Net zero

Energy

Shell's Sinead Lynch: 'You do fundamentally change the way you look at the energy transition'

Shell's UK country chair talks to BusinessGreen about net zero targets, unburnable carbon, and why this time around the company's interest in renewables feels very different

clock 11 July 2019 • 15 min read

Energy

National Grid: 'Immediate action' required to ready UK energy system for Net Zero target

Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century in the UK is 'possible' but will require radical changes to heating, transport, industry, and power sectors

clock 11 July 2019 • 4 min read

Science

Sir David Attenborough: We 'cannot be radical enough' in tackling climate crisis

Veteran broadcaster warns 'really major problems' are imminent if world does not address climate change threat

clock 09 July 2019 • 6 min read

Policy

MPs, academics, and farmers all crank up net zero pressure

Flurry of announcements steps up calls for government and businesses to deliver credible net zero policies

clock 05 July 2019 • 4 min read

Technology

How can the UK harness technology for the greener good?

Reaching net zero emissions requires technologies we already know exist, so what's stopping the UK from scaling them?

clock 04 July 2019 • 9 min read

Energy

Report: Retire all existing and planned fossil fuel plants to limit warming to 1.5C

A new scientific study lays out what must happen immediately for any hope of limiting global warming to 1.5C

clock 04 July 2019 • 4 min read

Politics

Johnson promises to 'advance' UK green agenda as Hunt warns of 'tough' net zero choices ahead

Prime Ministerial candidates seek to rally support for their green agendas from influential group of Conservative MPs

clock 03 July 2019 • 5 min read

Management

Co-op steps up climate goals with 1.5C Science-Based Target

Supermarket has promised to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025

clock 28 June 2019 • 1 min read

Legislation

'We won't make it worse': UK becomes first major economy to pass historic net zero law

World-leading target to fully decarbonise the economy by 2050 is now on the UK statute book

clock 27 June 2019 • 6 min read

Policy

'Earth's alarm clock is ringing': Thousands to lobby MPs for climate action in Westminster

Around 16,000 people are expected to descend upon Parliament Square this afternoon to call on MPs to deliver bolder environmental policies

clock 26 June 2019 • 4 min read