Action by councils to tackle climate change is being thwarted by lack of resources and a “fragmented, short-term funding landscape”, according to the government’s statutory adviser on achieving net...
Public sector decision-makers need to acknowledge that the sector is now unlikely to meet many of its carbon-reduction targets – and use that acknowledgement as a ‘reset moment’ for change going...
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.
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...
The government cannot demonstrate that biomass generators are meeting sustainability targets, the National Audit Office has said, casting doubt over the effectiveness of subsidies.
Sustained public investment and devolution of local transport powers will reduce car use, improve road and rail connections and help meet climate change goals, the National Infrastructure Commission...
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.
The absence of a clear plan to build and fund new nuclear plants could put the government’s carbon neutral goals at risk, a parliamentary committee has warned.
