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Britain ratchets up climate ambition for Biden summit Share London | Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ratcheted up his government’s emissions reduction targets, as he tries to assert British leadership on climate change ahead of US President Joe Biden’s summit on Thursday. Mr Johnson said Britain would aim to cut carbon emissions by 78 per cent by 2035 from 1990 levels. This would include extending climate legislation that enshrines these targets so that it covers international aviation and...

UK Parliament Lords debates net zero emissions targets 20 April 2021 2021 Members of the Lords will debate the case for the integration of policy-making in national, and local government to achieve net zero carbon emissions in the United Kingdom, on Wednesday 21 April. Speakers include a member of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit advisory board and the president of Environmental Protection UK. The debate will take place in Grand Committee, away from the...

DeSmog Nov 5, 2019 @ 16:31 After revising its three-year U.S. power forecast, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has predicted major declines for fossil fuels and nuclear power alongside strong growth in renewables by 2022, according to a review of the data by the SUN DAY Campaign, a pro-renewables research and education nonprofit. “FERC‘s latest three-year projections continue to underscore the dramatic changes taking place in the nation’s electrical generating mix,�...

Updated: April 08, 2021 12:58 IST India should not join this game as it has to stay focused on development as its immediate need and aspirational goal Share Article AAA India should not join this game as it has to stay focused on development as its immediate need and aspirational goal At the latest count by the non-profit Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), at the beginning of April, 32 countries had declared, in some documented form, their proposed intention to achieve carbon neutra...

Article by Amanda Doyle DESPITE some new announcements for funding for green industrial projects, the UK Government has been criticised for a lack of a coordinated plan on reaching net zero and for a lack of strong leadership as COP26 host. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report on 5 March, Achieving Net Zero, saying that there currently is no coordinated plan for reaching the legally-binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. It said that Government departments are still no...

Chancellor’s failure to promote green homes initiatives prompts group to demand action ahead of UN climate change conference

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1 month old This article is more than 1 month old Scheme will issue vouchers to just 49,000 people by end of March at current rate, analysis finds Forty per cent of UK emissions come from households. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Forty per cent of UK emissions come from households. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Fri 26 Feb 2021 01.00 EST The government’s flagship green homes grant scheme will help just 8% of its target 600,000 households switch to renewable energy by the end of...

Sizewell C uncertainty mounts as potential backer rules out support for nuclear plant Legal & General (L&G) has ruled out  funding the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk. L&G has not spoken publicly about its plans but according to the Telegraph,  one of its investment service consultants said in a written response to a pension-holder: “I have had it confirmed that Legal & General will not be investing in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.” But the project will also nee...

Intervention comes as Labour leader Keir Starmer laments businesses 'waiting for politicians to catch up' on climate action