Insulate Britain or miss net zero: The UK is failing to enact the policies that would put it on track to reach net zero emissions by 2050, according to a progress report by the Climate Change Committee. The head of this expert body, which advises the government on its climate strategy, described the UK’s record …
Insulate Britain: blocking roads will alienate some people – but it’s still likely to be effective: Insulate Britain is a campaign group urging government action on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel poverty in the country’s housing stock. Their methods have recently landed them in the news, as activists blocked parts of the M25 – the …
Five numbers that lay bare the mammoth effort needed to insulate Britain’s homes: I Wei Huang/Shutterstock Environmental activists recently blocked junctions of the M25 – London’s orbital motorway – to protest the glacial pace at which the UK government is tackling carbon emissions and fuel poverty in Britain’s housing stock. Arguing that the country has …