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,...
Read MoreRachel Reeves urged to shelve fuel duty plans and overhaul taxes amid expected switch to electric vehiclesA pay-per-mile road pricing system must be brought in now, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank, which is urging the...
Read MoreJets belonging to entertainers, CEOs, oligarchs and billionaires produce equivalent to emissions of almost 40,000 BritonsPrivate jets belonging to 200 celebrities, CEOs, oligarchs and billionaires have spent a combined total of...
Read MoreRishi Sunak failure to commit to HS2’s northern leg has raised concerns about the future of several large-scale transport projectsThe future of several prestige transport projects, including a planned £9bn road...
Read MoreLow-traffic neighbourhoods and fines also face clampdown under plans condemned by active travel groupsRishi Sunak has pledged to end “anti-car measures” as he set out a series of ideas to prioritise the needs of...
Read MoreIEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plansThe prospects of the world staying within the 1.5C limit on global heating have...
Read MoreFirms call for support as government presses ahead with plan to impose minimum sales quotas in 2024Carmakers in the UK will still be mandated to sell electric vehicles from 1 January or face fines, despite Rishi Sunak’s...
Read MoreFirms call for support as government warns they could fined for every combustion engine sold in 2024Carmakers in the UK will be mandated to sell electric vehicles from 1 January or face a fine for every combustion engine sold,...
Read MoreFive Tory-led councils take legal action in bid to block Sadiq Khan’s plans to extend ultra-low emission zone to whole of capitalLondon’s mayor Sadiq Khan “lacks the legal power” to extend the ultra-low...
Read MoreFive Tory-led councils seeking to block mayor’s plans to extend ultra-low emission zone to whole of capitalA legal challenge to plans to expand London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to the whole of the capital will...
Read MoreCharity’s report says nearly all targets set since 2000 have been missed, revised or quietly ignoredThe international aviation industry has failed to meet all but one of 50 of its own climate targets in the past two...
Read MoreSubsidy available will fall from £2,500 to £1,500 – half the sum available to buyers at the start of the yearThe UK government has cut grants for electric vehicles for the second time in a year, provoking the...
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MPs vote to give leave to bring in private
As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, the
Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to
Members of the national assembly banned from entering building
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
Andrew RT Davies narrowly won a confidence vote but
Change in schedule comes after Wallace stepped back from
Davies says position ‘untenable’ despite narrowly winning confidence vote,
Tougher guidance in England and Wales will also prevent
Minister for safeguarding unveils measures including ‘right to know’,