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Is regulation needed to prevent net zero greenwashing?
The run-in to COP26 had businesses racing to commit to net zero but there are concerns many of the targets were rushed and fall far short of what’s needed to keep temperatures below 1.5 degrees. David Burrows reports... Read more
Latest news
Energy secretary set to ‘classify natural gas as sustainable investment’
The government is planning to reclassify natural gas as 'environmentally sustainable', as part of the government’s ‘green taxonomy’ index being drawn up to guide investors, according to reports
Whitehall-backed taskforce consults on climate transition plans
The Transition Plan Taskforce is seeking input on how major companies should fulfil the government’s requirement to report how they will adapt to a low carbon economy
‘Momentous’ ruling finds charities can align investments with climate goals
Charities are not bound simply to maximise return on their investments but may follow the goals of the Paris Agreement, even where this may create financial risk, the High Court has ruled
Johnson heralds ‘new lease of life’ for North Sea oil and gas
The government plans to deliver a 'new lease of life' for the North Sea energy fields, says the prime minister, as a new strategy reveals plans banking on nuclear power and 'the near-term reality' of low-carbon hydrogen to decarbonise the UK
Analysis
Carbon capture and storage plants: What are they and where are they?
Rather than being motivated purely by environmental and regulatory pressures, the world’s largest carbon capture facilities are dominated by those that use CO2 to produce more oil and gas. Here’s what you need to know
Can ‘critical’ carbon capture projects really work?
Carbon capture and storage infrastructure has a patchy record internationally and two previous government funding rounds collapsed. Gareth Simkins examines the industry’s renewed prospects
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