All news on the topic: Net zero

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Net zero "is making us poorer" and other myths driving Britain’s climate backlash exposed
“This is what climate change looks like, here and now,” Andy Burnham said last month, reflecting on a summer of catastrophic fires, drought, and heatwave after heatwave.
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Reform UK delegates dismiss climate crisis as "farce" despite record heat
Attendees at Nigel Farage’s party conference suggest crisis is manufactured by the Government in order to control the population
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Heathrow third runway faces fresh climate backlash over threat to UK carbon targets
A third runway at Heathrow should be blocked, climate campaigners say, despite the expansion being described as "critical to national growth".
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Reform unveils £30 tax credit for Britons stuck on the phone to HMRC for over 30 minutes
Reform UK has announced plans to introduce a tax credit for Britons who are left waiting on the phone to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for more than 30 minutes.
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Labour’s North Sea crackdown could wipe out 113,000 oil and gas jobs by 2050
Britain’s North Sea oil and gas sector will see more than 100,000 jobs disappear over the next 25 years, according to figures from the Labour Government.
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Britain could save £320billion by ditching Labour’s Net Zero power plans, report claims
Britain could save £320billion over 20 years by ripping up current Net Zero electricity plans, keeping gas and building more nuclear power instead, a major new report claims.
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£209m prison project delivers just 200 places after years of delays
One of Britain’s first Net Zero prisons is set to be £150billion overbudget, 10 years’ delayed and deliver just 200 new jail places.
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NHS blood tests disrupted as heatwave and net-zero cooling limits force cancellations
The NHS has been forced to cancel blood tests during the summer heatwaves amid net-zero restrictions on air-conditioning units.
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Ed Miliband backs North Sea gas project to reassure markets over chancellor fears
Ed Miliband wants to approve drilling in the North Sea to calm market jitters about his possible appointment as chancellor and prove he is no net zero “zealot”.
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Andy Burnham open to backing new North Sea oil and gas projects
Andy Burnham is open-minded to giving the green light to more oil and gas licences in the North Sea in a bid to help reindustrialise Britain and boost jobs, LBC understands.
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Badenoch blocks ex-Tory MPs from standing over net zero and ECHR stance
Kemi Badenoch has rejected former Conservative MPs as candidates for her party at the next election because they support net zero.
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Ed Miliband approves UK’s second-largest solar farm to power 200,000 homes
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the green light for the construction of the UK’s second largest solar farm, set to be built on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
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Shipping industry retreats from net zero as fossil fuels regain dominance and nuclear ambitions grow
The shipping industry’s backing for green power has sunk as the majority of vessel owners stick to traditional dirty marine fossil fuels or explore alternatives including nuclear energy.
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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