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EV market share passes 30 per cent in the EU as it accelerated sharply in August, with 202,833 EVs registered across 16 key markets, a 54.2 per cent year-on-year increase.
Posted: 17/09/2026
The UK automotive sector is far from dead, in fact whilst it is off its global peak in the 1950s when it was the second largest producer of vehicles in the world after the us, the sector accounts for 11 per cent of all manufactured goods.
Posted: 17/09/2026
Great British Energy (GBE) is rolling out first wave of its community energy investment, allowing local authorities and community energy groups to hold a stake in clean power projects.
Posted: 17/09/2026
A new CMCC (Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici) led study finds that energy-intensive industries in the EU can both lower emissions whilst still being competitive, but only through targeted investments and policies for specific sectors, whilst focusing on importing green intermediate products and maintaining the final part of the supply chain.
Posted: 17/09/2026
A new analysis finds the UK’s clean energy transition will require at least £511bn of investment by 2040 to deliver clean-energy infrastructure and support the UK’s wider transition to net-zero.
Posted: 16/09/2026
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has advised that there is no credible pathway for Heathrow Airport expansion within the UK’s climate commitments under current policies.
Posted: 16/09/2026
Carbon credits are increasingly being treated as a business investment rather than a compliance cost, according to new research from Climate Impact Partners.
Posted: 16/09/2026
OnPath Energy has reported a £22.7m operating profit, with the Sunderland-headquartered firm recording a turnover of £73m.
Posted: 15/09/2026
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has claimed that the repealing of the majority of the Biden administration's greenhouse gas requirements for US power plants will save $310bn and is proposing rescinding all remaining greenhouse gas standards for the power sector to save a claimed further $370m in direct compliance costs.
Posted: 15/09/2026
EU Carbon Permits (EUAs) have hit an eight-month high at around approximately €88.09 per metric tonne.
Posted: 15/09/2026
M&S Food is launching a partnership with Too Good to Go, bringing surplus bakery products to customers through its app.
Posted: 15/09/2026
A precision bred tomato has now been officially approved, demonstrating the opportunities for modified crops to boost health and, potentially, help adapt crops to the effects of climate change.
Posted: 14/09/2026
Conflict in the Middle East has led to a surprise return to coal as an energy source.
Posted: 14/09/2026
The UK and US are signing agreements at the Global Fusion Summit to combine expertise in AI, computing and fusion.
Posted: 14/09/2026
UK-based company Anemoi will install rotor sail technology to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions on Maersk’s Maersk Lima class ships.
Posted: 11/09/2026
New British-built mainline battery-electric trains have been ordered in a €1.2bn deal that will support the Transpennine Route Upgrade and help decarbonise rail travel across northern England.
Posted: 11/09/2026
The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported on the progress and future of the electricity transmission upgrades.
Posted: 11/09/2026
Canada has started work on the Origins Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) Hub near Clive, Alberta. Once operations begin in January 2027, the Hub is expected to be the largest carbon capture and storage project in Canada and one of the largest CCS facilities in the world.
Posted: 10/09/2026
According to the Hydrogen Council's Global Hydrogen Compass 2026, committed investment to hydrogen has surpassed $130bn, corresponding to 6.9 Mtpa of committed capacity across more than 570 projects worldwide, 90 per cent of which are under construction or already operational.
Posted: 10/09/2026
The NHS will receive over £1.5bn for improvements to its buildings, with £1.3bn for maintenance, safety and resilience projects across the NHS estate, including £32m for specific projects that are improving cooling and ventilation systems and strengthening hospitals’ resilience to extreme heat.
Posted: 10/09/2026
Neso has launched a consultation on EDF UK’s proposed small modular reactor project at the former Cottam coal-fired power station.
Posted: 10/09/2026
So far in 2026, Britain has wasted £1.2bn switching off wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch on.
Posted: 10/09/2026
In a speech to the Wild Summit, Green Party leader Zack Polanski highlighted the threats that the UK faces from climate change.
Posted: 09/09/2026
After Great British Energy, the Welsh Government has decided to consult on its own version, soon to be followed by Slough Energy and West Barking Energy. Probably.
Posted: 08/09/2026
Europe’s largest industrial carbon capture facility was officially opened at Yara’s plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands.
Posted: 08/09/2026
The UN says that tackling air pollution and climate change together will save millions of lives, reduce global warming and generate roughly $15 in economic benefits for every $1 spent.
Posted: 08/09/2026
The seventh round of the Water Breakthrough Challenge (Breakthrough 7) will make up to £50m available to collaborative water-sector innovations.
Posted: 07/09/2026
the EU currently invests €534bn annually in the energy, buildings, transport and cleantech manufacturing sectors. To reach the €878bn required to meet the EU’s 2030 objectives, an additional €344bn are needed each year.
Posted: 07/09/2026
Harvesting rainwater from rooftops could help cities stay cool and cut the number of heatwave days.
Posted: 07/09/2026
Taking advantage of a Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant that was increased by 20 per cent, there has been an increase of 112 per cent on total applications compared to same month last year, but the number of installations has fallen in Q2.
Posted: 10/09/2026
The Jackdaw gas field is the best option to reduce carbon, a DNV submission to DESNZ says.
Posted: 04/09/2026
The waves are an almost inexhaustible source of power, with no period where their energy cannot be tapped.
Posted: 04/09/2026
AVILOO, an EV battery diagnostics company, has launched its Certified EV Battery Report, claimed to be the world's largest independent study of battery health in used electric vehicles.
Posted: 03/09/2026
East Pye solar farm would cost £1bn to build, according to Island Green Power (IGP), its developer, making it the most expensive solar farm in the UK.
Posted: 03/09/2026
Limiting global warming to 1.5C remains a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, yet under current policies and alternative near-term trajectories, exceeding 1.5C is now widely assessed as unavoidable.
Posted: 03/09/2026
Every press release from DESNZ highlights the potential jobs that could be created by the latest net-zero announcement. However, the reality is lacking behind the idea.
Posted: 03/09/2026
Solar capacity factors averaged 15 per cent globally in 2025, according to Thunder Said Energy, with a wide variation in the efficiency of solar by region.
Posted: 03/09/2026
EDF has signed agreements on two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects developed by Trinasolar ISBU.
Posted: 02/09/2026
Octopus Energy has acquired BD Energy, a Danish technology startup specialising in fully automated trading.
Posted: 02/09/2026
New analysis by RenewableUK shows that building new onshore wind farms to reach the Government's target of 29GW of onshore wind by 2030 would save UK billpayers £3bn a year, compared to the cost of producing the same amount of electricity from new gas-fired power stations.
Posted: 01/09/2026
Europe is on track for a record wind year, having installed 8.8GW of new wind power capacity in the first half of 2026, a 30 per cent increase on the first half of 2025.
Posted: 01/09/2026
The deadline for EU countries to submit their draft National Restoration Plans under Nature Restoration Law has been reached.
Posted: 01/09/2026
M&S is the first retailer to use AI-powered welfare monitoring across its entire Milk Pool, made up of 46 British dairy farms.
Posted: 28/08/2026
Claire Coutinho, the shadow energy secretary, has written a letter to Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh criticising the level of subsidy contracts in AR8, calling it “grossly negligent” to do so without a firm idea of what it will cost consumers.
Posted: 28/08/2026
These are the good, bad and ugly motorways if you drive an EV, according to The Solar Co.
Posted: 28/08/2026
Private capital is coming back into climate-focused funds, with the first six months of 2026 reaching $5.5bn, according to mid-year industry data and analysis released by the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA).
Posted: 27/08/2026
From 27 August Plugin solar is legal, cheap and available from retailers.
Posted: 27/08/2026
A 35MW/70MWh battery storage plant has started commercial operations.
Posted: 27/08/2026
US-based Voya Energy has unveiled an energy system that uses scrap aluminum-based metal fuel (such as used aluminium cans) and converts the fuel directly into electricity through an electrochemical process.
Posted: 27/08/2026
Okay, we’re a bit late to the party here, but balloons cause environmental damage and take a long time to degrade. So, last month researchers at Imperial College London released a new balloon material designed to break down quickly after use, offering a more environmentally responsible alternative for celebrations and events.
Posted: 27/08/2026
Ofgem's price cap will increase by 4 per cent for the period covering 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Posted: 26/08/2026
It may be time to take a lead from the Continent and look passive cooling technologies.
Posted: 26/08/2026
Very few sound minds do not believe that there is climate change. Pretty much anyone knows that pumping carbon and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is increasing temperatures. One can dispute the degree the latter affects climate, but perhaps it’s not such a great idea to put too many more up there.
Posted: 25/08/2026
The daily global average sea surface temperature (SST) has reached its highest level on record, exceeding the previous record set in March 2024.
Posted: 25/08/2026
New Zealand has moved to protect its businesses from protracted climate related litigation.
Posted: 25/08/2026
A group of over 100 leading climate scientists, legal experts, and environmental campaigners have sent a letter to the Government urging them to impose a strict "carbon storage obligation" if they decide to re-approve the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field.
