SSE’s largest battery project has reached a significant construction milestone, with the arrival of battery units to its Monk Fryston site in North Yorkshire, England.

Former MP and net-zero tsar Chris Skidmore is working with ex-UN climate chief t Patricia Espinosa to create a clean power taskforce to stop climate plans being watered down.

Allowing global warming to reach 3C by 2100 could reduce cumulative economic output by 15 per cent to 34 per cent, but investing 1 per cent to 2 per cent in mitigation and adaptation would limit warming to 2C, reducing economic damages to 2 per cent to 4 per cent.

The US installed 50GW of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades.

Associated British Ports (ABP) has submitted a planning application for the UK’s largest floating solar project, the Barrow EnergyDock.

Up to 170,000 homes in England will benefit from energy efficiency upgrades under the rollout of the Warm Homes Plan.

Standard Chartered has issued its first-ever Social Bond, which will support the sustainable development of low-income countries across the bank’s emerging market footprint.

Around 90 per cent of climate disasters are water-related, with many of the world’s largest cities at risk in unpredictable ways.

Toyota is expanding its battery electric SUV model range and Ford is investing in its own European EVs.

Energy UK has warned that urgent action is needed to bring down energy bills in line with Government targets and splitting policy costs from electricity bills.

Investment company Thrive Renewables has formed a joint venture with Better Society Capital to mobilise £40m for community-owned wind and solar projects across the UK.

Something fun appeared in my inbox. The basic idea is that if you drive an EV, you are likely to be ‘fitter’. This doesn’t mean driving one will ensure high levels of muscle development, but rather it shows that gym users are more likely to be EV owners.