UK needs to overhaul plans to reach net-zero ambitions – new report
The UK needs to implement new measures if it is to achieve its 2035 net-zero ambitions, according to a new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) that calls for better planning policies on infrastructure, batteries, flexibility and consumer demand. The CCC has published a raft of recommendations to improve projects that will enable the […]
UK Government hopeful of an entirely renewable-based grid by 2035
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed his aim for a 100% clean energy electricity grid by 2035. Coal-fired electricity generation will end in 2024 and he hopes there will be an end to gas-powered generation 11 years later meaning renewables – mainly solar and wind power – will drive electricity production, along with controversial […]
Carbon emissions reduce by 3% due to the recession !
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated that due to the financial and economic environment this has deferred energy investment, and carbon emissions could have fallen in 2009 by as much as 3% – this is steeper than at any point in the last 40 years. The IEA recently acted to move forward an early […]
