Business groups come together to push for net zero

A group of British corporations have joined forces to launch the UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero to increase political and business ambition with the aim of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in the UK.

It draws together some of the most ambitious and proactive business groups and organisations to work together and works collaboratively with the UK Government and other stakeholders.

It currently has a particular focus on enabling the successful delivery of COP26 in the UK in November 2021 but has been involved in a number of collaborative activities. For example, in June 2020 members of the Alliance worked together to organise a public letter from UK business CEOs to the Prime Minister, signed by more than 200 businesses and asking the government to deliver a clean, green recovery.

Similarly, in May 2019, members of the Alliance developed a letter from business CEOs to the UK Government in support of a 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions target and signed by more than 120 leading UK businesses, investors and business networks.

Most recently in November 2020, members of the Alliance signed a letter to the UK Prime Minister, highlighting the urgent need for the Government to set out an ambitious emissions target for 2030, known as a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), by the end of this year.

Members of the group include: Aldersgate Group, British Chambers of Commerce, Food and Drink Federation, CBI, Renewable UK and UK Green Building Council.