Net zero

The key eyebrow-raising pledges in the Reform UK ‘contract’ with the public.

Politicians shut down the Stormont Assembly for two years. Among the casualties: Northern Ireland’s hopes of greening its economy.

Britain’s top Brexiteer has made it his life’s work to torment the Conservative Party. This time he could reduce it to rubble. 

Less than a month out from the U.K. election, the SNP is taking a new approach to an industry that affects hundreds of thousands of Scottish jobs.

Has the European Commission president given up on her green agenda going into a possible second term — or is she just biding her time?

POLITICO keeps the receipts on what the Conservatives have actually said about policy in the election campaign, from national service to tax cuts.

U.K. general election: Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy firm is designed to cut bills and get to net zero.

A Hungarian-backed think tank is preaching the ‘perils of net zero’ in Brussels as it seeks to mint climate iconoclasts.

“I would find it very, very good,” Pascal Canfin, a centrist French MEP chairing the environment committee, told POLITICO.

Efforts to decarbonize the U.K. energy system have become a key political dividing line.

Ministers are exploring ways to increase pollution “headroom” in the years ahead.

Labour slams “clown show” Tory government.

Dozens of Conservative MPs in traditionally safe seats are looking nervously at large, unpopular solar developments in their constituencies.

Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart — and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.

Labour could hit their target of clean power by 2030 but it will be “bloody hard,” Chris Stark said.

Net Zero Secretary Màiri McAllan said that her government “accepts” that reductions targets for 2030 are now unobtainable.

Justin Tomlinson rebelled against government plans for phasing out diesel cars just four months ago.

Stuart is defending a 20,000 Conservative majority at the next election.

Reform Leader Richard Tice says the party will “scrap” the U.K.’s pursuit of net zero, as it bids to win over disaffected Conservative voters.

The U.K. and EU are planning separate systems to tax carbon-heavy imports, prompting familiar fears about the impact in Northern Ireland.

Bruno Le Maire’s urgings may run afoul of EU rules.

U-turn comes just five months after ministers snubbed the idea amid concern industry is lagging.

Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Labour will back the policy, which was scrapped by the government last week.

Environmentally minded Tories fear losing influence after the general election.