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National Infrastructure Commission asks 'where are the decarbonisation delivery plans'?
National Infrastructure Commission asks 'where are the decarbonisation delivery plans'?

Annual Monitoring Report adds to calls for government to deliver clearer delivery plans and more stable funding settlements for critical net zero infrastructure

  • Infrastructure
  • 17 February 2021
Spending Review and National Infrastructure Strategy: Five key takeaways
Spending Review and National Infrastructure Strategy: Five key takeaways

BusinessGreen rounds up the top green headlines from government's latest slew of fiscal and policy announcements

  • Policy
  • 26 November 2020
UK infrastructure plans 'unfit for net zero', green groups warn
UK infrastructure plans 'unfit for net zero', green groups warn

As the government gears up to release its National Infrastructure Strategy, Green Alliance warns current plans will not nearly suffice

  • Infrastructure
  • 11 November 2020
National Infrastructure Commission: Plummeting costs mean UK should double down on renewables
National Infrastructure Commission: Plummeting costs mean UK should double down on renewables

New research reveals UK could source two thirds of its power from renewables by 2030, as calls grow for government to accelerate clean energy auction pipeline and introduce green tax breaks

  • Energy
  • 11 August 2020
Power recovery with green jobs and infrastructure, top businesses urge Chancellor
Power recovery with green jobs and infrastructure, top businesses urge Chancellor

Aldersgate Group of leading businesses sets out how Treasury can deliver on 'green recovery' promises through this autumn's Budget

  • BusinessGreen
  • 15 July 2020
'A duty to prepare': National Infrastructure Commission warns UK must bolster resilience efforts
'A duty to prepare': National Infrastructure Commission warns UK must bolster resilience efforts

Wide-ranging report warns UK's 'robust historic resilience' under threat from climate change and growing risk of unanticipated shocks

  • Risk
  • 28 May 2020
Energy efficiency should be at forefront of a green and resilient recovery
Energy efficiency should be at forefront of a green and resilient recovery

The government should heed the advice of the National Infrastructure Commission on energy efficiency and flexibility, argues Andrew Warren

  • Infrastructure
  • 11 May 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
National Infrastructure Commission: Government must prioritise energy flexibility in 2020
National Infrastructure Commission: Government must prioritise energy flexibility in 2020

Government's progress on infrastructure 'decidedly mixed' last year but 2020 offers major opportunities, says advisory body

  • Energy
  • 26 February 2020
Deteriorating environment risks becoming 'drag' on economy, UK advisors warn
Deteriorating environment risks becoming 'drag' on economy, UK advisors warn

Natural Capital Committee gives scathing assessment of UK progress on environmental goals and calls for stronger green governance after Brexit

  • Policy
  • 17 January 2020
Queen's Speech: Government to make accelerating net zero plans a top priority
Queen's Speech: Government to make accelerating net zero plans a top priority

Government puts green policies at centre of its plans, setting out measures to boost offshore wind, drive green infrastructure development, and tackle plastic waste

  • Legislation
  • 19 December 2019
NIC chief: New Cabinet must offer more than 'vague promises' for green infrastructure
NIC chief: New Cabinet must offer more than 'vague promises' for green infrastructure

Sir John Armitt calls for government to commit to spending 1.2 per cent of GDP every year on future-proofing UK infrastructure

  • Policy
  • 08 August 2019
Climate-proofing the UK's infrastructure must be a government priority
Climate-proofing the UK's infrastructure must be a government priority

National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt writes exclusively for BusinessGreen on the critical importance of meeting SDG9

  • Buildings
  • 08 August 2019
NIC chief Phil Graham: 'Highly renewable electricity system should be Plan A for UK'
NIC chief Phil Graham: 'Highly renewable electricity system should be Plan A for UK'

National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham's speech at the Clean Energy Infrastructure Summit

  • Infrastructure
  • 24 April 2019
And the car of the year is... electric
And the car of the year is... electric

Kia e-Niro has become first electric vehicle to win What Car? Magazine's annual Car of the Year award

  • Automotive
  • 24 January 2019
The Climate Change Act at 10: The infrastructure revolution is just picking up steam
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

  • Legislation
  • 26 November 2018
Renewables and EVs must be infrastructure priority, Sir John Armitt warns
Renewables and EVs must be infrastructure priority, Sir John Armitt warns

Chair of National Infrastructure Commission says Budget measures "welcome" but UK needs cross-sector low-carbon strategy to secure future prosperity

  • Politics
  • 01 November 2018
Five things you might have missed from yesterday's Budget
Five things you might have missed from yesterday's Budget

You'd have been forgiven for missing the green detail of yesterday's Budget speech - but buried in the Red Book was some measures sustainability executives should be abreast of

  • Legislation
  • 30 October 2018
Crumbling coastlines: 520,000 coastal homes and business at risk of seaside flooding
Crumbling coastlines: 520,000 coastal homes and business at risk of seaside flooding

With sea levels rising, Committee on Climate Change urges major overhaul of government's management of coastal flooding and erosion

  • Risk
  • 26 October 2018
50 per cent renewables is an admirable goal, but significant challenges remain
50 per cent renewables is an admirable goal, but significant challenges remain

AECOM's Richard Lowe welcomes the National Infrastructure Commission's vote of confidence in renewables, but warns considerable medium term technical challenges still need to be overcome

  • Infrastructure
  • 30 July 2018
National Infrastructure Assessment: Green proposals at a glance
National Infrastructure Assessment: Green proposals at a glance

NIC calls for a sweeping overhaul of UK infrastructure to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change

  • Politics
  • 10 July 2018
Ditch plans for a 'fleet' of new nuclear stations, NIC tells government
Ditch plans for a 'fleet' of new nuclear stations, NIC tells government

UK should green light just one more nuclear power station before 2025, says National Infrastructure Commission - but some experts warn ditching nuclear plans risks UK climate targets

  • Nuclear
  • 10 July 2018
Sir John Armitt appointed chair of the National Infrastructure Commission
Sir John Armitt appointed chair of the National Infrastructure Commission

Infrastructure chief says influential commission will remain committed to tackling thekey challenges of "congestion, capacity and carbon"

  • Infrastructure
  • 18 January 2018
Clean up UK infrastructure to secure future growth, government warned
Clean up UK infrastructure to secure future growth, government warned

National Infrastructure Commission raises alarm bells over the 'three C's' - Carbon, Capacity and Congestion - which it says threatens UK's future competitiveness

  • Politics
  • 13 October 2017
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