Net zero

Policy

'Plough on while the planet burns': Campaigners dismiss oil and gas sector's blueprint for Net Zero

"Roadmap for 2035" outlines industry's role in developing low carbon technologies, but predicts continued oil and gas use for decades to come

clock 04 September 2019 • 3 min read

Politics

How green is the government's Spending Review likely to be?

With both a no-deal Brexit and General Election potentially looming, could the Chancellor unveil any green spending tomorrow?

clock 03 September 2019 • 7 min read

Technology

From green gin to sustainable steel, government fires up £140m hydrogen push

New support for hydrogen demonstration projects comes as part of £390m funding programme for tackling industrial emissions

clock 29 August 2019 • 4 min read

Rail

Question mark over HS2 as government launches 'independent and rigorous' review into scheme

Move calls into question whether the controversial £50bn infrastructure project will go ahead

clock 21 August 2019 • 2 min read

Management

Embedding a behaviour of net zero

Verco's Tom Randall explores how to embed behaviours within your business that are compatible with the net zero transition

clock 20 August 2019 • 4 min read

Policy

CCC: 'Carbon pricing alone will not provide sufficient decarbonisation'

Climate change advisors tell government that a suite of net zero policies is needed after UK exits the EU's emissions trading system

clock 09 August 2019 • 5 min read

Policy

'The ticket to entry is bold action': UN chief Guterres lays down the ground rules for September summit

"Don't come to the summit with beautiful speeches - come with concrete plans," the UN Secretary-General told world leaders

clock 02 August 2019 • 2 min read

Management

Promising to go net zero is easy, but here's how to deliver it

Joao Pola, UK & Ireland CEO of Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, reveals the secrets to successfully implementing a net zero goal

clock 30 July 2019 • 5 min read

Politics

Fracking wipes out any chance of UK hitting net zero target, Labour warns

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls on the government to ban fracking 'once and for all'

clock 29 July 2019 • 3 min read

Energy

What would a net zero emission, 100 per cent renewables world look like - and how do we get there?

Authors of a new paper arguing that 100 per cent renewable, zero carbon transport and energy worldwide is not only feasible but cheaper than fossil fuels explain their thinking to BusinessesGreen

clock 29 July 2019 • 12 min read