The target of net-zero emissions has since been enshrined in UK legislation, meaning that GGR will likely be part of the UK's climate strategy. Plans for GGR deployment will therefore need to be set in motion in the short-term, in order to align with the timeframe proposed by the CCC....
with 53% thinking that the target is achievable for their organisation. However only 37% think that the UK as a whole will be net zero by 2050. Employers think that national governments have the greatest responsibility to address the climate crisis, followed by business...
The government is likely to miss its targets for reducing emissions to net zero by 2050, a parliamentary committee has warned today. The government is also being urged by the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee to explain how the transition to net zero will be funded. The UK has...
UK power sector decarbonisation is an important step toward achieving the country’s 2050 net zero target. Two uncertainties are particularly relevant to this effort: future electricity demand and biomass availability, the latter due to the potential for negative emissions in the power sector from ...
Building upon our 20 years of experience as a climate consultancy, the Carbon Trust’s ‘Accelerate to Net Zero: UK/Europe’ event delved into the different elements of planning this transition. From target setting to implementation, it was an opportunity to hear directly from climate l...
The net zero target was recommended by the Committee on Climate Change, Britain's independent climate advisory body. It means any emissions would be balanced by schemes to offset an equivalent amount of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, such as planting trees or using technology like carbon ca...
The policy shift toward a net-zero United Kingdom continues to emerge, given strong momentum by the recent 26th United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow. With a bold target of a 78 percent reduction in economy-wide greenhouse-gas emissions by 2035, now enshrined in la...
scrutiny of net zero claims in any existing due diligence processes.Businesses engaged in M&A should consider conducting due diligence of any net zero claims made by companies they intend to acquire, including the extent to which the target intends to use carbon offsets to reach it...
We also recognise that the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi) net zero criteria will only apply for “full companies” and not for “part-of companies” e.g. restaurants and operations, and we will aim to adhere to the spirit of SBTi net zero criteria when applying these to McDonald’...
“In many ways the UK has been a leader in Net Zero policies, with a strong track record on the adoption of renewables, significant progress in reducing dependency on coal, and high reporting standards for business. But past achievements are no guarantee of future success, and we are seeing...