McAllan said: “In this challenging context of cuts and U.K. backtracking [on green policies], we accept the CCC’s recent rearticulation that this parliament’s interim 2030 target is out of reach.” The Scottish government will also scrap its annual emissions reduction targets, which ministers have missed eight times in the last 12 years. They will be … Read more
Instead, the Beverly and Holderness MP said he wanted to focus on “campaigning on local issues,” and that he looks forward to “fighting and winning the seat later this year.” Stuart has a near 20,000 majority, although recent polling analysis has shown that Labour could narrowly win the seat at the next general election, expected … Read more
Le Maire’s urgings may run afoul of EU rules. In principle, the EU bans measures that favor one country’s companies over another for public contracts. The move also comes shortly after the EU finalized the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which indirectly encourages EU countries to buy European solar panels, something France desired. France wants to … Read more
Given these power dynamics, the protests resulted in two key concessions: First, the EU put its trade talks with Mercosur nations Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay on hold. Second, it carved out a rule that would have forced farmers to leave part of their land untouched, resting the soil and hopefully allowing biodiversity to flourish. … Read more
New Delhi: Tata Motors on Monday said it has tied up with the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), a global alliance launched by governments of Sweden and India at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019. As a member of LeadIT, the auto major will be able to harness the power of global … Read more
UK industries and businesses are set to get a major boost to take the net zero transition leap as the UK government has announced over £190 million in funding. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced £190 million in funding for 12 winning projects on January 22. This is to develop plans to … Read more
The UK nuclear sector is set for a major overhaul as the UK government has announced the biggest expansion of nuclear power to reduce energy bills and strengthen the energy security of the country for the next 70 years. The new roadmap announced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on January 11 … Read more
The new year began with exciting developments in the UK automotive sector as the zero-emission vehicle mandate became law. On January 3, the Department for Transport and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles announced that the zero-emission vehicle mandate had become law. According to the mandate by 2030, 80 per cent of new cars and … Read more
LONDON — A new law to introduce annual licensing rounds for North Sea oil and gas exploration is a “distraction” that risks undermining the U.K.’s green “credibility” on the world stage, the country’s former top climate diplomat has warned. MPs will vote on the government’s Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill for the first time on Monday. But … Read more
Miguel Otero-Iglesias a senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute in Madrid. Faced with a choice between successfully completing the green transition, effectively achieving economic security and aiming for fiscal discipline, the European Union is confronted with a new trilemma — and it cannot accomplish all three. But while Germany — with its debt brake, … Read more
