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Can we rely on carbon capture and storage to reach net zero?
With the Climate Change Committee today warning that the risk of the UK not meeting its net zero target is greater than before, James Fair explores whether carbon capture and storage is the silver bullet to these problems, or is it an example of trying to have your cake and eat it?
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Can Grant Shapps’ new net zero department influence Treasury decision-making?
Now the BEIS has been split into four smaller departments, will the newly created Energy Security and Net Zero Department have the clout and political power needed to accelerate action on net zero? Thomas Perret reports
The lobbies, the economics, the environmental impact: UK oil and gas industry briefing
The oil and gas industry takes centre stage in debates about the future of UK energy and the path to net zero. But who exactly are the major firms, how and who do they lobby, what is their economic, ecological, and climatic impact, and what is the future of these fossil fuels? Thomas Perrett unpacks the industry in the first of a new ENDS series
What links chemicals and climate change?
At first glance, the links between climate change and chemical pollution are not easy to see. But they are closer than some might expect, reports Gareth Simkins
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
What should a net zero policy test look like?
Organisations ranging from the Climate Change Committee to the Trades Union Congress have all called for the government to implement a ‘net zero test’. But how would it work, what would it achieve and why would it be necessary? Gareth Simkins reports
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
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Why a judicial review of sea fishing licences underlines the weight being given to environmental conservation
A ruling that the Scottish government had failed to act in accordance with Scotland’s National Marine Plan when varying fishing licences demonstrates the weight being given to environmental conservation by the courts, writes Laura Tainsh
The (legal) lessons to be drawn from the failed High Court ULEZ challenge
Few judicial review outcomes have been as hotly anticipated this year as that brought against the mayor of London over plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone. While the political implications of its failure continue to be felt, Nina Pindham asks what legal lessons can be taken from the case
Why developer CG Fry’s nutrient neutrality challenge is unlikely to succeed on appeal - for now
Earlier this month the High Court dismissed a claim previously branded as having 'considerable importance' to how Natural England’s nutrient neutrality advice is applied by local councils. While its chances of success at appeal are limited, writes Ned Westaway, the passing of the Retained EU Law Act could make future such cases harder to predict
Why the dismissal of ClientEarth’s case against Shell will have ramifications for other NGOs seeking to change corporate behaviour
The High Court’s dismissal of ClientEarth’s ground-breaking claim against the directors of Shell shows that minority activist shareholders hoping to use the courts to change corporate behaviour have a mountain to climb, writes Simon Tilling
Why a court ruling on when Japanese Knotweed damages are payable will have ripple effects
A court ruling clarifying when damages are payable in cases where Japanese Knotweed has caused the amenity value of land to diminish sets an important precedent, writes Angus Evers
Why the case against Bristol Airport’s expansion is a bellwether for the future of climate litigation
Earlier this year an attempt to halt the expansion of Bristol Airport on climate grounds was quashed in the High Court, but the judge’s opening remarks should give food for thought to any chief executives running a high-emitting company, writes Nina Pindham
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