Journey to net zero

Discover how we're changing the way we work to make a net zero future a reality for everyone.

New East Coast Cluster could decarbonise up to half of the UK’s industrial cluster emissions

30 July 2021

The East Coast Cluster would capture, transport and store CO2 emissions across the Humber and Teesside regions – which account for nearly 50% of all UK industrial cluster emissions – and deliver an average of 25,000 jobs per year in the area up to 2050.

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Electrifying our fleet to help tackle climate change

10 June 2021

Transport makes up 23% of energy-related carbon emissions globally and businesses have a critical role to play in leading by example and encouraging an uptake of EVs within their own fleet. We’re doing this by joining the EV100 initiative.

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Green collar jobs: Joseph Harvey – the apprentice who switched from marine to green

26 July 2021

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics kicking off this week, we’re celebrating our own Herculean projects that took place a little closer to home; the construction of two colossal tunnels to provide power to the London 2012 Olympic games.

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Ventures : Journey to net zero

New offshore wind joint venture partnership

20 May 2021

With huge growth potential for the sector, National Grid Ventures is stepping up its offshore wind activity in the U.S., via a significant new partnership with RWE Renewables.

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Working smarter to get to net zero

10 May 2021

How we get to net zero is a question on everyone’s minds. To achieve this, we need to transfer more renewable power to our customers. Here we take a look at how we are using transformational technology to unlock significant network capacity.

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US : Journey to net zero

The critical decade: 2030 milestones on the US road to net zero

22 April 2021

The United States is back at the table in the fight on climate change and we do not have a day to waste. The next decade is critical. Here Badar Khan, President of National Grid US, shares his thoughts on the action required to combat climate change.

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The future of transport: driving change in the next 10 years

26 March 2021

This next decade transport will be revolutionised with radical new inventions powered by renewable energy, in response to the twin concerns of pollution and congestion.

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Excited to be a Principal Partner for COP26

16 November 2020

The biggest climate summit the UK has ever held, COP26 will host all the countries signed up to the UN’s treaty to combat climate change. National Grid is driving more ambitious change towards a clean energy future.

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