UK policy
Emma Pinchbeck has been the chief executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) since November 2024. The committee is a statutory body cr... Read More
The UK’s Climate Change Act is a landmark piece of legislation that guides the nation’s response to global warming and has proved highly influent... Read More
Electricity demand on the island of Great Britain has been fully covered by the output of clean-energy sources for a record 87 hours in 2025 to date,... Read More
A record number of heat-related “emergencies” have been triggered by councils this year to help rough sleepers in England and Wales, Carbon Brief... Read More
The UK’s climate-aid spending on “nature protection and restoration” reached record levels of nearly £800m last year, according to government ... Read More
A claim that UK gas produced in the North Sea emits “four times” less carbon dioxide (CO2) than imported liquified natural gas (LNG) featured pro... Read More
Neighbourhoods in England that are home to the most minority-ethnic people are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat than the least diverse areas... Read More
Rachel Kyte CMG was appointed the UK’s special representative for climate in October 2024. She is professor of practice in climate policy at the... Read More
Reaching net-zero will be much cheaper for the UK government than previously expected – and the economic damages of unmitigated climate c... Read More
A forest area equivalent to the size of the Isle of Wight has not been planted because UK governments have failed to meet tree-planting goals since 2... Read More
Jonathan Brearley became chief executive of the UK’s energy regulator Ofgem in 2020. Since then, he has seen the organisation through the ... Read More
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