Have the UK’s green plans hit a red light?

Has Nigel Farage played his trump card by announcing that he will resign as MP for Clacton and fight a by-election there, or will the move backfire? After mounting pressure over donations from wealthy backers, he insisted he has “done nothing wrong” and that he would fight “the e ...  Show more

Andy Burnham’s big idea for government is to shift power out of Westminster. In his first major speech setting out his plans for government, he outlined his vision this week for a No 10 North and to devolve a range of powers to mayors and councils. But how would his blueprint for ...  Show more

Government launches its new UK climate plan, but does it go far enough? Adam and Chris are joined by Labour’s Liz Kendall, the shadow minister for health and social care, and Emma Pinchbeck, boss of Energy UK, the energy industry’s trade association.And the government’s former he ...  Show more

As the UK general election approaches, all parties are stepping up their rhetoric on climate change. What are their manifesto pledges and are they even realistic? Jim Pickard and Nick Butler talk to Leslie Hook about what a new government could spell for the environment and the n ...  Show more

This week Scott Morrison finally released what he said was a plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050. But is it? In the final episode of Guardian Australia’s special investigative series before the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, editor Lenore Taylor, political editor Katharine Murphy, ...  Show more

Cop28 starts today in Dubai and its already shrouded in controversy. So what can leaders agree that will make a change to the planet? And in the UK how far away are we from a greener economy? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by Green MP Caroline Lucas and former Conservative ...  Show more