Nigel Farage

Reform Manifesto vows to 'scrap net zero' and issue new fracking licenses

Politics

Reform Manifesto vows to 'scrap net zero' and issue new fracking licenses

Party claims ditching all net zero policies and axing clean energy subsidies would save £30bn a year

clock 17 June 2024 • 8 min read
10 net zero questions that should be put to Nigel Farage

Politics

10 net zero questions that should be put to Nigel Farage

The new Reform Party leader is arguably the UK's most prominent climate sceptic and his party wants to scrap the country's net zero goals - he should be asked what his ideological opposition to climate action means in practice

clock 04 June 2024 • 4 min read
Alison Rose quits government's Energy Efficiency Taskforce after shock NatWest departure

Management

Alison Rose quits government's Energy Efficiency Taskforce after shock NatWest departure

Government confirms that it asked Rose to step down as co-chair of the Taskforce and to also quit the Net Zero Council after she resigned as CEO of NatWest yesterday

clock 26 July 2023 • 3 min read
'Cry for attention': Anger as Nigel Farage launches campaign for net zero referendum

Politics

'Cry for attention': Anger as Nigel Farage launches campaign for net zero referendum

Former UKIP leader formally launches campaign for UK to ditch net zero targets, as government reiterates importance of accelerating clean energy development

clock 07 March 2022 • 7 min read
10 reasons a net zero referendum is a terrible idea

Policy

10 reasons a net zero referendum is a terrible idea

Nigel Farage is back with a new campaign to torpedo the UK’s net zero agenda and help ensure the UK remains hooked on fossil fuels - it is a truly terrible idea, and here’s why

clock 07 March 2022 • 12 min read
Is this it? Are we at risk of over-estimating the neo-climate sceptics?

Politics

Is this it? Are we at risk of over-estimating the neo-climate sceptics?

It is important not to overstate the strength of arguments against climate action that have repeatedly falied to gain traction

clock 15 February 2022 • 6 min read

Offsets

Not an April Fools: Green economy incredulous over Nigel Farage's new green finance job

In his first non-political role, the former UKIP and Brexit Party leader has been hired as the first member of the advisory board for carbon offsetting business Dutch Green Business Group

clock 29 March 2021 • 4 min read

Politics

From Heathrow to The City, is the climate emergency response starting to take shape?

A flurry of stories this weekend suggest policymakers are starting to think about what a net zero economy will require, but are businesses ready for the controversial decisions that await?

clock 13 May 2019 • 9 min read