Reducing emissions has turned out to be far cheaper than the Committee on Climate Change expected

Which nations, states, cities and companies are moving to net zero?

Cutting peat use and restoring peatlands is vital for cutting the UK's emissions

UK set for possible record-breaking heatwave

23/7/2019 - Sky News

Chance that the UK could see its hottest-ever July day this week, forecasters say.

'Restore UK bogs' to tackle climate change

22/7/2019 - BBC News

Restoring peat moors may prove relatively inexpensive way of tackling climate change, report shows.

New funding model mooted for nuclear plants

22/7/2019 - Financial Times

Consumers face financial burden of future projects even before they are built.

UK supporting fossil fuels despite climate promises

23/7/2019 - Press Association

Campaigners say Government still backing fossil fuel projects overseas despite pledging to be leader on climate change.

BHP to set targets for reducing customers’ carbon emissions

23/7/2019 - Financial Times

World’s largest mining group plans to link executive pay more closely to environmental goals.

Guterres asks all countries to plan for carbon neutrality

22/7/2019 - Climate Home

UN chief António Guterres calls on heads of state to set out plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Second-hand electric cars ‘twice as expensive’

23/7/2019 - The Times

Cost of second-hand electric cars soars because of shortage of new models being sold in UK, research suggests.

Go-ahead given to Heathrow challenge

22/7/2019 - Evening Standard

Anti-expansion campaigners given go-ahead to challenge High Court ruling over plans for third runway.

Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires

22/7/2019 - AFP

Climate change factor in making wildfires worse.

Iceland to mark first glacier lost to climate change

22/7/2019 - Reuters/Mail Online

Icelandic glacier called Ok disappeared in 2014 due to increasing temperatures.

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Net Zero Tracker

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Net zero: why?

What's the logic behind a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target?

Negative emissions: why, what, how?

What are so-called 'negative emissions', and why are they needed to reach net zero?

Net zero: power

How can the UK power itself in a net-zero world?

Nuclear and the UK's low-carbon power mix

ECIU director Richard Black discusses nuclear and other forms of low-carbon power on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Renewables could plug UK's looming 'nuclear gap'

Dr Jonathan Marshall discusses how renewable sources of energy could help to fill 'nuclear gap' in low-carbon power supply on BBC Radio 4 Today programme

Decarbonisation is getting cheaper. Why?