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Ed Miliband at Siemens Energy in Hull on December 13, 2024, unveiling the clean power 2030 action plan.

Analysis: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030

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 policy | Dec 13. 2024.
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers the 2024 Autumn Budget.

UK autumn budget 2024: Key climate and energy announcements

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first budget since 2009, promising to “fix the foundations” of the economy through increased... Read More

UK policy | Oct 30. 2024.
Wind Turbines on a onshore windfarm, Scotland, UK.

CCC: UK’s next Paris pledge should commit to ‘81% emissions cut by 2035’

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

UK policy | Oct 26. 2024.
Ratcliffe-on Soar power station.

Q&A: How the UK became the first G7 country to phase out coal power

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

Coal | Sep 27. 2024.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Kew Gardens in London, UK.

Analysis: UK must spend £1.7bn more on nature by 2026 to meet climate-finance goal

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

UK policy | Sep 26. 2024.
Demonstrators participate in a 'Don't Gas Africa' protest at the COP27.

How a UK government-backed company has fuelled gas power in Africa

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

UK policy | Sep 13. 2024.
Offshore windfarm and kite surfer in Yorkshire, UK.

Analysis: UK’s record-breaking renewable auction ‘will cut consumer bills’

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

UK policy | Sep 4. 2024.

Revealed: Three-quarters of prisons in England and Wales face ‘high risk’ of overheating

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

UK policy | Aug 16. 2024.
North Sea Oil and gas industry platforms and drilling rigs, Scotland, UK.

Analysis: UK could approve 13 new oil and gas projects despite North Sea pledge

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

UK policy | Aug 5. 2024.
Cycling using cycle lanes on Oxford Road, Manchester.

Net-zero transition will deliver at least ‘£164bn in benefits’ to UK

Cutting emissions from buildings and transport across the UK could yield billions of pounds in economic “co-benefits”, leaving people healthier a... Read More

UK policy | Jul 30. 2024.
Labour leaders Ed Miliband, Sir Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar on the campaign trail.

CCC: Labour must ‘make up lost ground’ to hit UK climate goals

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

UK policy | Jul 18. 2024.
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