Net zero not part of business plans for the majority of UK firms

Less than a third of UK businesses have a net zero strategy, according to a new survey

Consumer behaviour ‘changes corporate carbon strategies’

That’s the suggestion from Vaughan Lindsay, CEO of ClimateCare who spoke to future Net Zero Founder Sumit Bose about the accelerating growth of the carbon market

Yeo’s carbon target rebellion makes headway

Yesterday the Energy Bill was voted through by MPs in the Commons – but without an amendment forcing the Government to set a target for decarbonising the power sector by 2030. What does that mean for the energy sector? ELN asks backbench Conservative MP Tim Yeo who chairs the energy select committee – and who […]

Contractors top carbon reduction league table

Construction companies BAM Group and Skanska topped the list for energy efficiency in the final 2011/12 table in the UK. The Environment Agency published the much-awaited Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Performance League Table (PLT), which ranks companies for their energy efficiency performance. According to the table, BAM Group achieved a 65% cut in its carbon […]

CBI calls for ‘urgent’ 2030 carbon target

The UK’s leading business organisation has called for Europe to adopt a 2030 carbon target as a matter of urgency. The CBI said there should be political agreement on a new European energy and climate change package by 2014 for the “future” of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Under the EU ETS, businesses […]