Posted: 25/08/2026
The Onward think tank has proposed that electricity is too expensive and so discouraging inbound investment and people’s appetite to switch to electrify. Claire Coutinho (pictured), the Shadow Energy Secretary, has backed a report that argues the case for lower prices even at the cost of emissions for faster action.
Posted: 24/08/2026
The Ultra-Long Duration Energy Storage Challenge has been launched, offering grants which support the development of new tech focused on energy storage, including advanced batteries and underground hydrogen storage.
Posted: 24/08/2026
Data from MCS shows a record start to the year for certified installations, with 210,000 in the UK between January and June 2026, up 17 per cent on the previous highest start to a year in 2025 and equivalent to one installation every 74 seconds.
Posted: 21/08/2026
Spanning 106 feet, measuring 76 feet nose to tail, and weighing more than 25,000 pounds at take-off, the X1 is the largest fully battery-electric aircraft ever flown.
Posted: 20/08/2026
Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has announced a $70bn project to build one of the largest electricity projects in North America.
Posted: 20/08/2026
After the eclipse, Octopus energy has decided to adopt the idea of energy shifts over a longer timeframe.
Posted: 20/08/2026
A short case study in using sustainable methods to increase the customer base.
Posted: 19/08/2026
US Ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder’s recent description of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as protectionism, has met with annoyance in Brussels.
Posted: 19/08/2026
Work has begun on Wales’s first Climate and Nature Action Plan, which will set out a programme to tackle the climate and nature emergency as one connected challenge.
Posted: 19/08/2026
SSE has expanded its global financing strategy by entering the Australian bond market for the first time, issuing A$1bn (£520m) of Green Kangaroo Bonds.
Posted: 18/08/2026
A new clean grid technology project at Pembroke power station site has gone online, acting as a shock absorber to sudden changes in supply or demand.
Posted: 18/08/2026
The Way Out West festival in Gothenburg is one of the biggest in Northern Europe, and this year it was powered by fossil-free electricity and battery storages from Vattenfall.
Posted: 18/08/2026
Government emission proposals could leave modern classic owners with no lawful repair route for failed components.
Posted: 17/08/2026
Reports indicate that the Prime Minister will approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.
Posted: 17/08/2026
The UK’s EV sales target could be watered down under a Government review that could see them fall as far as 50 per cent of all sales by the end of the decade.
Posted: 17/08/2026
The UK has long been a net importer of food. Even at the height of the Second World War, with strict rationing the UK relied on food dangerously shipped in.
Posted: 14/08/2026
Dan McGrail CEO of Great British Energy has written to the House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights with an update on its approach to tackling forced labour in supply chains.
Posted: 14/08/2026
More than 120 IPCC authors are meeting in Mexico City to advance the first draft of its report on carbon removal technologies, is scheduled for release in 2027. (Picture credit: Carbon Clean.)
Posted: 13/08/2026
EDF is now offering free seven-year service and warranty package to customers purchasing an air source heat pump before 31August.
Posted: 13/08/2026
The EU’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) now apply across the EU.
Posted: 13/08/2026
There is something of a Biblical theme to recent events, drought, a solar eclipse creating a energy dark patch and jellyfish interrupting generation.
Posted: 12/08/2026
DESNZ is offering ‘savings’ of ‘up to’ £2,500 over 10 years to households living near new or upgraded pylons, with discounts to electricity bills.
Posted: 12/08/2026
A solar-to-hydrogen efficiency above 10 per cent has been reached in testing at Sparc Hydrogen's laboratories.
Posted: 11/08/2026
EV transactions rose two-thirds (67 per cent) as market share hit a record 5.5 per cent as the UK’s used car market returned to growth in the second quarter, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Posted: 11/08/2026
Britain has already spent £1bn this year on wasting wind power, reaching that target two months earlier than last year, and costs could reach £3.2bn in the next 12 months, according to the system operator.
Posted: 10/08/2026
Reports in The Telegraph indicate that Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang is seeking to overturn a Government ban.
Posted: 10/08/2026
More than £47m of Government funding is to be invested in UK’s automotive sector to support the development and commercialisation of next-generation automotive technologies.
Posted: 10/08/2026
Octopus is running an Eclipse Power Down session on Wednesday (12 August) to mitigate the lost sun and subsequent energy demand.
Posted: 10/08/2026
Water Plus has had its carbon reduction targets officially approved by SBTi in a first for a commercial water retailer.
Posted: 07/08/2026
Royal Mail has introduced its 9,000th electric van, strengthening the company’s position as the UK’s largest electric delivery fleet.
Posted: 07/08/2026
EV registrations rose 44.5 per cent year on year in July, with demand driven by model choice, heavy discounting and government incentives.
Posted: 06/08/2026
Great British Energy has made its first solar investment giving a boost to Naked Energy.
Posted: 06/08/2026
Green priorities are to be dropped in favour of creating jobs in a major policy shift in public procurement.
Posted: 05/08/2026
Writing in The Telegraph, world economy editor Ambrose Evans-Pritchard has made a bold prediction that the UK will soon be the leading energy power in Europe.
Posted: 05/08/2026
Veolia is the first organisation in the UK to trial next generation non-amine carbon capture technology at the Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility.
Posted: 05/08/2026
National Grid has launched a £5m fund to support 5,000 young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) over the next five years.
Posted: 04/08/2026
Morningstar has released its Global Sustainable Fund Report, reporting that in the fourth quarter of 2025, there were 40 new sustainable funds added globally, the lowest among the twelve quarters since 2023, with 22 new funds added in Europe and only one new fund added in the US.
Posted: 04/08/2026
Drax, or at least its CEO, has said that Neso, and the UK’s power suppliers, should be made liable for failures holding up grid connections.
Posted: 03/08/2026
The UK is experiencing a solar boom in the hot summers as a new record monthly generation record was created last year.
Posted: 03/08/2026
BP is putting its North Sea business up for sale and outlined plans to reduce its portfolio and staff.
Posted: 31/07/2026
A new divide is appearing in the automotive sector, not between EV makers and ICE creators, but between the electric infrastructure providers and carmakers over the ZEV Mandate.
Posted: 31/07/2026
Transport for London is seeking £1bn from several major carmakers over historic diesel emissions. Tfl alleges that cars entered its ULEZ zone without paying the levy, affecting pollution-control efforts, and revenue.
Posted: 31/07/2026
Recent announcements from several countries have refocused attention on the security implications of inverter supply chains.
Posted: 29/07/2026
More than two thirds (69) of the FTSE 100 made restatements on their sustainability metrics in 2025, rising for the third consecutive year.
Posted: 29/07/2026
M&S has commissioned a ‘first-of-its-kind’ truck with inverter technology that enables chilled trailers to be powered directly from its battery.
Posted: 28/06/2026
Octopus Energy and Santander have launched the UK's first mortgage from a high-street bank designed specifically for Octopus Zero Bills homes.
Posted: 27/07/2026
Semi-transparent solar cells that could be added to windows to efficiently harvest energy from indoor light as well as the sun have been developed by an international team led by UCL researchers.
Posted: 27/07/2026
Continued growth, led by private finance in domestic markets, has now enabled financing to reach $2tr per annum.
Posted: 27/07/2026
The Department for Transport has announced £7.3m in funding for eight projects aiming to fuel the UK's transition to zero-emission flights.
Posted: 24/07/2026
Major trade deals signed since 2025 are actively advancing climate cooperation, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) metric, the Trade & Climate Tracker, shows.
Posted: 24/07/2026
The shortlist for this year's awards is out! wit the run up to the event on the 8th of October starting. Find out who made, the highly competitive, cut.
Posted: 23/07/2026
Two nuclear power stations to have life extensions
Posted: 23/07/2026
Scottish Power plans to extend the life and double the capacity of its Whitelee onshore windfarm in a £1.5bn project.
Posted: 23/07/2026
EDF Small Business has announced the launch of a sustainability grant for its Powering Local Businesses initiative, in partnership with Enterprise Nation and with support from Square, a leading business technology and payments platform, to help small businesses overcome the upfront cost of investing in greener technologies and practical sustainability improvements.
Posted: 23/07/2026
SSE has secured Section 36 Planning Consent from the Scottish Government for upgrades to its existing 152.5MW Sloy Hydro-electric Power Station.
Posted: 23/07/2026
The Government plans to make plug in solar panels legal from 27 August with retailers such as for Amazon, Lidl and Currys lined up to sell the products.
Posted: 22/07/2026
The application window for Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 8 (AR8) has been opened.
Posted: 21/07/2026
So it is done. Andy Burnham has appointed his first cabinet and made the changes. Other than the revolving door of Premiership, changes that will directly affect the sustainability market are chiefly the appointment of John Healy as Chancellor and, of course, Miatta Fahnbulleh as Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, whilst Ed Miliband has been neatly pushed aside to be become Foreign Secretary.
