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The key messages from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s landmark report on climate change, how policymakers have responded, and the implications for the crunch COP26 climate summit
Changes are to come to the National Planning Policy Framework which would strengthen references to climate change, a junior minister has confirmed.
Senior figures from the National Audit Office and Institute for Government have questioned how well the government has organised itself to meet its climate goals
The energy industry has responded to surging wholesale energy prices by firing up little-used or mothballed coal units – and by repeating calls for policy costs to be funded from taxation
Climate Change Committee (CCC) chair Lord Deben has told MPs that local authorities have been forced to go it alone in their efforts to reach net zero, ‘because there is no centralised help’
Huge investment is going into hydrogen technologies to help meet net zero. But there are concerns that the nascent sector might be being over-hyped. Gareth Simkins reports
The government has committed the UK to reducing its emissions by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels, with the target set to be enshrined in law. So what next?
A wealth of new measures were included in the government’s response to Sir Partha Dasgupta’s review of the economics of biodiversity, from greener schools to applying net gain to major infrastructure projects. Here’s what you need to know
The Committee on Climate Change has criticised the government over its failure to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change, recommending it step up action on land and water management. Here’s what you need to know about the committee’s concerns and Whitehall’s response
The government wants to lead the world on climate action and attract younger voters, but competing forces within the party will not make the transition a simple one. Simon Pickstone reports
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