Explainers

Collaboration with Aldersgate Group
Explainer | 23 Jul 2025

UK climate policy deep dive: Industrial strategy

On 25 June 2025, the UK’s climate advisory group, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its annual report to Parliament, Progress in reducing emissions, in accordance with its mandate under the Climate Change Act 2008.

Collaboration with Aldersgate Group
Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 19 Mar 2025

The UK's NDC and the Seventh Carbon Budget

This deep dive explores the key elements of the UK's NDC and the Seventh Carbon Budget to enable non-executive directors to assess their impacts on ongoing business planning and strategy.

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Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 30 Mar 2023

UK ‘Green Day’ policy announcements – implications for non-executive directors

In March 2023, the UK Government published a suite of documents outlining its latest climate and energy policy. ‘Powering Up Britain’, the flagship report, highlights key points from the Government’s updated Energy Security and Net Zero plan. This summary outlines the key messages and implications for non-executive directors.

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Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 13 Jan 2023

The UK Net Zero Review

The Government’s Net Zero Review published on 13 January 2023 explains the economic benefits of reaching net zero and recommends key policies that would help the UK meet this goal. This summary outlines these opportunities and recommendations, and how they are relevant to non-executive directors.