Posted: 21/07/2026
Fidra Energy has secured funding for its West Burton C battery energy storage project in Nottinghamshire.
Posted: 20/07/2026
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have increased climate finance in low-and middle-income by 21 per cent to $103bn last year, according to their new annual report while MDB climate finance across all countries of operation rose 19 per cent to a record $163bn.
Posted: 17/07/2026
The Earlham and Orwell concept has commenced its assessment phase for a ‘gas-to-wire’ offshore gas power station and data centre coupled to carbon capture.
Posted: 17/07/2026
As the PM in waiting readies himself to deal with the pressures of leadership, the economy and England’s loss at the World cup, he will not be short of proposals from various ‘think tanks’, from the same to the, well, not so sane.
Posted: 16/07/2026
As a result of Claire Coutinho, the shadow energy secretary, receiving information on electricity grid security from whistleblowers, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) has hired an external law firm to investigate.
Posted: 16/07/2026
UK vehicle makers are accelerating investment in sustainable production with on-site factory renewable energy generation rising by more than a third last year to reach record levels, according to new analysis from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Posted: 16/07/2026
The latest biannual Environmental Performance Index (EPI) created by Yale and Columbia University ranks countries on their commitment to sustainability.
Posted: 16/07/2026
Power generation infrastructure is coming under increasing strain as rising electricity demand, ageing equipment and long replacement lead times heighten the risk of costly outages, according to a report by commercial property insurer FM.
Posted: 15/07/2026
Flood Re has moved a step closer to introducing Flood Performance Certificates, following the publication of research establishing a standardised framework for assessing household flood resilience. The certificates, modelled on the UK's Energy Performance Certificates, are designed to provide a consistent assessment of a property's flood resilience.
Posted: 08/07/26
Just so you all know, we’re having a short holiday, so news here might be a little scare for a few days. But don’t panic! We’ll be back, and refreshed very soon, with more stories and the run up to our annual awards 😊
Posted: 03/07/2026
Nearly half (45 per cent) of cities analysed across 30 European countries have already, or
are predicted to, break their highest ever heat stress levels.
are predicted to, break their highest ever heat stress levels.
Posted: 03/07/2026
Peartree Hill Solar Farm and Dean Moor Solar Farm have been granted consent from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Posted: 03/07/2026
New reforms are designed to speed up the approval process for major infrastructure projects.
Posted: 03/07/2026
The Dacia Spring is now the cheapest car in the UK, and it is fully electric, marking a milestone in the adoption of EVs.
Posted: 02/07/2026
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is warning that urgent action is needed for a sector under pressure from mounting costs, global protectionism and rising risk of disinvestment.
Posted: 02/07/2026
Air quality indicators across Europe have continued to improve as emissions of regulated air pollutants decline, providing a clear indication of the success of long-standing air quality management policies, technological improvements and cleaner, more efficient industrial and transport systems.
Posted: 02/07/2026
The EU has passed regulations that should ensure new vehicles are designed and produced to support their re-use, recycling and recovery, and make the automotive sector more circular and sustainable.
Posted: 02/07/2026
In a new poll, the majority of the public say countries with under one per cent of emissions should still take action.
Posted: 01/07/2026
A new Clean Air Fund report, commissioned from CBI Economics and WSP, quantifies the air quality, health and economic co-benefits of UK decarbonisation pathways.
Posted: 01/07/2026
Ferrero has published its latest sustainability report citing several major successes, including the Ferrero Rocher's box redesign that has cut the plastic-to-product ratio by 14.7 per cent since 2019/20, avoiding roughly 16,000 tons of plastic cumulatively. Globally, 92.9 per cent of overall packaging is now designed for recyclability, reusability or compostability.
Posted: 01/07/2026
Mercedes F1 achieves 54 per cent carbon reduction compared to 2022.
Posted: 01/07/2026
New statistics released by the DESNZ show that renewables generated a record 53.1 per cent of the UK’s electricity in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 7.4 per cent compared to the same period in 2025.
Posted: 30/06/2026
Keir Starmer, in unveiling the long overdue defence investment plan (DIP), has announced energy projects will be cut in order to shift resources.
Posted: 30/06/2026
Renewables were the largest source of global energy supply growth in 2025, as electricity outpaced energy demand growth.
Posted: 30/06/2026
The Department for Transport is seeking views on proposals to address high electricity network upgrade costs at motorway service areas (MSAs) in England.
Posted: 30/06/2026
Data published by DESNZ shows that in the last six months electricity prices have continued to be far higher than competitor economies.
Posted: 30/06/2026
NESO has issued an update to its 2024 plans for the future for Great Britain’s electricity infrastructure for the 2030s.
Posted: 30/06/2026
The UK is on track to miss its tree planting targets by an area the size of Portsmouth by 2030 according to a new analysis across the UK. Whilst England and Scotland are largely on track to meet targets, other regions are increasingly falling.
Posted: 29/06/2026
New railway tunnels could provide locally sourced clean, cheap heating and cooling for nearby homes and businesses, according to a new study.
Posted: 29/06/2026
Nearly $400bn ($388bn) of global data centre assets have been identified as climate-exposed under modelled risk scenarios.
Posted: 26/06/2026
Climate-vulnerable countries are positioning themselves to access more affordable capital with longer repayment rates under a new Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, in partnerships with development finance institutions, led by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund).
Posted: 26/06/2026
TotalEnergies has been found liable for failing to fulfil its climate vigilance obligations by a French court.
Posted: 26/06/2026
Under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, countries can cooperate with each other to achieve their climate targets: they can buy emission reductions in the form of carbon credits from other countries, and count these towards their own emission reduction target.
Posted: 25/06/2026
A private jet may not be everyone first though of a green investment, but then again we are talking about the EU’s green taxonomy.
Posted: 25/06/2026
New polling released by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) from YouGov has found a widespread public misunderstanding about actual progress being made to net-zero in the UK, with 50 per cent of respondents believing the UK's overall progress is less than halfway or a long way off track and less than one in ten (8 per cent) accurately identifying that the UK is over halfway to achieving it.
Posted: 25/06/2026
Parliament agreed the level for the Seventh Carbon Budget, setting a legally binding target of 87 per cent emissions reduction in the period 2038-42, in line with the Climate Change Committee’s advice.
Posted: 25/06/2026
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted it is time for AI to "come clean" about its environmental footprint from data centres, among other ambitious measures.
Posted: 24/06/2026
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) annual assessment paints a picture of contradictions, with a need to electrify faster, but a warning that green levies are causing a slowdown due to high electricity prices.
Posted: 24/06/2026
In 2025, Europe installed 36GWh of new battery energy storage systems, bringing total operational capacity beyond 100GWh for the first time.
Posted: 23/06/2026
The number of Scottish homes with solar panels has almost doubled since before the last gas price crisis started following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and electric heat pumps have been installed at about twice the rate of homes in England.
Posted: 23/06/2026
A ‘plugged-in perception gap’ exists between those who actually own an EV or heat pump and think they are shielding themselves against high prices, and those who don’t own and don’t believe.
Posted: 23/06/2026
Any watering down of EV targets, as have been widely discussed, would allow petrol and diesel vehicles on the road for longer, potentially emitting up to 13 per cent more carbon (70Mt) between 2038 and 2042, according to the Green Alliance.
Posted: 22/06/2026
A record 664 GW of solar PV capacity was installed in 2025, as solar PV remained the backbone of global renewable energy expansion, accounting for 77 per cent of all renewable capacity additions, while solar electricity generation reached 2,778TWh, covering around 9 per cent of global demand.
Posted: 22/06/2026
A new European network of battery-swapping hubs allowing electric lorries to replace depleted batteries in minutes is being developed.
Posted: 22/06/2026
Nestlé and regenerative food and farming brand Wildfarmed has been working with a community of British farmers to trial regeneratively farmed wheat.
Posted: 19/06/2026
The Government has delayed environmental rules requiring commercial landlords to achieve energy efficiencies in buildings, with five years to meet the new standards while exempting smaller properties.
Posted: 19/06/2026
Formula 1 has released its latest impact report, confirming that the sport has reduced its carbon footprint by 35 per cent and is on track to achieve its net-zero target by 2030.
Posted: 18/06/2026
Octopus Energy Generation has reached £8.5bn ($11bn) in assets under management, marking a milestone.
Posted: 18/06/2026
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has today launched the public consultation for the ISO Net Zero Aligned Organizations Standard (ISO 14060), the world’s first international independently verifiable standard designed to support organisations in developing net-zero transition plans.
Posted: 18/06/2026
The Lab’s portfolio has reached a value of $5bn, demonstrating scalable climate finance solutions for emerging markets.
Posted: 18/06/2026
The Clean Air Fund has announced a multi-million-pound programme focused on reducing emissions of black carbon.
Posted: 18/06/2026
A new free solar panel savings calculator, designed to give businesses a better understanding of the benefits and cost-savings associated with solar energy investments, has been launched.
