Net zero

Investors and Pension funds with £1.5tr of assets under management write to Prime Minister to warn that recent public statements and policy decisions impacting the net zero transition are impacting investor confidence

Validated targets include landmark pledge to slash emissions from forests, land and agriculture by 39 per cent by 2032

Major new analysis reveals net zero transition is still being ignored by thousands of companies, while those that embrace decarbonisation are starting to realise substantial financial benefits

Latest polling reveals 70 per cent of the public support the government’s net zero goal, with just 18 per cent opposed

Priti Patel's latest attack on green policies makes little sense and offers no alternative vision for the future - it deserves to be rejected, line-by-line

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey urges government to publicly back climate action, as Priti Patel claims net zero ambitions should be diluted

Politicians, business leaders, scientists, doctors, and lawyers all step up pressure on government to reconsider plans to approve new oil and gas projects and weaken air quality schemes

Activists stage protest at Prime Minister's Yorkshire constituency home, as row over new oil and gas licenses continues to escalate

'Productive' meeting dominated by fresh warnings over clean energy investment prospects, as government touts 'immense opportunities ahead' as it works to deliver on net zero goals

New collaborative cost-benefit analysis concludes cost of climate mitigation broadly matched by benefits, but taking account of health and biodiversity gains tips the scales in favour of rapid decarbonisation