Parliament agreed the level for the Seventh Carbon Budget, setting a legally binding target of 87 per cent emissions reduction in the period 2038-42, in line with the Climate Change Committee’s advice.

A ‘plugged-in perception gap’ exists between those who actually own an EV or heat pump and think they are shielding themselves against high prices, and those who don’t own and don’t believe.

A record 664 GW of solar PV capacity was installed in 2025, as solar PV remained the backbone of global renewable energy expansion, accounting for 77 per cent of all renewable capacity additions, while solar electricity generation reached 2,778TWh, covering around 9 per cent of global demand.

Any watering down of EV targets, as have been widely discussed, would allow petrol and diesel vehicles on the road for longer, potentially emitting up to 13 per cent more carbon (70Mt) between 2038 and 2042, according to the Green Alliance.

The Government has delayed environmental rules requiring commercial landlords to achieve energy efficiencies in buildings, with five years to meet the new standards while exempting smaller properties.

Nestlé and regenerative food and farming brand Wildfarmed has been working with a community of British farmers to trial regeneratively farmed wheat.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted it is time for AI to "come clean" about its environmental footprint from data centres, among other ambitious measures.

In 2025, Europe installed 36GWh of new battery energy storage systems, bringing total operational capacity beyond 100GWh for the first time.

The number of Scottish homes with solar panels has almost doubled since before the last gas price crisis started following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and electric heat pumps have been installed at about twice the rate of homes in England.

A new European network of battery-swapping hubs allowing electric lorries to replace depleted batteries in minutes is being developed.

The Clean Air Fund has announced a multi-million-pound programme focused on reducing emissions of black carbon.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has today launched the public consultation for the ISO Net Zero Aligned Organizations Standard (ISO 14060), the world’s first international independently verifiable standard designed to support organisations in developing net-zero transition plans.