UK policy
The UK should cut its emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040 under its seventh five-yearly “carbon budget”, according to official advice from... Read More
A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwic... Read More
The UK's right-leaning newspapers have unleashed a huge wave of editorials attacking energy secretary Ed Miliband since last year's general election,... Read More
The UK’s electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, new Carbon Brief analysis shows, with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit falling by more t... Read More
The UK government has set out an “action plan” for reaching its target of clean power by 2030, which it describes as “the most ambitious reform... Read More
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first budget since 2009, promising to “fix the foundations” of the economy through increased... Read More
The UK should make an international pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to 81% below 1990 levels by 2035, according to the government's adviso... Read More
The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will close this month, ending a 142-year era of burning coal to generat... Read More
The UK will need to almost double the climate finance it gives for nature conservation annually in order to meet one of its flagship international ta... Read More
A little-known company that is majority-owned by a UK government development body and backed by UK aid money has been pouring investment into gas pow... Read More
A record number of projects have been secured in the UK’s latest auction for new renewable capacity, following changes introduced by the government... Read More
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