Labour could ban new North Sea oil and gas projects

Keir Starmer is expected to make the announcement during his visit to Scotland next month, according to reports

Government hosts first Net Zero Council

The council has been tasked with helping British industry cut its carbon emissions

New Scottish government focused on ‘harnessing potential’ of green economy

Net zero will be pushed to the forefront of policy under the country’s new leadership, First Minister Humza Yousaf has said

‘Give Ofgem the power to enact net zero’

That’s the view from a joint letter to the government, calling for the energy regulator to have new “statutory responsibilities”

CCC: ‘NI must restore power-sharing government for net zero success’

Northern Ireland set the goal for net zero by 2050 last spring

Keir Starmer: ‘My government will cut energy bills by up to £500’

Labour has committed to providing extra insulation to 19m of the UK’s coldest homes if brought into power at the next election

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MPs say ‘time to rethink biomass subsidies’

This follows huge £893m profits from subsidies in 2021

The Carbon Column – A final thought

This is my final column, a time to reflect on the need for large scale change following the release of the AR6 Synthesis Report

Greta Thunberg set to sue Sweden on lack of climate action

A youth group claims the government’s action on fighting climate change has been “insufficient”

Roads and railways to protect the environment

The government has launched a new framework setting an environmental standard that new rail and road projects will need to follow