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Boris Johnson promises to 'build back greener', but can he deliver?

Business Green

As he eased back into his rhetorical comfort zone Boris Johnson promised to ditch austerity in pursuit of "levelling up" the country, harness innovation to deliver on the UK's net zero goal, and spread educational opportunity right across the nation. And yet for many watching, the attempt at reassurance appeared to fall flat.

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'Decarbonisation by stealth is not possible': Aldersgate Group steps up calls for fast-tracked net zero policies

Business Green

Ahead of the Prime Minister's promised new green recovery package, a new report from the business advocacy group outlines a raft of near-term policy interventions that could put the UK on track to reaching net zero emissions. The gap between the government's net zero rhetoric and its policy agenda remains.

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'He muffed it': Green economy reacts to Rishi Sunak's first Spending Review

Business Green

I hope the long-awaited, and frequently delayed, Energy White Paper soon sees the light of day and that, through the plethora of reviews and plans that are due over the coming year, the Government will begin to set a path to delivering on their green ambitions.". The Spending Review lays the foundations for a brighter economic future.

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Waiting for Rishi

Business Green

The trailed £3bn energy efficiency package was hugely welcome, even if questions remain over precisely how it will be administered and what will happen when the single year Budget is exhausted. In fairness, the government is working on policies and programmes that would deliver progress on all of these fronts.

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'Leading by example': Green economy welcomes stretching target to slash UK emissions 78 per cent by 2035

Business Green

The UK will be home to pioneering businesses, new technologies and green innovation as we make progress to net zero emissions, laying the foundations for decades of economic growth in a way that creates thousands of jobs," he predicted. As COP26 hosts, the UK government is leading by example by setting this stretching target.

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From National Parks to Zero Carbon Clusters: What will make it into the 10 point green recovery plan?

Business Green

innovation funding for net-zero. That's why with the natural world under threat, it's more important than ever that we act now to enhance our natural environment and protect our precious wildlife and biodiversity.". offshore wind. the power system. nuclear - including small modular reactors. carbon capture/storage. green financing.

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Budget 2020: The green economy reacts

Business Green

Today, just weeks after his promotion to the second most powerful job in the country, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the government's Budget for the coming year and beyond, outlining a multi-billion pound package of spending across the green economy, as well as new tax measures covering the energy sector, plastic packaging, and red diesel fuel.