For net zero, the UK needs the 2030 ban on petrol cars
We should not let the government’s mixed messaging distract us from progress on electric vehicles.
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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 Tories just want to watch the world burn
Rishi Sunak is putting the Conservatives’ narrow partisan interests ahead of the common good on climate change.
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“We don’t want to run out of water”: tackling the UK’s drought problem
As we face increased flooding and heatwaves, investment in our water infrastructure is urgently needed.
We need a retrofit revolution to win the race to net zero
The UK’s draughty housing stock is a key source of emissions. The government needs a comprehensive plan to rectify this.
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Who in Labour gets climate and nature?
To achieve Keir Starmer’s mission for sustained economic growth, the party must put nature at its core.
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The Policy Ask with James Heath: “The UK has been very slow on decarbonising buildings”
The chief executive of the National Infrastructure Commission on remote working, devolution and the need to accelerate green energy projects.
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It’s hard to be a “tree-hugger”, but progressive politicians must try
The EU’s Nature Restoration Law could signal the start of a new backlash against environment policy, not the end.
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What is the point of Rishi Sunak?
This zombie government is clinging to power simply for its own sake.
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Approving Rosebank would sink Sunak’s green credentials
Criticism of the government’s approach to climate change is growing.
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The opportunity cost of net zero
Great Britain has one chance to decarbonise the economy – let’s take it.
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To achieve net zero, Labour needs to break with market coordination
Public institutions such as GB Energy and the green National Wealth Fund must lead the green investment push.
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The carbon offsetting system is out of touch with reality
An investigation has found that many of the carbon credits on the market do nothing for the climate at all.
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To make carbon offsets work, we have to account for their uncertain impact
Carbon credits face powerful interests and complex science – we must assess the evidence.
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The Policy Ask with Michael Houlihan: “The skills gap is very real, very big and threatens to hold the economy back”
The CEO of the employment charity Generation UK&I on social mobility, empathy and why we need an “aggressive” fossil fuel…
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Towards a new, green economy
How innovation and investment in communities can help build a net zero future.
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Sustainable finance can save us from the energy crisis – with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
A special podcast from Spotlight, the New Statesman’s policy supplement.
Meet the oil and gas worker hoping for a just transition
We are not going to become the coal miners of net zero, says Cliff Bowen.
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How Labour’s £28bn green pledge could deliver beyond climate
As shadow ministers question the opposition’s green spending plans, experts have plenty of ideas on where to invest.
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The Policy Ask with Chris Stark: “The government has undermined its climate message by giving the green light to new coal mines”
The CEO of the Climate Change Committee on public speaking, planning reform, and Gordon Brown.
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The UK needs SMEs to reach net zero
Small businesses need more than economic stability to take action on the climate.