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COP26 countdown: Can the UK’s claim to be a world leader be met? ...
The government has a huge task to justify its claims of being an environmental world leader ahead of the Glasgow climate conference this November, with critical strategies still awaited and key planks of its green agenda yet to be delivered. Here’s what you need to know... Read more
Latest news
Only 7% of of Britain’s native woodlands in ‘good ecological condition’
Britain’s native woodlands are in a sorry state with just 7% in good condition and many suffering from a wide range of threats, including the planning regime, according to a new report
Pandemic lockdown slashed carbon emissions
The UK’s greenhouse gas output fell by almost nine percent last year as coronavirus lockdown measures shut down large parts of the economy, according to provisional statistics released yesterday.
Sunak: Financial regulators must consider net zero target
The chancellor Rishi Sunak has written to the UK’s principal financial regulators telling them to consider climate change when making decisions
Government's net zero roadmap ‘not yet practical’
The Industrial Strategy Council has criticised the government’s net zero plans in its final report before being disbanded
Analysis
Brexit countdown: 9 loose ends that need tying up
With less than a month to go before the end of the transition period, the government still has a number of loose ends to tie up, including policy decisions, regulations and operational challenges. Here’s what you need to know
Should regulation underpin Johnson’s 10-point plan?
The government will need to find the right combination of policy, financing and regulation to make its green industrial revolution a success, finds Catherine Early
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