UK to toughen targets on greenhouse gas emissions for next 15 years
Carbon dioxide to be cut by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels, the prime minister is to say later this week The UK is to toughen ...
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New ratings system for large electrical goods could result in household bills being cut by as much as £100 a year
It is part of a shake-up of the efficiency grading system by the Government for new products such as fridges, washing machines and TVs. It involves new ...
Britain to be left with just one coal power plant by end of next year
Britain will be left with just one coal-burning power station by the end of next year – bringing the country closer to its goal of ending use ...
The government has set out a blueprint to switch 20TWh
February 2021 saw an 18% drop in energy switching, compared to the same period the year before. That’s according to Energy UK’s figures, which suggest 457,447 customers ...
BEIS announces £1bn Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy with key focus on green tech
The government has set out a blueprint to switch 20TWh of the UK industry’s energy supply from fossil fuel sources to low carbon alternatives, as part of ...
Ofgem awards licence for grid link to world’s largest wind farm
Ofgem’s regulatory framework secures £1.2 billion investment in grid link connecting the world’s largest offshore wind farm Framework provides revenue certainty to investors while saving consumers hundreds ...
Energy networks make it easier for companies to provide flexibility services
ENA has made it easier for companies to provide flexibility services to the energy sector by refreshing and streamlining a common contract used across the sector. The ...
Budget 2021: Key climate and energy announcements
The UK’s chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second budget under the cloud of the coronavirus pandemic and his last ahead of the country hosting the COP26 ...