Posted: 17/06/2026
Major retailers Currys, B&Q, Amazon and Lidl have now all joined the planned plug-in solar panel market, following rule changes previewed by the Government in March that could allow homeowners to self-install plug-in solar panels.
Posted: 17/06/2026
A new £219m low carbon fuels fund (LCFF) will launch later this summer, with companies invited to bid for a share of £93m over the next two years. The fund will then focus support on the most promising projects closest to the actual production stage.
Posted: 16/06/2026
Sweden has announced the selection of Rolls-Royce SMR to help deliver three small modular reactors (SMRs) on the Värö peninsula.
Posted: 16/06/2026
Nearly half of the world’s children (1.1 billion) are now exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, education, and survival, according to a new UNICEF report. (Picture credit: UNICEF/Ahmed.)
Posted: 16/06/2026
The construction industry faces emerging risks, and climate extremes top the list.
Posted: 16/06/2026
A new programme is exploring how neighbours can share and use energy more efficiently together.
Posted: 16/06/2026
The Government’s latest U-turn could see EV targets watered down.
Posted: 15/06/2026
Make Uk has said that: “Britain risks becoming the first advanced economy to have an industrial strategy without a significant industrial base to support as an increasing number of manufacturers are moving production overseas.”
Posted: 15/06/2026
Independent research from consultancy Ramboll and commissioned by DESNZ shows that overhead transmission lines on pylons remain considerably cheaper than undergrounding electricity cables.
Posted: 15/06/2026
Oxford-based Earthmark has launched a directory displaying environmental performance data for thousands of UK and global businesses to help combat ‘geenwashing’.
Posted: 12/06/2026
EDF’s UK chief has said that the UK should stop building wind farms, as the country already has more electricity that needed.
Posted: 12/06/2026
The Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 has been unveiled by SBTi, who are calling it the “most comprehensive framework for corporate climate action to date”.
Posted: 11/06/2026
The National Energy System Operator (NESO), working with Energy Networks Association (ENA) and network operators, has confirmed more than half (58 per cent) of connection offers for transmission and distribution projects in the 2030 pipeline have now been issued.
Posted: 11/06/2026
An international group of researchers has produced a fourth update to key indicators of the state of the climate system set out in the IPCC AR6 assessment, building on previous editions in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Posted: 11/06/2026
DESNZ has published its quarterly heat pump installation data, showing that the total number of retrofit heat pumps installed in Q1 2026 was 18 per cent lower quarter on quarter, and 22 per cent lower year on year.
Posted: 11/06/2026
Polling commissioned by eleven trade associations reveal that energy cost remains, not surprisingly, the most cited concern, but voters also support development of clean energy.
Posted: 11/06/2026
The electric vehicle charging sector can deliver £15.5bn directly to the economy by 2035 and unlock up to £385bn of GVA by 2035 to wider transport electrification, according to a report by LCP Delta.
Posted: 10/06/2026
Scottish emissions fell by one per cent, or 0.4Mt, compared to 2023.
Posted: 10/06/2026
Ultra-wealthy individuals are responsible for a disproportionate cost of climate harm, via their ownership investments in high-emitting activities alongside their carbon-intensive lifestyles, a new Greenpeace Africa report claims.
Posted: 10/06/2026
The Crown Estate intends to launch a competitive tender process next month for the Morgan offshore wind site.
Posted: 09/06/2026
Gas power generation loses market share for the fifth year running, outcompeted by solar with nearly half of gas-generating countries already passed peak gas generation.
Posted: 09/06/2026
Singapore is drawing up its first national climate adaptation plan, a comprehensive response to climate change, but of particular interest is its use of district cooling as a remedial measure.
Posted: 09/06/2026
Britain’s new car market has delivered its strongest May performance since before the pandemic, with registrations up 7.1 per cent, and with demand increasingly electrified.
Posted: 08/06/2026
A four‑year, international programme led by Rolls‑Royce and easyJet to demonstrate hydrogen as a viable aviation fuel has culminated in a world-first achievement in a modern aero engine running on 100 per cent hydrogen at full take-off power, proving the potential of hydrogen to play a transformative role in future zero-carbon aviation.
Posted: 08/06/2026
Investment firms could save around £20m a year under new proposals from the FCA to simplify climate reporting for investment products.
Posted: 08/06/2026
Global solar body GOGLA has released its 2025 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report, showing that its trade affiliates sold more than 10 million solar energy kits in 2025, the highest annual total ever recorded.
Posted: 08/06/2026
A newly developed material, based on baker’s yeast, cellulose fibres from wood, alginate from algae, glycerol from plants, and water, could be used in 3D printed buildings of the future.
Posted: 03/06/2026
Installation of all the 54 monopile foundations for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm’s wind turbines is complete, marking a major milestone in the project’s offshore construction.
Posted: 03/06/2026
The Government has set its next target for long-term emissions reduction, with the proposed level for the seventh Carbon Budget, which sets a target of around 87 per cent emissions reduction in the period 2038 to 2042, as endorsed by the Environmental Audit Committee and the Climate Change Committee.
Posted: 03/06/2026
New analysis from CBI Economics and ECIU reveals a £105bn sector generating high-wage jobs across every UK nation and region.
Posted: 02/06/2026
The Government is expected to present the Seventh Carbon Budget to Parliament in the near future.
Posted: 02/06/2026
In two-thirds of EU Member States, companies do not get a clear tax signal to switch to EVs because of weak tax incentives.
Posted: 02/06/2026
Drax has agreed to buy Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF.L) in a £561m deal.
Posted: 01/06/2026
Food-grade plastic can be made from seaweed, a sustainable and biodegradable option that could reduce oil-based and artificial sources.
Posted: 01/06/2026
The 2026 edition of the IEA’s annual World Energy Investment report projects that global energy investment will reach $3.4tr in 2026, a slight increase year-on-year. Around $2.2tr is expected to go to grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, nuclear, renewables, efficiency and electrification in 2026, while around $1.2tr is set to be invested in oil, natural gas and coal.
Posted: 29/05/2026
IEA analysis based on Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Ltd (2026).
Posted: 29/05/2026
Domestic storage batteries have surged, with MCS certified installation showing that in the first quarter of 2026 there were 13,634 installations.
Posted: 28/05/2026
Climate-tech research company, A Healthier Earth, has launched the world’s first integrated carbon removal platform developed for the data centre sector.
Posted: 28/05/2026
The CBI has claimed that net-zero-related industries have supported 105,000 jobs in Scotland and are contributing £10.2bn in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the economy.
Posted: 27/05/2026
Ferrari has joined the EV ranks with its first fully electric car.
Posted: 27/05/2026
So, The Telegraph is hardly the biggest fan of the current Government, but its analysis suggests a third of funding, or £800m, has been spent on heat pump installations would have happened regardless.
Posted: 27/05/2026
The City of Stockholm has signed an agreement to purchase permanent carbon removals from Stockholm Exergi equivalent to 50,000 tonnes per year for fifteen years. This deal makes the City of Stockholm the world’s fifth largest buyer of permanent carbon removals.
Posted: 27/05/2026
Equinor is marking 50 years of operations in Northern Norway. After five decades of investment and value creation, the company is planning for high activity and growth in the region for many decades to come. [Photo credit: Søren Q. Terkildsen/Søren Ø. Clausen/Rene J. Feuerlein - ©Equinor.]
Posted: 26/05/2026
Spain is planning to spend €9bn on a proposed Social Climate Plan, which could provide public funds for social mobility, housing and the energy transition.
Posted: 26/05/2026
DESNZ has published a report on the much-maligned Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), that often differ from actual household energy use and have been widely criticised for providing a misleading picture of efficiency.
Posted: 26/05/2026
Wind and solar generated more electricity than gas globally for the first month ever in April 2026, according to data analysed by Ember.
Posted: 22/05/2026
Early reports suggest that the Government will be adopting new climate targets that would be one of the world’s most ambitious.
Posted: 22/05/2026
Europe pays €444bn annually in fossil fuel subsidies, while citizens breathe in the consequences.
Posted: 22/05/2026
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have shown that it is possible to combine rapid charging with significantly reduced battery wear using AI.
Posted: 21/05/2026
A report from the IEA finds that growth in EV sales in 2025, with record sales in nearly 100 countries, and ongoing energy crises will lead to further growth in key markets.
Posted: 21/05/2026
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published A Well-Adapted UK, a new report that sets out a comprehensive package of solutions to address the growing impacts of climate change affecting every aspect of life in the UK.
Posted: 21/05/2026
After more than 4,600 visits in a fresh collaborative approach, sites engaged through business water retailer Water Plus and water-saving activities funded by United Utilities have seen at least 821,000 litres of water saved.
Posted: 21/05/2026
In light of the current geo-political uncertainties, and energy crunch, the Government has been exploring several ways to try and ease energy costs and increase security.
Posted: 20/05/2026
Forty leading food and agriculture organisations, including Carlsberg, Diageo and Mondelēz have signed a shared declaration of intent to scale regenerative agriculture.
