Net zero

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from politicians, campaigners, business leaders, and financiers to the government's reported plans to weaken decarbonisation policies

Business leaders respond furiously to reports government is planning to roll back key climate policies, warning proposals will undermine UK investment and international standing

BBC reports Number 10 is considering delaying target for ending the sale of new internal combustion engine cars and phasing out gas boilers

New Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary attacks Labour's green investment plans and promises 'pragmatic' approach to decarbonisation, but Tory backbenchers threaten 'political row' over government's own net zero policies

The BBC’s first director of sustainability, and 2023 UKGBA Sustainability Leader of the Year, discusses the corporation's three green pillars, the role of businesses in nature restoration, and facing up to 'terrifying' scientific warnings

Fresh research shows world's largest companies plan to boost year-on-year spending to cut their CO2 by over a fifth on average

Research finds increased focus on short-term factors crucial to meet net zero emissions

CfD auction delivers just 3.7GW of new capacity as offshore wind developers refuse to bid, sparking warnings UK is now badly off track to meet its clean energy goals

A failure to inform and engage the public with the climate crisis could result in a 'vocal and unrepresentative minority of the population' undermining net zero goals, according to a major new report

Survey of more than 1,500 'energy decision makers' warns soaring energy bills is having an adverse effect on corporate sustainability investments, despite their potential to curb bills