Browsing: Net Zero

Formula 1 Aims for Net Zero by 2030 After Sustainability Progress Formula 1 is on track to achieve net zero…

The UK government has decided not to enter formal negotiations with Xlinks for a £25bn renewable energy project aimed at importing solar and wind power from Morocco, potentially meeting 10% of the UK’s electricity demand.

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair is dominating much of the UK newspaper front pages this morning after his institute released a report arguing for a major rethink of net zero policies saying that limiting energy consumption and fossil fuel production is “doomed to fail.”

Wednesday is set to be another scorcher with the sun already blaring across the capital the soaring heat is expected all week across the UK. Most of us have our fingers crossed that the heat will last all weekend too – but until then let’s get down to business! 

So grab a coffee and let’s take a quick look at the headlines dominating the UK news this morning.

Almost all of Tuesday’s front pages in the UK cover the Spain and Portugal blackouts – with some right-leaning publications blaming net zero and others looking at the chaos caused by the blackouts. Much of the power has since been restored – although that’s not reflected on the front pages as they had already gone to print.

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said the UK’s 2050 net zero target, a legally binding commitment established by a previous Conservative government, is “impossible.” Badenoch argued that achieving net zero by 2050 would necessitate “a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us,” but did not offer an alternative plan.

Kew Gardens intends to build new glasshouses will provide temporary homes for plants and move some highly endangered plant species…

Air NZ becomes first big carrier to drop climate goal Air New Zealand has scrapped its ambitious goal to cut…