In 2021, Shell was ordered to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, in a case brought by the campaign group Friends of the Earth Netherlands.
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PM told to ‘get serious’ about meeting climate pledge, despite emissions decreasing
The prime minister has been told to “get serious” about meeting climate pledges, despite figures showing UK emissions are decreasing.
Shell to axe 1,000 retail locations by 2025 in EV switch
Energy giant Shell plans to close 1,000 retail sites, including petrol stations, over the next two years, as it pivots to electric vehicle (EV) charging.
Delay to ‘boiler tax’ heat pump scheme is ‘deeply damaging’
Campaigners have hit out at the latest delay to the government’s heat pump take up scheme, criticising it as “deeply damaging” and a “step backwards”.
Government ‘scares off’ green investors as Sunak backs new gas power stations
The prime minister will permit gas power stations to be built in the future, watering down a committee to reach a net zero grid by 2035.
Spring budget 2024: green economy is overlooked in ‘botched’ budget
Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget includes a £5bn boost for motorists taking precedence over the £120m earmarked for new green technologies.
Energy: UK lags behind European economies on low-carbon spend
International Energy Agency data shows UK spend on low-carbon measures from April 2020 to the end of April 2023 was around £26.2m.
EU to ban single-use plastic by 2030 in push to combat mounting waste
EU negotiators agreed to ban single-use plastic packaging from 2030, as the bloc aims to combat mounting waste and promote a greener agenda.
Deposit Return Scheme: delaying until 2028 ‘makes a mockery’ of UK government
Work on the government’s problematic Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been “halted”, with the project currently expected to be delayed until 2028, ten years after it was first announced.
Unilever, Coca Cola and Nestlé named biggest corporate plastic polluters
Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Unilever have been named the world’s top 3 corporate plastic polluters from a report by Break Free From Plastic.
