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By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has lost its position as a global leader on climate action and is not doing enough to meet its mid-centu...

The UK's statutory climate body criticises the government for backing new oil and gas projects.

Annual progress report warns government's official advisors have 'markedly less' confidence in the UK's ability to meet its decarbonisation targets from 2030 onwards

The UK's statutory climate body criticises the government for backing new oil and gas projects.

Britain has lost its position as a global leader on climate action and is not doing enough to meet its mid-century net zero target, the country's climate advisers said on Wednesday. Britain in 2019 became the first member of the Group of Seven wealthy nations to set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, requiring major changes in the way Britons travel and use electricity. But strategies in place are unlikely to deliver the required emission cuts and last year’s announcem...

The UK's statutory climate body criticises the government for backing new oil and gas projects.

The country’s creaking electricity system needs a once-in-a-generation upgrade — and that means a fight is coming between net zero and the NIMBYs

BP has paid roughly $1 billion in taxes on its UK North Sea profits since the windfall tax was introduced in May 2022.

Shadow Climate and Energy Minister Ted Obrien told Richard King that the Safeguard Mechanism deal between Labor and the Greens threatens gas projects.