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The most vulnerable places are, overwhelmingly, the same places that suffered industrial decline in the 1980s.
The country has enjoyed a unique period of consensus and stability under the Climate Change Act, which the Tories now want to scrap.
Breaking free of the dangerous pretence that current efforts suffice demands a fundamental rethink of the UK’s climate policy consensus.
The UK’s latest climate change progress report highlights serious gaps.
The UK’s official climate adviser has published its seventh climate budget, with a plan to reduce emissions up to 2042.
Under Badenoch’s leadership, the Conservatives will probably take a more combative approach.
By withdrawing its support the government rose to the challenge – but now the real test begins.
Academic experts investigate the climate politics of the hundreds of rank and file MPs.
‘Net zero’ gives emitters wriggle-room – the UK needs a specific emissions reduction target.
Proposals are either poor (and eventually expensive) solutions, or suggest processes that are already in place.
Pursuing net zero will cost UK citizens around £5 a week per person – new study.
The public is largely open to moving away from fossil fuel use for residential heating and hot water.
New research suggests opponents of climate policies may have misread the UK public.
A cross-party consensus is breaking apart.
The prime minister’s decision to delay or scrap green measures will make it harder for the UK to keep its climate commitments.
A new climate adaptation plan leaves experts underwhelmed.
This government has taken its foot off the throttle and the world has noticed.
Top contributors
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, Deputy Director of the Priestly Centre for Climate Futures, Theme Lead for the UKRI Energy Demand Research Centre, University of Leeds
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Assistant Professor, Politics of Climate Change, University of Warwick
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
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Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford
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Head of Apprenticeships Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey
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Research Associate in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
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Assistant Professor, Net Zero Transition, Durham University
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Professor of Geography & Global Development, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
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Research associate, University of Manchester
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Professor of Energy and Climate Change, University of Manchester
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Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Climate Change, University of Manchester
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Lecturer and Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester