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Sixth carbon budget

'Pie-in-the-sky approach': Net Zero Strategy taken to court by environmental groups

Policy

'Pie-in-the-sky approach': Net Zero Strategy taken to court by environmental groups

Separate law suits filed by ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth allege the government's flagship Net Zero Strategy focuses too heavily on unproven future technologies and could breach carbon budgets

clock 12 January 2022 • 5 min read
Why the Sixth Carbon Budget is a BFD

Editor's Blog

Why the Sixth Carbon Budget is a BFD

The UK's world leading new carbon target for 2035 is worthy of celebration, but there are considerable caveats and growing fears about the government's 'magic decarbonisation tree'

clock 21 April 2021 • 5 min read
'Leading by example': Green economy welcomes stretching target to slash UK emissions 78 per cent by 2035

Policy

'Leading by example': Green economy welcomes stretching target to slash UK emissions 78 per cent by 2035

But big questions remain over how the UK will meet hugely ambitious new targets, after government signalled it will not sign off on all the CCC's policy recommendations

clock 20 April 2021 • 11 min read
Reports: UK to confirm strengthened carbon budget targets for 2035

Policy

Reports: UK to confirm strengthened carbon budget targets for 2035

Government expected to confirm ambitious new goals for early-2030s ahead of President Biden's high profile Leaders Summit

clock 20 April 2021 • 4 min read
Government urged to factor aviation and shipping into UK climate goals

Aviation

Government urged to factor aviation and shipping into UK climate goals

Coalition of green groups argue UK should set global precedent by including emissions generated by international travel in next carbon budget

clock 25 February 2021 • 4 min read
Writing the book on the net zero transition

Editor's Blog

Writing the book on the net zero transition

The CCC's epic new report provides the blueprint for a net zero economy, the rationale for following it, and hints at the high drama that will define the century - it could prove to be a canonical document

clock 09 December 2020 • 9 min read
All the key recommendations from the CCC's Sixth Carbon Budget report: At a glance

Net Zero Now

All the key recommendations from the CCC's Sixth Carbon Budget report: At a glance

BusinessGreen rounds up all the crucial findings in the Climate Change Committee's mammoth 450 page report on how to meet the UK's carbon targets

clock 09 December 2020 •
CCC Sixth Carbon Budget advice: The green economy reacts

Policy

CCC Sixth Carbon Budget advice: The green economy reacts

clock 09 December 2020 • 27 min read
CCC to push UK government to deliver climate-resilient coronavirus recovery

Net Zero Now

CCC to push UK government to deliver climate-resilient coronavirus recovery

Committee on Climate Change plans to shortly offer advice to ministers on building an economic recovery consistent with the UK's 2050 net zero target

clock 14 April 2020 •
Nationally Determined Contribution - a UK COP out?

Carbon Accounting

Nationally Determined Contribution - a UK COP out?

The UK's statutory 2050 net zero target should provide the basis for imminent updates to its Paris Agreement pledges, argues Labour's Alan Whitehead, despite what Ministers may suggest to the contrary

clock 28 February 2020 • 4 min read
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'Missed opportunity': Ministers shelve sustainability disclosure rules, commit to binding environmental policy principles

12 May 2022 • 6 min read
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'Climate security is energy security': Alok Sharma urges world to 'break dependency on fossil fuels'

16 May 2022 • 8 min read
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'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

16 May 2022 • 8 min read
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Moving Mountains: Drax moves forward with plans to create giant Scottish hydropower station

17 May 2022 • 5 min read
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Government accused of seeking 'US-style' system of environmental regulation

13 May 2022 • 5 min read
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