UK policy
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.7% in 2023 to their lowest level since 1879, according to new Carbon Brief analysis. The last time U... Read More
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt failed to mention the term “climate change” at all when setting out the government’s spring budget – the first sinc... Read More
The UK would be able to increase its emissions while still meeting its next legally binding climate goal if the government uses a “surplus” to we... Read More
Chris Skidmore has been both UK energy and science minister and led an independent government review into net-zero published in 2023. He recently res... Read More
The installation of solar panels and heat pumps in UK homes soared in 2023, driving the country to its highest-ever level of domestic low-carbon tech... Read More
Amid heightened concern last winter about the security of the electricity supply across the island of Great Britain, National Grid Electricity System... Read More
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his autumn statement, laying out plans for revitalising the economy at a time of inflation and slow growth. ... Read More
England will soon introduce one of the world’s most ambitious biodiversity policies in “Biodiversity Net Gain”. This policy effectivel... Read More
Electric vehicles (EVs) significantly cut lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions in almost all circumstances and are the key technology for decarbonising... Read More
The UK has “added” around £450m to its climate-aid spending in developing countries by changing how it defines “climate finance”, according ... Read More
More than one-tenth of UK foreign aid spent on climate-related projects since 2010 has been channelled through consultancies, a new Carbon Brief inve... Read More