Posted: 20/05/2026
At Shell’s annual meeting in London, 13 per cent of investors demanded a clear business strategy for reducing the company’s oil focus.
Posted: 20/05/2026
Shell has published its Climate and Energy Transition Lobbying Report 2025, an update on direct and indirect climate and energy transition related advocacy in 2025.
Posted: 19/05/2026
With a range of online tools and case studies, the UK Business Climate Hub has now relaunched, providing a ‘one-stop-shop’ to help organisations increase their efficiency and lower their energy costs.
Posted: 19/05/2026
Figures from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in its annual Global Wind Market Development Supply Side Data Report show that a total of 28,395 wind turbines were installed worldwide by 23 different wind turbine manufacturers in 2025, or roughly one every 19 minutes.
Posted: 18/05/2026
M&S is launching three vertically farmed salads in stores, grown using robotics which require up to 96 per cent less water than traditionally grown salad crops.
Posted: 18/05/2026
Few would disagree with the need to combat climate change (okay there are a few, but a very small number) and that a transition to clean energy is a major part of the solution. The problem has been how to manage that transition.
Posted: 15/05/2026
More than 80 per cent of the world’s refugees come from countries most vulnerable to climate impacts, according to a report by the ECIU.
Posted: 15/05/2026
The latest IDCA Data Center Report reveals that data centres now have a global footprint of 67.7GW, a growth of 36 percent over the past two years, and they now consume two per cent of the world’s electricity.
Posted: 14/05/2026
The Crown Estate’s latest UK Offshore Wind Report shows that it generated 52TWh in 2025, as offshore wind has grown from two turbines to nearly 3,000 fully commissioned in 25 years, producing up to 16.5GW of grid-connected capacity.
Posted: 14/05/2026
EU rules for synthetic aviation fuels risk steering development towards production pathways that are both more expensive and more energy-intensive than necessary.
Posted: 14/05/2026
Energy figured prominently in the State Opening of Parliament. Indeed, it was the first of the three main topics, the others being defence and economic security.
Posted: 14/05/2026
The ongoing energy crisis has increased Europe’s reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG), with up to 80 per cent of imports from the US by 2028.
Posted: 13/05/2026
Consultancy LUC has launched an immersive visualisation tool designed to build greater public trust and engagement during the consultation process.
Posted: 13/05/2026
CCS Europe is calling on the EC to ensure the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and its commitment to carbon storage is implemented without delay or dilution.
Posted: 13/05/2026
As eHGVs gain traction, UK Power Networks is leading an innovation project that to develop detailed profiles on how fleets transport materials and the delivery journeys they undertake.
Posted: 13/05/2026
The EC has selected nine hydrogen production projects under the third auction of the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) that are expected to provide almost 1.1GW of electrolyser capacity and produce over 1.3 million tonnes of hydrogen over their first 10 years of operation.
Posted: 12/05/2026
The EC has proposed the updated European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) benchmark values for 2026-2030, which will now be open to consultation.
Posted: 12/05/2026
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, has revised its climate scenarios, with the most catastrophic now removed as renewables surge.
Posted: 12/05/2026
E.On has announced that it plans to acquire OVO in a deal that could create the UK’s largest energy supplier, with more customers than Octopus.
Posted: 11/05/2026
The UN General Assembly is preparing to vote on a resolution that could have far reaching consequences for emitters and climate change.
Posted: 11/05/2026
UK greenhouse gas emissions resulting from electricity production rose 2.8 per cent in 2025, according to Montel as published in The Telegraph.
Posted: 11/05/2026
Meatly has announced that it has raised £10.4m in funding to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat facility.
Posted: 08/05/2026
New polling from More in Common for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) conducted in the days running up to the local elections found that on net-zero, two-thirds (68 per cent) of voters said they thought the UK should at least try or be doing everything we can to hit its 2050 target with just under a fifth (19 per cent) saying the country should not be trying.
Posted: 08/05/2026
Solar and wind energy paired with battery storage are reliable and already can deliver cost-effective, round-the-clock electricity in prime regions, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Posted: 08/05/2026
A new international coalition on carbon pricing has been created.
Posted: 08/05/2026
Extreme heat, the spread of climate-sensitive diseases like malaria and cholera, and disruptions to hospitals and other healthcare could drive close to $21tr in economic losses.
Posted: 07/05/2026
The two millionth EV has been registered with a 59.1 per cent jump year on year during a low-volume month.
Posted: 07/05/2026
Individual environmental laws, such as those related to the climate or nature conservation, are not sufficient on their own to resolve environmental crises.
Posted: 07/05/2026
The UK will need 5GW of new offshore wind every year if it is to meet the Government’s clean power goals, according to a new report published today by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK).
Posted: 07/05/2026
Octopus Energy Generation has invested €584m in wind farms in France, Germany and Poland, marking a major Europe-wide push into the wind energy market, acquiring 321MW onshore wind farms across 17 sites.
Posted: 07/05/2026
Under an ambitious scenario, EU electricity system annual operating costs could fall by €55bn (or 49 per cent) from 2025 to 2030, but even under current trends operating costs would still decline by €33bn (or 29 per cent).
Posted: 07/05/2026
New analysis by ECIU indicates that UK food prices are on track to be 50 per cent higher by November 2026 compared to levels at the start of the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ in mid-2021.
Posted: 05/05/2026
Sales of residential heat pumps went up 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 in France, Germany and Poland on average. This includes the period after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 2 March, pushing up gas and oil prices.
Posted: 05/05/2026
A design of heating system could help the uptake of heat pumps in the UK.
Posted: 05/05/2026
27,000 solar installations completed in March 2026, the highest monthly deployment of solar in over a decade.
Posted: 01/05/2026
Simon Stiell, the head of the UN's climate body (UNFCCC) has commented on the war in the Middle East, saying that “an immense irony is unfolding as those who’ve fought to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels are inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom”.
Posted: 01/05/2026
The first conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels ended on a note of optimism.
Posted: 01/05/2026
Nature Impact acquires 102-acres of degraded farmland in Kent to restore into permanently protected habitats.
Posted: 01/05/2026
Octopus Energy Generation has signed a deal to remove up to 50 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air.
Posted: 30/04/2026
A new analysis shows floating solar power has the potential to deliver over 40GW of capacity by 2050.
Posted: 30/04/2026
Two million EVs are now registered across the UK, according to Government figures, with a rise of 15 per cent on last year, with March 2026 seeing the highest demand ever recorded.
Posted: 30/04/2026
Europe, along with many other regions of the globe, is exposed to increasing impacts of climate change including record heatwaves on land and at sea and devastating wildfires.
Posted: 30/04/2026
Investors representing over $1.25tr in assets under management plan to challenge BASF on climate lobbying at its annual general meeting and will call on the German chemical producer to align lobbying with its stated climate commitments.
Posted: 29/04/2026
Matrix Renewables has successfully reached £245m of financing to support the construction of a large-scale, transmission-connected 500MW BESS project located in Eccles–Leitholm, in southern Scotland.
Posted: 29/04/2026
NatWest’s AGM was adjourned for half an hour after Christian Climate Action, alongside other groups, disrupted it with a statement and singing.
Posted: 29/04/2026
The US Department of the Interior has announced two agreements with Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind to voluntarily end their offshore wind leases and make financial investments in fossil fuel energy projects.
Posted: 28/04/2026
Centrica Energy has signed an agreement with the largest biomethane facility in Ireland, currently under development near Cork.
Posted: 28/04/2026
M&S is joining an industry-first coalition turning surplus food from supply chains into millions of free meals
Posted: 27/04/2026
Octopus Energy has surpassed eight million customers in the UK, reinforcing the leading position it first gained in January 2025, the first time the market lead had changed hands since privatisation in 1986.
Posted: 27/04/2026
As the UN climate summits continue to end in stalemate, a group of countries is meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, to try and thrash out an end to fossil fuels.
Posted: 24/04/2026
A report from the City of London Corporation and UK Carbon Markets Forum estimates the UK carbon credit economy currently contributes around £1.2bn to the economy.
Posted: 24/04/2026
BP shareholders have rejected key board resolutions at its AGM, with a record vote against its new chair Albert Manifold.
Posted: 24/04/2026
A new snapshot analysis from EV charging industry body ChargeUK has shown that the cost of charging an EV on the public networks is now lower on average than petrol or diesel for the first time in over a year.
Posted: 24/04/2026
Vattenfall is to sell its share of the Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind farm (FOWF), with Fred Olsen Seawind assuming 100 per cent ownership.
Posted: 23/04/2026
At 11.30 on 22 April 2026, fossil fuels accounted for just two per cent of electricity supply, or about 799MW, according to data from the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
Posted: 23/04/2026
The Greening AI Data Centres Coalition brings together nine global bodies to set sustainability benchmarks for one of the world’s fastest-growing building types.
Posted: 23/04/2026
EasyJet Holidays latest Impact Report has revealed that it has achieved a 65 per cent increase in certified sustainable hotels and continued investment in lower-carbon initiatives.
