 • 5 min read
Labour recruits business leaders for new infrastructure review

Politics

Labour recruits business leaders for new infrastructure review

Top energy executives to offer Labour advice on how to accelerate delivery and curb costs for major infrastructure projects

clock 16 January 2024 • 6 min read
How the UK's flawed Covid response offers lessons in resilience planning for climate-driven weather extremes

Risk

How the UK's flawed Covid response offers lessons in resilience planning for climate-driven weather extremes

National Audit Office takes the microscope to the government's preparations for droughts, heatwaves and flooding - and finds them badly wanting

clock 06 December 2023 • 8 min read
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