Sustainability
The latest insights into environment, energy and climate change policy
The battle to save net zero is being played out in the courts
Litigation, along with electoral politics and popular protest, is becoming a key tool in the fight against climate change.
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We should be more worried about nature-related risks
A new report estimates UK GDP could drop by 12 per cent owing to declining biodiversity.
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Farmer protests and Just Stop Oil are two sides of the same coin
The government has warmed to one group of protesters while clamping down on others.
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How could Labour’s local power plan work?
Backed by £3.3bn in investment, how will the net zero energy generation mission actually work at local level?
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Crisis in the Middle East: What does it mean for the energy transition?
Geopolitical instability underlines the need to achieve energy security, but also makes investment more difficult.
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The Policy Ask with Christopher Hammond: “The government should scrap the effective ban on new onshore wind farms”
The chief executive of the local leaders’ network UK100 on net zero, climate conspiracy theories, and Teddy Roosevelt.
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The Conservatives no longer conserve
We need a long-term, mission-oriented approach to get to net zero. But the Tory party has abandoned leadership on the…
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