Oil and gas sector ‘to prevent the world from limiting rising temperatures to 1.5°C’

None of the 100 companies investigated in a new report have committed to ending oil and gas exploration, despite the fact that they are arguably the largest contributors to the global climate emergency

Theresa May: ‘UK is at a crucial crossroad for climate and the environment’

The former Prime Minister and MP for Maidenhead spoke after having been appointed the new Chair of the Aldersgate Group

Thank you all for joining us at the inaugural Festival Net Zero!

The COVID-secure, carbon-neutral event was a great success – stay tuned over the next week for more content

Synchronous condensers are key to enabling renewable growth – but what are they?

We spoke to Kristina Carlquist, General Manager within ABB’s Synchronous Condensers unit, to find out

‘UK’s solar sector will double by 2030 – but to hit net zero it needs to triple’

The industry body claims 40GW of solar capacity must be in place by 2030 if the UK is to remain on target to reach net zero by 2050

Boris Johnson flies to green G7 summit in private jet

The decision to take a 250-mile flight instead of more sustainable forms of transport has drawn widespread criticism on social media platforms

‘Mortgage lenders must double efficiency improvements to hit 2030 goals’

A new set of proposed government policies aim to make lenders significantly more responsible for improving the energy efficiency standards of housing stock across the UK

IEA: ‘Recovery in clean energy spending not enough to reach net zero’

The organisation has warned the gap between current investment trends and the required spending on climate mitigation is ‘a critical fault line in the clean energy transition’

Ofgem sets out final proposals to protect microbusinesses from unscrupulous brokers

Ofgem’s new support provisions, which are expected to enter force in 2021, aim to make broker commission structures more obvious

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Court rules Shell must cut carbon emissions by 45% within a decade

In a ruling thought to be the first of its kind, a Dutch judge found the corporation’s climate plans were ‘intangible, undefined and non-binding’