Posted: 22/04/2026
Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) has initiated a second climate case against Shell. The climate organisation is demanding that the company stops drilling for new oil and gas fields.
Posted: 22/04/2026
With 100 organisations and a ten-year collaborative programme, a new pact is seeking to transform packaging systems in the UK.
Posted: 22/04/2026
DESNZ has revealed its plans to reform electricity pricing, including long‑term fixed‑price contracts for renewables.
Posted: 21/04/2026
Speaking at the Good Growth Foundation, the Energy Secretary has set out sweeping reforms to potentially stabilise energy supply and improve renewable infrastructure.
Posted: 21/04/2026
A collaboration between Mars and Ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) is seeking to reduce the carbon footprint of the cocoa supply chain.
Posted: 20/04/2026
Wind output reached 29.2TWh in first three months of 2026, supported by storm activity in January and making wind the largest renewable source in Great Britain.
Posted: 20/04/2026
In Circle Economy’s report, Circularity Gap Report 2026: The Value Gap, suggests that, each year, €25.4tr in economic value is lost due to resource inefficiencies, premature product disposal, and underutilised assets.
Posted: 17/04/2026
Coventry University has completed work to connect its campus to the city’s district energy network.
Posted: 17/04/2026
The Government will scrap the Carbon Price Support (CPS) that places a levy on fossil fuel power stations for emissions as the cost of energy continues to rise and places the UK at a competitive disadvantage as well as driving up energy poverty.
Posted: 17/04/2026
Amazon has made the largest renewable energy investment in Australia with nine new power purchase agreements (PPA) that will add 430MW of clean energy to the grid and bring the company's total renewable capacity to nearly 1GW (990MW) nationwide once fully operational.
Posted: 16/04/2026
Lidl GB has joined the United Nations Global Compact, committing to align its business operations and reporting with the UN’s principles on human rights, labour, the environment, and anti‑corruption.
Posted: 16/04/2026
LSEG Deals Intelligence Sustainable Finance Review has reported the latest developments in sustainable finance, with sustainable finance bonds now totalling $228.5bn during the first quarter of 2026, a 6 per cent decrease compared to 2025 levels and the slowest opening first quarter period for sustainable finance bonds since the first quarter of 2023.
Posted: 16/04/2026
Under new connection process from DESNZ, 221GW of projects that applied for firm connection agreements, but were not needed for 2035 or were no longer progressing, have been moved out of the main queue.
Posted: 16/04/2026
Farming technologies from robotics to AI are to be funded with £50m of private and public investment, the Farming Minister has announced.
Posted: 15/04/2026
Wind and solar power have grown faster than almost anyone predicted but projecting their future expansion remains difficult. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed what they call a computational “time machine” or a model that outperforms existing projection methods by using AI techniques to analyse historical growth patterns across countries.
Posted: 14/04/2026
Rolls-Royce has finally got the go ahead to build a small modular reactor (SMR).
Posted: 14/04/2026
WRAP will launch a new recycling campaign on waste, with research showing 79 per cent of UK households still throw away items that could be recycled.
Posted: 14/041/2026
Neso has said it will need to intervene more frequently to stabilise the network stable when there are surges in solar generation.
Posted: 14/04/2026
H2NorthEast, a carbon capture-enabled hydrogen production facility being developed in Teesside, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Northern Gas Networks, the gas distributor for the North of England, to pursue opportunities to provide low carbon hydrogen to industrial end users across North East England.
Posted: 14/04/2026
“Never let a good crisis go to waste,” may or may not have been said by Churchill, but the idea remains the same in energy, with a new IEA report exploring the recent unprecedented wave of global energy policy making and government spending.
Posted: 13/042026
Recycling of materials has been going on for, well since ever, but more recent concerns have focussed on industrial scale recycling of metals, plastics and other items. However, there are the unloved things that are harder, and more expensive to recycle.
Posted: 13/042026
A £380m Government boost will support the building of one of the largest gigafactories in Europe.
Posted: 10/04/2026
Great British Energy and the Government are to invest £86.5m in a UK-first hydrogen project in South Yorkshire.
Posted: 10/04/2026
New analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that the UK’s electricity supply has become ever more British in the last year, with a higher proportion of the energy used to supply power coming from UK-based sources and a growing independence from foreign fuels such as gas imports for gas power stations.
Posted: 10/04/2026
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has issued a paper, warning that the UK is currently in a “self-reinforcing high-cost, low-electrification trap”.
Posted: 10/04/2026
New data shows sustained growth in science-based and net-zero targets through 2025, leading to 10,000 companies with validated targets globally in January 2026.
Posted: 10/04/2026
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) have published a paper on natural catastrophe risk management with a proposed a shared backstop of €10bn to €65bn.
Posted: 10/04/2026
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has reported that two solar records were broken this week, with the highest generating 14GW.
Posted: 09/04/2026
Issue 8 of NS&I’s Green Savings Bonds have gone on sale. Money invested in the Bonds will finance green projects as part of the UK Government Green Financing Framework.
Posted: 09/04/2026
The UK's largest solar farm has gained approval from DESNZ after a planning inquiry and despite local objections.
Posted: 09/04/2026
The world’s first turbine with carbon-reduced steel tower and recyclable rotor blades has been installed in Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm.
Posted: 09/04/2026
Drax has completed the acquisition of Flexitricity, the UK-based optimiser of flexible energy assets.
Posted: 09/04/2026
Actors David Thewlis and Jason Watkins, the main characters from Channel 4's Dirty Business, have launched an official government petition to hold a referendum on public ownership of water supply.
Posted: 08/04/2026
EV registrations have risen 24.2 per cent to reach record high, in a UK new car market that overall grew by 6.6 per cent in March, typically the busiest month of the year, with 380,627 new vehicles registered, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Posted: 08/04/2026
New EV in the US rose 5.8 per cent month over month, as the energy crisis deepened.
Posted: 07/04/2026
EV-only leasing company Octopus Electric Vehicles, has offered new customers on-street charging from 22.5p per kWh.
Posted: 07/04/2026
Eco Wave Power has announced that it has successfully completed a trial of its wave energy pilot.
Posted: 07/04/2026
The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank Group have come together to ensure a coordinated response to the energy and economic impacts of the war in the Middle East.
Posted: 07/04/2026
Sustainable ratings are now being applied by Autotrader on new car reviews to help buyers better understand the overall environmental impact of a car.
Posted: 02/04/2026
Recent events have driven several countries to introduce measures of fuel rationing or effective tax hikes on higher incomes to reduce the pressures at forecourt pumps or oil heated homes.
Posted: 01/04/2026
People’s Pension has enacted an updated climate approach, aiming to align its investment strategy more closely with real-world developments and long-term member outcomes.
Posted: 01/04/2026
2025 saw total renewable power capacity reach 5,149GW after the addition of 692 GW, or a 15.5 per cent of annual increase, according to new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Posted: 01/04/2026
Port Talbot’s development as the first port in the Celtic Sea specifically developed to support floating offshore wind (FLOW) has received Government backing of ‘up to’ £64m, subject to final clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Posted: 31/03/2026
The Church of England Pensions Board has said that it will vote against the reappointment of directors at banks that have materially backtracked on their climate commitments during the current AGM season.
Posted: 30/03/2026
The Crown Estate has announced a new process ahead of an intended official launch of a new leasing round, Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6, in the first half of 2027.
Posted: 30/03/2026
The BSI (British Standards Institute) has published guidelines for fund managers designed to strengthen the integrity of sustainable investments and address the escalating issue of ‘greenwashing’ in the financial sector.
Posted: 26/03/2026
ClientEarth lawyers believe that there may be evidence suggesting that certain parts of the gas industry joined together to influence the development of the UK home heating mark
Posted: 26/03/2026
The conflict in the Middle East as seen a dramatic rise in the number of British households, with Octopus Energy, amongst others, seeing record‑breaking demand, with the company logging its biggest‑ever month for enquiries and sales.
Posted: 27/03/26
Octopus Electric Vehicles (Octopus EV) has seen EV leasing enquiries rise by 36 per cent since the start of the conflict in the Middle East.
Posted: 26/03/2026
SSE’s Ferrybridge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in West Yorkshire is fully operational.
Posted: 26/03/2026
Vestas has announced plans to establish a nacelle and hub factory in Scotland to meet the growing demand for offshore wind in the UK and Europe.
Posted: 26/03/2026
Neso’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) will undergo a major change following approval from Ofgem. For the first time, year-round participation will be encouraged by offering incentives to both consumers and businesses.
Posted: 26/03/2026
Research from wealth management company Quilter has found that more than four in ten (42 per cent) investors want the option to invest in companies enabling the green transition.
Posted: 25/03/2026
The Zero Emissions Truck and Van grants and the Depot Charging Scheme have been released to aid the adoption of electric trucks and vans and install chargers at depots.
Posted: 25/03/2026
DESNZ has issued a briefing note on the future of interconnectors, and how it sees the their adoption, growth and implementation.
