The Government is considering reducing electricity bills if a heat pump has been installed in the latest attempt to progress net-zero targets.

As the EU prepares to set its 2040 climate target in law, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has urged EU policymakers to act on scientific evidence and maintain momentum.

The 600,000 a year target for heat pumps installations could be cut or ditched following budget cuts.

The first 11 schools have had installed solar panels as the project to give schools across the country solar panels takes shape.

EDF has signed a long-term route-to-market PPA with Aukera to offtake all of the renewable power generated from Benthead Solar Farm in North Ayrshire, Scotland, co-located with a 31MW battery system, with commissioning set for 2026.

A group of independent scientists from across the globe have written an open letter to New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressing concern over plans to introduce a new biogenic methane target based on the goal of “no additional warming” which they say would jeopardise New Zealand’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and the Global Methane Pledge.

New analysis suggests that the UK could be headed for another terrible harvest, following the warmest UK spring ever and the driest spring for over 50 years left crops stressed and in poor condition relative to previous years.

Electric vehicle inequality is one of the key barriers to the UK’s ambitious climate targets, according to a new report from Cornwall Insight. Without urgent action to tackle affordability, access to EVs will remain out of reach for millions of lower- and middle-income households, threatening the Government’s goal of reaching 80 per cent zero-emission car sales by 2030.

Even with an ETS price of €55 per tonne, petrol prices would remain below the average of the last 20 years when adjusted for inflation. Alongside this, significant improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency over recent decades mean that the amount of petrol needed to drive 100 km has decreased in the past decades. But in the short-term, as the ETS2 price will make petrol, diesel and gas more expensive, there is concern that it could disproportionately hit poorer households.

Barclays Climate Ventures’ 2024 impact report reveals the portfolio’s impact on climate tech companies, enabling £508m of investment since 2020.

Aerones focusses on wind turbine maintenance and inspections and has been developing AI and robotics to create greater efficiencies. It claims that its customers that represent over 50 per cent of the world’s wind power capacity, including operators such as NextEra, GE, Vestas, Enel and Siemens Gamesa.

The Hot Chips project exploring the use of excess heat from data centres for domestic heating is among four new initiatives to receive support, thanks to early-stage support from Ofgem.