Category: Greenhouse gas emissions

Cheaper loans on table to urge UK motorists to EVs, plus cuts in fines for firms

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says there is ‘no route to net zero’ that ignores concerns of businesses after wave of closures• Jonathan Reynolds: If we delay the UK’s drive for electric vehicles,...

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Big UK businesses tell Labour ‘don’t waver’ on EV targets as pressure grows

Carmakers want ministers to ease mandate to make more electric vehicles, which would mean energy firms losing outMajor UK businesses including Ovo, SSE and BT Openreach are urging the government to stick to current electric car...

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Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29

Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of actionKeir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK on Tuesday, the Guardian can reveal, with a...

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Fuel duty expected to rise by up to 7p per litre after the budget

Campaigners point out it is often cheaper to drive or even fly within the UK than take the trainFuel duty is expected to rise by up to 7p per litre after the budget, with speculation intensifying that the chancellor will restore...

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Stop pushing heat pumps or face major backlash, green energy magnate tells Labour

Party donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than UlezThe government risks a huge political backlash if it keeps pushing the public to install heat pumps to...

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UK’s £22bn carbon capture pledge follows surge in lobbying by fossil fuel industry, records show

Scope of oil and gas influence underscores concerns technology will prolong demand for planet-heating natural gasThe UK government’s move to award £22bn in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp...

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