Net Zero

“Net zero” means achieving a state where the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted do not exceed the gases being removed from the atmosphere so that the overall balance is zero.

Essential news articles covering climate change, net zero and carbon emissions from the writers of Energy Advice Hub.

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The Energy Advice Hub gives you a side-by-side comparison of where 8 UK political parties stand on the different aspects of climate change policy.

Election roundup: we compare the parties’ manifesto promises on carbon, energy and the climate.

Election roundup: we compare the parties’ manifesto promises on carbon, energy and the climate. With just a couple of days to go until the election,...
As we enter 2020, the Energy Advice Hub looks back at the climate events and low carbon year that drove the last 12 months.

2019: the low carbon year that was

2019: the low carbon year that was As we enter 2020, the Hub looks back at the climate events that drove the last 12 months. Greta...
As the sector gets back to work post-Christmas, we overview the key policy drivers and themes that will define the low carbon business agenda for 2020.

What’s hot on the low carbon business agenda for 2020?

What's hot on the low carbon business agenda for 2020? As the sector gets back to work post-Christmas, we overview the key policy drivers and...
The CCC has warned that net zero target by 2050 is only credible if policies are introduced to match. How is the UK doing on these policy areas?

The UK is on track to miss its net zero target. How do we...

The UK is on track to miss its net zero target. How do we get there? “This is Thermopylae. This is Agincourt. This is Dunkirk....
Petrol and diesel phase out

The petrol and diesel phase-out: what do businesses need to know?

The petrol and diesel phase-out: what do businesses need to know? The government is planning to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars...
Funding for Europe’s first hydrogen fuel plants, claiming the new infrastructure “could generate enough clean energy to heat over 200,000 homes”.

Hydrogen fuel: essential for decarbonisation or “a load of rubbish”?

Hydrogen fuel: essential for decarbonisation or “a load of rubbish”? The UK Government has just announced funding for Europe’s first hydrogen plants, claiming that the...
The government announced in the Contracts for Difference scheme that they are abandoning opposing subsidising onshore wind.

Government abandons opposition to subsidising onshore wind

Government abandons opposition to subsidising onshore wind Details of the next round of the Contracts for Difference scheme, which opens in 2021, have been set...
Net Zero Budget: The new Chancellor has a lot on his plate, but can he draw up a budget that meets the Conservatives’ green promises?

Pre-budget analysis: 10 signs it’s a net zero budget

Pre-budget analysis: 10 signs it’s a net zero budget In the wake of catastrophic flooding and as we face the onset of coronavirus, it’s easy...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first budget was, as expected, focused on the immediate threat of coronavirus but how green was our budget?

How green was our budget?

How green was our budget? Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first budget was, as expected, focused on the immediate threat of coronavirus and the likely impact that...
Government launches new tool for digital Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting

Government launches new tool for digital Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting

Government launches new tool for digital Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting A new tool has been launched to enable businesses to digitally report energy and...

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