UK policy
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
More than three-quarters of prisons in England and Wales face a “high risk” of overheating during summer months over the next 15 years, according... Read More
The UK government could approve 13 new oil and gas projects in the North Sea, with the fuel produced emitting 350m tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) ... Read More
Cutting emissions from buildings and transport across the UK could yield billions of pounds in economic “co-benefits”, leaving people healthier a... Read More
The UK’s new Labour government must urgently reinstate the net-zero plans shelved by its predecessor in order to “limit the damage” caused by C... Read More
Following the Labour party’s historic win in the UK general election, Carbon Brief put together a panel of climate and energy experts to discuss th... Read More
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