Posted: 25/03/2026
Somewhat contradicting Alex Depledge, the Government’s appointed Entrepreneurship Advisor, who has been dismissive of SMEs saying that the Government should focus on start-ups and scale-ups, the Government’s latest release calls SMEs “the engine room” behind its “number one mission” of growth.
Posted: 24/03/2026
More than 22,000 electronic devices have been donated to digitally excluded people across the UK as part of the IT Reuse for Good Charter, with the Digital Poverty Alliance.
Posted: 24/03/2026
Developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England.
Posted: 24/03/2026
A new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has found that many EV drivers might soon find themselves saving the equivalent of an extra £200 a year compared to petrol car drivers as oil prices reach new heights.
Posted: 23/03/2026
Upgrades to the UK’s air defence radar systems will also have an unexpected benefit in unlocking offshore wind capacity.
Posted: 23/03/2026
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has stated that the Earth’s climate is now more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and melting of ice.
Posted: 23/03/2026
The European Commission has been toying with making alterations to its green policies pretty much since introduced, and in fluid times it may be no bad thing.
Posted: 20/03/2026
Reform UK will scrap VAT and green levies on household energy bills if they form the next government.
Posted: 19/03/2026
TotalEnergies are being sued over its responsibility for climate change in a case that could have global repercussions.
Posted: 19/03/2026
The Government has published England’s first ever Land Use Framework, the plan for delivering development, nature restoration, renewable energy and food security.
Posted: 19/03/2026
A new deal has been launched to ensure Wales meets its renewable energy targets.
Posted: 18/03/2026
Sustainable practices could increase farm profits by £1.6bn annually by 2035, driven by lower input costs and greater resilience.
Posted: 18/03/2026
Fashion’s considerable water use comes with real costs that are systematically pushed out of view at the same time as brands continue to publish sustainability commitments.
Posted: 18/03/2026
DESNZ has launched a tool to help the beleaguered pubs, restaurant and hotel sector reduce energy bills.
Posted: 17/03/2026
Enquiries regarding solar panels have jump 27 per cent as UK households seek to shield themselves from war-driven energy price shocks.
Posted: 17/03/2026
Tara Singh, the chief executive of RenewableUK, has joined Octopus’ Greg Jackson on calling for a more pragmatic approach to the UK’s transition and allow the North Sea to be opened.
Posted: 16/03/2026
Shadow Pensions Minister, Helen Whately, has warned that mandating pension scheme investment would represent a "quiet power grab" by the Government.
Posted: 16/03/2026
Weather is currently a very political issue, and any unpreparedness for the effects of climate change fuels public anger.
Posted: 16/03/2026
The Energy Secretary has outlined new measures to go “further and faster” including ‘plug-and-go’ low-cost solar panels sold via supermarkets and bringing forward the Government’s next annual renewables auction (AR8) to July.
Posted: 16/03/2026
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its first-ever compliance report for the Vehicle Emissions Trading Scheme (VETS), that underpins the UK’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
Posted: 13/03/2026
As nature-related risks move rapidly from sustainability reporting into core strategic decision making, companies are facing increasing pressure from regulators, investors, and supply chain disruptions to integrate biodiversity considerations into enterprise strategy
Posted: 13/03/2026
The first network operator in the UK is now offering connection requests automatically within seconds, including for EV chargers that enable V2G.Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology.
Posted: 13/03/2026
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has agreed to pay £20m into Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.
Posted: 12/03/2026
Ofgem has granted a licence for Tesla to be a domestic and business energy supplier in the UK.
Posted: 12/03/2026
The cost of reaching net-zero could be less than the cost of a single fossil-fuel price shock and provide total energy security, according to a new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
Posted: 11/03/2026
Constraints on the grid mean that AI datacentres could squeeze out housebuilding if Government proposals are carried forward.
Posted: 11/03/2026
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has introduced a new set of ESG scores and sustainability analytics to be integrated across a range of platforms, including LSEG Workspace.
Posted: 10/03/2026
No bird collisions were detected during 19 months of monitoring at Vattenfall’s Aberdeen offshore wind farm.
Posted: 10/03/2026
Farmers could turn more of the UK's farmland into productive agroforestry systems if they had access to trusted advice and real farm examples, according to new research from the University of Reading.
Posted: 10/03/2026
Given the volatile, to say the least, situation in Iran, the Middle East, DESNZ has issued a fact sheet to dispel some erroneous reporting and answer public questions.
Posted: 09/03/2026
Lidl GB has today announced has today announced a new food waste reduction target setting a target to reduce food waste by 70 per cent by the end of FY2030, after revealing it is on track to exceed a 40 per cent reduction by FY2025.
Posted: 09/03/2026
The Electricals Recycling Fund 2026, making £1m available to make it easier for UK householders to recycle their electricals, has been launched by Material Focus.
Posted: 09/03/2026
Greg Jackson, the founder of Octopus Energy, is calling on Ed Miliband to reopen the North Sea to fossil fuel extraction to strengthen the country’s energy supplies as war in the Middle East pushes oil and gas prices higher.
Posted: 05/03/2026
The first 100 schools across England have now installed Great British Energy solar panels in a programme that will ultimately benefit around 250 schools.
Posted: 05/03/2026
The European Commission is expected to publish its proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), the first legislative initiative under the Clean Industrial Deal.
Posted: 04/03/2026
The Government creating over £270m of investment for greener shipping and ports across the UK as part of a £448m commitment to support clean maritime innovation.
Posted: 04/03/2026
The ongoing situation in Iran, and the corresponding rise in gas prices, throws several spanners in energy and economic planning.
Posted: 04/03/2026
The Iris Prize, a global award supporting young environmental leaders, has opened its applications for 2026. Now in its fifth year, it aims to support youth-led climate at a time when funding is being cut.
Posted: 04/03/2026
Huawei is to supply batteries to Aggreko for a project in Brazil, creating the country's largest energy storage system to date, matched with solar plants and microgrids, across the Amazon.
Posted: 03/03/2026
New battery capacity of 27.1 GWh was installed across the EU in 2025, with over half (55 per cent) coming from utility-scale systems, confirming large-scale storage as the main engine of market growth.
Posted: 02/03/2026
The Department for Transport (DfT) has released figures that show that there are now “considerably more” public EV chargers than fuel pumps in the UK.
Posted: 02/03/2026
Wales has taken the next step in tackling the nature and climate emergencies after the Senedd passed the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill establishing a new framework for environmental protection, creating an independent watchdog and empowering Welsh Ministers to set legally binding biodiversity targets.
Posted: 27/02/2026
The UN has approved the first credits to be issued under the UN carbon market established by the Paris Agreement.
Posted: 27/02/2026
Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to suspend mackerel sourcing over concerns of overfishing.
Posted: 27/02/2026
The Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative is officially relaunched, with 250 asset managers signed on to the updated Commitment Statement.
Posted: 26/02/2026
Climate policies continued to proliferate globally in 2025 according to the LSE Grantham Research Institute.
Posted: 26/02/2026
The UK's first geothermal power plant will start producing electricity in the near future.
Posted: 26/02/2026
French utility company Engie is to acquire 100 per cent of UK Power Networks (UKPN), the UK electricity distributor in a £10.5bn deal.
Posted: 26/02/2026
Farmers in England will continue to be paid for environmental work, with the Government confirming the details of its relaunched its green funding scheme.
Posted: 25/02/2026
Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap for April will fall by 7 per cent.
Posted: 25/02/2026
The Climate Change Committee (CCC)’s latest assessment of the Scottish Government’s progress in reducing emissions has stated that the immediate climate targets are now within reach.
Posted: 25/02/2026
Green hydrogen is set to play a major part of the climate transition, but large-scale hydrogen production requires sustainable ways of managing water resources to avoid giving rise to water shortages and conflicts with agriculture over access.
Posted: 25/02/2026
RenewableUK Cymru has issued a clear challenge to the next Welsh Government to back a clean power strategy saying that otherwise it will risk billions in investment, thousands of skilled jobs and millions in community funding flowing elsewhere in the UK.
Posted: 24/02/2026
The GSMA, a global organisation for the mobile ecosystem, has launched a new fund offering grants of £100,000 to £200,000 to support small and growing enterprises using mobile and digital technologies to accelerate the green transition in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Posted: 24/02/2026
The Adam Smith Institute’s (ASI) Electricity Tracker reveals that UK industrial electricity prices are 81 per cent higher than in France.
Posted: 24/02/2026
NESO is seeking views on developing the Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESP) methodology.
Posted: 23/02/2026
INEOS has announced a €300m investment supported by French government grants that will deliver the next phase of its Lavera regeneration plan and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 331,000 tonnes per annum.
Posted: 23/02/2026
Microsoft has met its 2025 renewable energy goal of purchasing enough renewable energy to match all of the electricity used by all its datacentres, buildings and campuses by 2025.
