Net zero

UN-backed initiative controversially ditches requirements for members to set emissions targets, after leading insurers exited group following Republican legal threats

National Audit Office warns lack of a co-ordinated approach to decarbonising schools means government could miss target to reduce emissions from public sector buildings by 75 per cent by 2037

EXCLUSIVE: AstraZeneca's vice president for sustainability Juliette White lifts the lid on the firm's $400m global reforestation programme

Fresh analysis from Cornwall Insight and DLA Piper argues long-form energy storage will be critical to delivering a decarbonised grid

Annual progress report warns government's official advisors have 'markedly less' confidence in the UK's ability to meet its decarbonisation targets from 2030 onwards

Transport Secretary hails adoption of clean technologies as 'maritime's biggest transformation since sail gave way to steam'

New guide from the Ad Net Zero campaign and the Global Alliance for Responsible Media aims to help businesses slash the environmental footprint of their advertising campaigns

The comprehensive energy efficiency strategy adopted in Ireland has become the envy of its neighbours and points to how deep decarbonisation of the building stock might be achieved

Green Alliance argues a place-based industrial strategy represents the most cost-effective way of reaching net zero emissions

Public Accounts Committee criticises Ministers over unclear plan for delivering on goal for a net zero emission grid by 2035, as it urges government to publish new strategy by the autumn