Collaboration is driving decarbonisation across the public and private sectors, a minister has said as the Net Zero Council reached its first anniversary.
The UK’s two intellectual powerhouses are turning bold ideas into solutions to solve the climate crisis and public sector funding pressures together. PF investigates.
Robustly analysing climate risks will be critical if local government pension scheme funds are to withstand intensifying regulatory pressure, local authorities have been told.
Millions of pounds collected by fining polluting water companies will go towards waterways, the government has announced – but campaign groups say it will not be enough.
A review of the fiscal arrangements between Scotland and the rest of the UK may be needed to address the “asymmetric shock” of climate change across the country, according to Scotland’s official...
Lower-than-expected uptake of government heat pump incentives risks slowing one of the UK’s biggest opportunities to lower its carbon emissions, the National Audit Office has warned.
Climate change and the pursuit of net zero pose a profound threat to Scotland’s public finances, and it could face a disproportionate impact compared with England, the Scottish Fiscal Commission has...
Disappointing and divisive. That seems to be the mood around the Chancellor’s budget, which in reality brought little cheer for the general public or those working in local government, writes Nigel...
Minimising the effects of extreme heat could improve sleep, prevent billions of pounds in lost productivity a year, the Environmental Audit Committee has said.
Oxfordshire County Council chief executive Martin Reeves explains why unlocking the investment needed to deliver environmental activity at scale is critical to every decision-maker in the public...
The government cannot demonstrate that biomass generators are meeting sustainability targets, the National Audit Office has said, casting doubt over the effectiveness of subsidies.
Carbon reduction commitments already play a role in the assessment of public sector suppliers, but for this to genuinely shift the dial towards net zero, we all need to improve how we understand,...
What’s the cost of sending a judge to Rwanda? We may know this week. The PM has Covid-19 questions to answer, a watchdog is under pressure and climate change is still with us.
Councils still do not know what upcoming waste collection reforms will mean for them, delaying investment and teeing up a procurement rush once details are announced, the Public Accounts Committee...
Could ideas from Victorian times help solve pressing problems like climate change or factory sweatshops? We’ve found the early adopters who think they can.
Norse Consulting’s senior director Daniella Barrow warns that achieving net zero is not going to be easy, and that councils risk resources not being available to meet the challenge.
Many councils want the government to give them funding and powers to deal with climate change, but there are big variations across the country between what action the authorities have already taken...
Public backing for local emissions-cutting initiatives is faltering, posing the country’s ambitious local government sector a challenge, research has suggested.