Policy wins - Environment
Established a new district heat network regulatory unit in Ofgem.
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Pressure in the pipelines.
Ensured the central government vehicle fleet will be zero emission as soon as possible
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Driving uptake: maturing the market for battery electric vehicles.
Accelerated the phase-out of coal
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Keeping the lights on.
Ensured all new UK bilateral aid is spent in a way that does no harm to nature
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Saving Global Nature.
Included international aviation and shipping in new carbon budgets
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Hotting up: Strengthening the Climate Change Act ten years on.
Banned bottom trawling in marine protected areas
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Global Green Giant? A policy story.
Ended support for fossil fuel sector overseas
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our article ‘The Government’s export credit agency needs to clean up its act’, which was published in ConservativeHome.
Increased funding for international biodiversity
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report, Saving global nature.
Decarbonised UK gas
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Pressure in the pipelines.
Increased the stringency of licensing for taxis and PHVs based upon emissions standards
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Saving Global Nature.
Increased funding spent through Overseas Development Assistance on global nature conservation
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Saving Global Nature.
Scaled up the Darwin Initiative and increased its funding to at least £100 million per year
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Saving Global Nature.
Supported world-leading and highly impactful research on global nature conservation conducted by UK research institutions and universities with at least £100 million per year
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Saving Global Nature.
Enshrined in law a net zero greenhouse gas emission target in line with the Paris Agreement
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Saving for the future.
Funded farmers, land owners, and land managers to store carbon on their land
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report, Saving for the future.
Integrated revenue households receive from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and Feed-in Tariff (FIT) into the new home improvement scheme
This policy was recommended by Bright Blue in our report Better homes.