United Kingdom (UK)
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News

UK rules out public subsidy for East African oil pipeline
UK Export Finance will no longer back oil and gas projects overseas, shutting off a potential source of support for a major pipeline across Uganda

NDCs from UK, Switzerland, Costa Rica Reiterate Net Zero Goals (IISD)
In recent news about NDCs, the UK, Switzerland, and Costa Rica have highlighted their goals of net zero emissions by 2050, in line with global

U.K. to Halt Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been positioning himself as a leader in fighting global warming, an area where he can make common cause with President-elect
Reports

U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report
The U.K. government is squandering an opportunity to move towards a zero carbon future by pumping billions of stimulus cash into fossil fuels and all

Carbon pricing design: Effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility (OECD)
Carbon pricing helps countries steer their economies towards and along a carbon-neutral growth path. This paper considers how the design of carbon pricing instruments affects

New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report 2019 (Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP, 2019)
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the UN Environment Programme published the first annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report. Launched in 2018, the Global
Policy Briefs

Financing low-carbon growth and innovation in the UK Industrial Strategy (Grantham Research Institute)
This policy brief by the Grantham Research Institute outlines how the public sector can crowd in private finance to support low-carbon growth and innovation in