Tony Blair

Justin Forsyth: 'Culture could be the secret weapon of change, but will need to step up a gear'

Climate change

Justin Forsyth: 'Culture could be the secret weapon of change, but will need to step up a gear'

Earth FC's Justin Forsyth reflects on applying his skills from the humanitarian sector to organise football matches that can engage millions of fans with environmental action

clock 06 January 2026 • 7 min read
Politicians now talk of climate 'pragmatism' to delay action - new study

Politics

Politicians now talk of climate 'pragmatism' to delay action - new study

Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage insist their approach to the net zero transition is 'pragmatic', but is it just another tactic for delaying climate action?

clock 09 September 2025 • 5 min read
Tony Blair's mis-steps, solar rooftops, and green local election results

Politics

Tony Blair's mis-steps, solar rooftops, and green local election results

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: May 2025

clock 09 May 2025 • 2 min read
Reaching net zero will require CCS - but only in a limited role

CCS

Reaching net zero will require CCS - but only in a limited role

Tony Blair has called for a shift from reducing emissions to capturing them - but the reality is that CCS is no panacea for decarbonisation, writes the Carbon Trust's Simon Retallack

clock 07 May 2025 • 4 min read
Tony Blair, climate paradoxes, and a day of net zero confusion

Politics

Tony Blair, climate paradoxes, and a day of net zero confusion

Opponents of climate action have had a field day, but those businesses and entrepreneurs working to accelerate the net zero transition remain undaunted

clock 30 April 2025 • 12 min read
Tony Blair Institute reiterates support for government's 2050 net zero targets

Politics

Tony Blair Institute reiterates support for government's 2050 net zero targets

Think tank clarifies position after intervention from former Prime Minister sparks headlines claiming 'net zero is doomed to fail'

clock 30 April 2025 • 6 min read
Andy Burnham: 'There must be no turning away from net zero'

Politics

Andy Burnham: 'There must be no turning away from net zero'

Mayor of Greater Manchester calls on government to deliver a Spending Review that redoubles climate efforts and seizes opportunity to make the UK a 'green leader'

clock 29 April 2025 • 5 min read
Alastair Campbell: 'Rishi Sunak is wrong - green politics is growth politics'

Net Zero Festival

Alastair Campbell: 'Rishi Sunak is wrong - green politics is growth politics'

Rishi Sunak made the wrong call on his green policy rollback - now Labour needs to punish him and show green politics is growth politics, argues Alastair Campbell in his speech at the Net Zero Festival 2022

clock 01 November 2023 • 21 min read

Politics

Avoiding a climate culture war: How can the UK maintain broad support for net zero action?

Difficult policy questions lie ahead that could sow seeds of division – but could a 'patriotic sense of national mission' help smooth the path to net zero emissions?

clock 22 March 2021 • 11 min read

Climate change

Boycott threat ups ante for Copenhagen's final week

As Tony Blair calls for compromise, African diplomats warn that their leaders will not attend if they expect to face last-minute wrangling

clock 14 December 2009 • 3 min read