UK emissions
The UK is responsible for nearly twice as much global warming as previously thought, due to its colonial history, Carbon Brief analysis shows. His... Read More
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.4% in 2022, according to new Carbon Brief analysis, ending a post-Covid rebound. Emissions fro... Read More
A mix of scientists, economists and government advisers met in London last week to discuss how removing greenhouse gases from air could help the UK h... Read More
The UK government has published its long-awaited net-zero strategy setting out how it plans to meet the country’s legally binding climate goals out... Read More
The UK government has once again failed to come forward with sufficient policies to meet the ambition of its climate goals, according to the Climate ... Read More
Factories and industrial hubs across the UK should cut their emissions by two-thirds over the next 15 years under the government’s new plan for low... Read More
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 51% below 1990 levels, according to new Carbon Brief analysis. This means the UK is now halfway to m... Read More
In 2017, the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change warned that the impact of climate change on human health is now so severe that it should b... Read More
After months of delays, the UK government has launched a white paper setting out the government’s agenda for the energy sector and its role in tack... Read More
The UK needs to cut its emissions by 78% below 1990 levels over the next 15 years, according to the latest advice from the Climate Change Committee (... Read More
Update 11 May 2020: The record coal-free stretch has now passed one month and counting. Great Britain has run for a new record of 18 days, six hou... Read More
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