“Insufficient incentives” and lack of investment mean the UK is on track to miss a government target of installing 600,000 electric heat pumps…
Continue ReadingPower Grid to Hit Net Zero by 2035 to “Strengthen Energy Security”
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
The government has accelerated the UK’s plans for removing fossil fuels from its power grid, a move touted as a means to improve…
Continue ReadingUK Has Cut Emissions by 45% Since 1990
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Environment Renewable Energy
A renewable energy boom and the retirement of coal power stations have driven the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions down by 45.2% since 1990,…
Continue ReadingUK’s Largest Power Station to Stop Burning Coal by March 2021
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire will stop burning coal next March, after nearly fifty years as one of Western Europe’s largest…
Continue ReadingMayor Launches £3.6 Million Fund to Improve Energy Efficiency of London Homes
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills Renewable Energy
A new £3.6 million fund will help London councils and housing associations kickstart the transformation of their ageing housing stock, making homes low-carbon,…
Continue ReadingSainsbury’s and Asda have individually announced plans to slash their carbon emissions, as supermarket giants respond to the government’s climate targets and pressures…
Continue ReadingEU Energy Union Pledges No More Coal Plant Investments From 2020
Written by Danny Lord in Climate Change
All but two EU member states have pledged that no money will be invested in new coal plants from the year 2020, as…
Continue ReadingWorld Energy Council Expects Energy Demand to Peak in 2030
Written by Danny Lord in Analysis Climate Change
The World Energy Council, an ‘impartial network of leaders and practitioners’ promoting a sustainable future, has released a report that suggest that the…
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