Posted: 19/02/2026
Geothermal energy could replace 42 per cent of EU coal and gas as advances in drilling and enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) using techniques adapted from the oil and gas sector now unlock heat from much deeper, hotter rock layers.
Posted: 19/02/2026
Energy technologies now represent multi-trillion dollar global markets, with the energy sector increasingly becoming an innovator across batteries, transformers, turbines, motors and heat exchangers.
Posted: 18/02/2026
Octopus Fleet, a newly launched product aims to bring fleet needs under one roof, allowing businesses of any size and at any stage of the EVs journey from fleet payment tools to all-around tariffs and EV charger, solar or battery installations.
Posted: 18/02/2026
Mark Cox, head of nuclear and wholesale, and Mark Williams in the strategy and policy team at EDF have been sharing their, and their company’s, thoughts on constraint costs.
Posted: 17/02/2026
The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has called on the EU to urgently strengthen its policy framework for effective and coherent adaptation, noting that whilst rapid and sustained mitigation is needed to limit future warming, strengthening adaptation is also crucial to prepare for unavoidable temperature increases.
Posted: 17/02/2026
The UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) has already allowed a £1bn investment from Octopus.
Posted: 17/02/2026
Octopus Energy Generation is investing nearly $1bn in California’s next generation clean technology by backing two carbon removal companies using grassland restoration and reforestation to transform degraded land into carbon-absorbing assets.
Posted: 16/02/2026
Rural areas, including Scotland and South-West are being left behind in the UK’s EV transition according to new analysis.
Posted: 16/02/2026
The rapid expansion of renewable energy is being used to meet rising electricity demands rather than displacing fossil fuels, according to new research by the University of Sussex.
Posted: 16/02/2026
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report on the progress of battery technology, noting that the price of batteries has fallen dramatically in recent years to the point that the cost of installing battery storage projects has dropped about 40 per cent since 2024.
Posted: 16/02/2026
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has questioned the Governments’s decision to crackdown on North Sea oil production.
Posted: 13/02/2026
Latest figures from the newly minted Heat Pump Association (HPA UK) show that UK heat pump sales reached record highs in 2025, with more than 125,000 units sold.
Posted: 12/02/2026
Centrica Energy and Seneca Resources have agreed the first long-term deal to support independently verified methane emissions from an MiQ-certified US natural gas producer, helping to underpin reductions over time.
Posted: 12/02/2026
The Trump administration, not generally noted for its environmental concerns, will revoke a major plank in the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, the White House has announced.
Posted: 12/02/2026
Combined, used electrified car transactions rose 30.9 per cent on 2024 to a record 770,378 units as the UK’s used car market grew in 2025.
Posted: 11/02/2026
One year after the European Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) went into effect, the more than €22bn in bonds have been issued, with consistent oversubscription.
Posted: 11/02/2026
MEPs have backed amendments to the EU Climate Law by 413 votes to 226 and 12 abstentions, to include a new, intermediate and binding 2040 EU climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels.
Posted: 11/02/2026
Naked Energy has released its VirtuMAX, a new ground-mount solar thermal technology that uses up to 85 per cent of land area, compared to 40 per cent for conventional solar technologies.
Posted: 11/02/2026
A greater number of communities will be allowed to control their renewable energy projects, as Great British Energy and Government publish the Local Power Plan, with £1bn of funding to support locally owned energy generation projects such as solar panels on libraries, leisure centres and welfare clubs.
Posted: 10/02/2026
A study by Arup reveals that “billions in socioeconomic benefits” would be created if major investment in electricity grid modernisation is sustained to 2040.
Posted: 10/02/2026
A new collaborative initiative by UK Power Networks DSO working with National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is set to make local energy planning faster, simpler and more effective for local authorities across the country.
Posted: 10/02/2026
DESNZ has announced record levels of new solar and onshore wind projects as part of its latest renewables auction.
Posted: 10/02/2026
Europeans remain convinced on the need for an energy transition, with the UK leading the way on public support.
Posted: 09/02/2026
SolarPower Europe’s EU Battery Storage Market Review 2025 has re[ported that the EU installed 27.1GWh of new battery energy storage systems (BESS), marking the twelfth consecutive year of record growth.
Posted: 09/02/2026
Offshore windfarms face several obstacles, but one less considered is mines from the Second World War.
Posted: 09/02/2026
Reports suggest that the Government plans to cut climate finance for the developing world.
Posted: 06/02/2026
Cable manufacturer Prysmian has been awarded a £2bn contract to supply the cable for National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Energy Networks subsea Eastern Green Link 4 project.
Posted: 06/02/2026
According to new data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), renewable energy systems reached a new high, with an installation every few minutes.
Posted: 06/02/2026
Drax has announced that up to 350 job roles could be at risk as it considers “evolving its strategy".
Posted: 05/02/2026
A $4.8m partnership between the Bezos Earth Fund and The Earthshot Prize will see 16 projects a year for three years from the Prize’s pool of nominations, but not finalists, gain support to accelerate projects in climate mitigation and nature protection.
Posted: 05/02/2026
EV charging company Ohme has reported that its Crowdflex energy trials have been successful but are urging the Government to use more “joined up” thinking.
Posted: 05/02/2026
The EC has adopted the first set of standards to certify activities that permanently remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Posted: 04/02/2026
Part of the Government’s “Golden Age” of nuclear has been fired-up with the publishing of a framework to stimulate private investment in innovative nuclear technologies across the country, providing a clear route to market and support for credible projects to get them off the ground.
Posted: 04/02/2026
Global non-profit alliance Cascale has published Navigating Global Water Regulation: Implications for the Textile and Consumer Goods Sector, examining how intensifying water scarcity and tightening regulation are reshaping the operating environment for the apparel, textile, and wider consumer goods sector.
Posted: 04/02/2026
Ørsted has signed a €1.44bn agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), to divest its entire European onshore business.
Posted: 03/02/2026
The Government’s Warm Homes Plan announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with the green finance sector to build and diversify the range of green financing options available to homeowners.
Posted: 03/02/2026
McCain’s third Farm of the Future, a 202-hectare working blueprint for regenerative agriculture, will be opened in North Yorkshire this year.
Posted: 03/02/2026
A record number of solar panels were installed last year according to official figures.
Posted: 02/02/2026
Great Western Railway has introduced the UK’s first battery-only powered train into passenger service.
Posted: 02/02/2026
The UK’s only dedicated onshore wind blade plant has been enabled with a Government intervention.
Posted: 02/02/2026
The National Wealth Fund has set out its ambition to drive more than £100bn of investment into the companies, infrastructure and supply chains for the UK.
Posted: 02/02/2026
The Hamburg Declaration, signed at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg should secure 100GW of energy from joint clean‑energy projects in shared waters
Posted: 02/02/2026
Elon Musk, talking at WEF in Davos, has painted a picture of an AI, space and solar future, combining the three stands together in an optimistic view of the future.
Posted: 23/01/2026
Authors from Stanford University, Harvard University Business School (HBS), University of Amsterdam and London Business School have examined the impact of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) on investing; and found it failing to find any new inflows.
Posted: 23/01/2026
A new report from the Sierra Club finds that most major US public pensions are not investing in climate solution strategies.
Posted: 22/01/2026
The Heat Pump Association (HPA), Ground Source Heat Pump Association (GSHPA) and Heat Pump Federation (HPF) have united and rebranded as the Heat Pump Association UK (HPA UK) as a single voice for the UK heat pump sector.
Posted: 22/01/2026
The Government has launched a £15bn Warm Homes Plan, promising grants and low-cost finance to upgrade millions of homes and cut household energy bills.
Posted: 21/02/2026
Ford has partnered with Ohme, allowing Ford dealers across Northern Ireland to provide complementary Ohme chargers to customers.
Posted: 20/01/2026
UK Power Networks is trialling a technology that maximises the use of existing low voltage cables rather than build anew allowing for a more localised power distribution.
Posted: 20/01/2026
Up to £43m will be allocated to green aviation projects by the Government, with the production of low-carbon fuels expected to add up to £5bn to the economy by 2050.
Posted: 20/01/2026
The Department for Transport has embarked on a new campaign to convince consumers of the benefits of switching to EVs.
Posted: 20/01/2026
The UK’s seventh Contract for Difference allocation round (CfD AR7) were announced on 14 January with a total of 8.4GW of capacity awarded, compared to 3.8GW in AR6.
Posted: 19/01/2026
Well not quite, but most new electricity demand in the year 2024 to 2025 was met by renewables, creating the first reduction in fossil fuel power generation in ten years.
Posted: 19/01/2026
Investment in clean fuels will need to quadruple by 2030 to meet global clean fuel ambitions, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report.
Posted: 16/01/2026
Water Plus has gained a net-zero standard for science-based target and reduction pathway.
Posted: 16/01/2026
The average price of electricity traded on day-ahead markets last year was around £83 per MWh but could have been as high as £121 per MWh, were it not for British windfarms limiting the role of gas power plants in setting prices, according to new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).
Posted: 16/01/2026
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