All news on the topic: Net zero

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Court backs £2.2bn Gatwick expansion despite climate challenge
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the £2.2 billion scheme in September, which would have seen the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate around 100,000 more flights a year.
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Investigation links 55% of Reform UK corporate donors to property and construction
More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are connected to the construction, property and development industries, which would be set benefit from his party’s new housing policies, analysis by Byline Times can reveal.
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Britain’s "mini-Sun" fusion project could trigger major radiation incident, papers reveal
Britain’s attempts to harness fusion energy could trigger a nuclear disaster, official documents reveal.
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Tony Blair turns on Labour, warning Starmer is “playing with fire” over taxes, welfare and Net Zero
SIR Tony Blair today launches a devastating attack on Labour over tax hikes, welfare spending, and Net Zero — warning his party is “playing with fire”.
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$20bn Corpay backs UK’s largest electric lorry charging network in bold push
Corpay is partnering with Voltempo in building UK’s largest charging network for electric lorries
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Reform UK councils roll back climate targets and scrap emergency declarations
Seven out of ten Reform UK controlled councils have scrapped their climate targets since being elected last May, while the party continues to push discredited ideas about the cause of man made climate change, according to new academic analysis.
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Centrica to buy Europe’s biggest LNG import terminal in £1.5bn deal with US partner
Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last year
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Miliband and Rayner’s plan could raise construction costs by 20% and jeopardize pledge of 1.5 million new homes
Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner are considering copying French laws that impose strict net zero limits on housebuilders.
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Prime minister vows to accelerate UK’s push for low-carbon future
Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security
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After the Rosebank court ruling, thirteen more oil and gas licenses could be revoked
The future of additional projects is uncertain after it was discovered that the Rosebank and Jackdaw licenses had been granted unlawfully.
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Huge 177,000-mile secret network of underground tunnels could save UK £28bn
The hidden rare "national treasure" could help the UK reach national net zero as the infrastructure could become a cleaner energy distribution system, it is said
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Fear of 'unfair scrutiny' a barrier to net zero climate action, say big firms
The Carbon Trust surveyed more than 400 sustainability experts at large businesses in five countries