Will hydrogen help keep the lights on or is it a costly detour from net zero?
"Green hydrogen" is still not viable at the scale its advocates say is needed.
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Delve into the critical topic of achieving net zero with our collection of pieces, providing insights into climate change, renewable energy and technological advancements driving the transition to a carbon-neutral future.
The NHS is still a long way from net zero
To truly reduce health inequalities, experts say the national health service must solve its carbon emissions problem.
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“Engineers build the fabric of society. We need them in government”
The leading engineer Jo da Silva says we need leaders to take on greener city planning and inspiring national climate…
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How materials innovation can help achieve net zero and level-up the UK
A symposium of world-leading experts in materials innovation met with regional leaders and parliamentarians to discuss the importance of this…
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Councils can’t get us to net zero without more cash
The UK has ambitious net zero plans, but Westminster must finance local councils to make them reality.
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Won’t somebody please give Nigel Farage some attention
If all he wants is attention, can’t we find a way to give it to him that’s less likely to…
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The young paying for the old’s mistakes speaks volumes about the House of Lords
A new report, written by 12 peers with an average age of 71, suggests that the financial burden of the…
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Climate culture war trivialises our security
The populist right fails to realise that expanding fossil fuels leave us vulnerable to Russian aggression – and would do…
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Net zero is the energy answer to Russian aggression
The halting of Nord Stream 2 should be a wake-up call for Europe: green energy, not gas, is the future.
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To protect net zero we must learn from the Brexit campaign, says Tory MP Chris Skidmore
The former energy minister on why Conservatives championing fracking and gas are betraying their own party.
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Why British banks are less green than they claim
HSBC and other high street banks are signed up to net-zero emissions targets, but they continue to finance oil and…
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Will Rishi Sunak abandon net zero in a bid for the Tory leadership?
The UK Chancellor would be wise to ignore anti-green campaigners if he wants to become the next prime minister.
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Is the energy crisis a bigger opportunity for the left or the right?
What Adam Tooze gets right and wrong about capitalism and climate change.
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Are the UK’s most polluting companies really going to plan for net zero?
Can airlines and coal mines ever do business in a sustainable way?
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Can the world trust China on climate change?
Xi Jinping’s attempts to win the world’s confidence on environmental policy relies on the US’s failure to do likewise.
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Net zero alone is not enough to tackle climate crisis, says UNEP chief
We must stop encroaching on nature to keep global warming below two degrees, Inger Andersen tells the New Statesman’s Global Policy…
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