Kemi Badenoch has dropped the Conservatives' goal to reach net zero by 2050, claiming that the target is "impossible" and pushing for it risks the UK's energy security and increases bills.
18 Mar
Labour has refused to commit to its previous plegde of spending £28 billion a year to tackle the climate crisis and is instead emphasising how all policies have to be in line with its "fiscal rules".
02/02/2024
The new bin collection rules include the 'three bin system' for recycling and the collection of non-hazardous non-recyclable material, food, and garden waste. Here's everything you need to know about how these changes will affect your household.
26/10/2023
Millions of Britons are set to face major changes in bin collections due to the government’s rules on recycling.
25/10/2023
Renters will be hurt by government plans to axe energy efficiency requirements for landlords, opposition MPs have claimed.
16/10/2023
Environmentalists are "understandably" concerned about the approval of Rosebank's new oil and gas field, Andrew Marr has said.
27/09/2023
Donald Trump has praised Rishi Sunak for watering down a number of key Net Zero pledges, labelling the climate crisis is a "green new hoax".
24/09/2023
Rishi Sunak's Net Zero speech has evoked a fierce divide among Conservative voters, with many feeling betrayed by the loss of traditional right-wing politics.
21/09/2023
James O'Brien marvels at the Prime Minister's shifting on his Net Zero policy, pondering on the prospect of implementing meat taxes, seven bins and car-sharing laws.
21/09/2023
Kemi Badenoch has risked further deepening the Tory rift over softening the government's Net Zero policies as she hit out at a wealthy Zac Goldsmith.
21/09/2023
Rishi Sunak has cut back on the government's net zero plans in a bid to spare families from the 'unacceptable costs' they would impose.
21/09/2023
Labour would reverse Rishi Sunak's 'U-turn' on the sale of petrol and diesel cars, the Shadow Environment Secretary has confirmed.
20/09/2023
Rishi Sunak was grilled over the Tories’ record on net zero by LBC political editor Natasha Clark.
20/09/2023
Rishi Sunak has confirmed he will delay the ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035 as he watered down a string of flagship environmental measures that sparked a huge Tory row.
20/09/2023
Former PM Boris Johnson has weighed in on the Government's Net Zero plans, saying businesses need 'certainty'
20/09/2023