Decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation: How upskilling holds the key to the green jobs revolution
Major new report from Resolution Foundation and LSE argues UK is set to experience a surge in the number of green jobs, but the transition needs to be carefully managed What constitutes a 'green' job? It is a trickier question to answer than it at first appears. Various studies have defined the term differently... go to Article >
Are Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak on a climate collision course with the public?
Truss and Sunak are battling it out to demonstrate to Conservative viewers their distaste for onshore renewables - but will their contradictory stances on climate action ultimately prove their electoral and economic undoing?... read more
How green energy offers five times more secure, skilled UK jobs than fossil fuels
A ‘bonanza’ of high quality green jobs are available across the UK from turbocharging wind and solar projects, Green Alliance research estimates Expanding green energy capacity across the UK would deliver a "bonanza" of job... read more
Navigating net zero in a volatile world: How can businesses stay on track to meet climate goals?
BusinessGreen's latest business roundtable saw corporate sustainability leaders discuss how they were driving progress towards climate goals against an increasingly fraught economic and political backdrop How do you move... read more
Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)
The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure After decades of gridlock,... read more
'A plan for growth needs net zero': Labour's Keir Starmer hits out at net zero sceptic 'siren calls'
Labour leader places net zero at centre of Party’s plan to grow UK economy as he pledges to establish government industrial strategy advisory body Keir Starmer has promised to place net zero at the centre of Labour's vision... read more
'A plan for growth needs net zero': Labour's Keir Starmer hits out at net zero sceptic 'siren calls'
Labour leader places net zero at centre of Party’s plan to grow UK economy as he pledges to establish government industrial strategy advisory body Keir Starmer has promised to place net zero at the centre of Labour's vision... read more
Cities hold the key to turning the carbon challenge into clean growth
From educating citizens to prioritising green infrastructure and investment, cities can drive the transition to a more sustainable economy, writes UK Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Jason Longhurst Cities... read more
How the UK's net zero transition is progressing: In 10 charts
The Climate Change Committee's myriad charts serve to hammer home the scale of the decarbonisation challenge If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the array of fascinating charts, graphs, and illustrative graphics... read more
Centre for Net Zero: Government must act to accelerate heat pump roll out
New research details how current pace of heat pump deployment puts 2050 decarbonisation target in peril Confirmation of an early ban on the sale of new gas boilers, wide-ranging consumer awareness campaigns, and... read more
Poll: Public back more power for local authorities to deliver climate action
EXCLUSIVE: UK100 network of local authorities releases results of survey, alongside series of progress reports analysing central government's progress on decarbonisation A new poll has shown a majority of the public support... read more
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