A new report published this week by the UK100 and Siemens urges government to set up a green investment bank to kick start £100bn worth of local energy projects. Co-author Polly Billington makes the case.
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Environment secretary Michael Gove has issued a rebuke to the UK’s major water companies ahead of a meeting tomorrow with chief executives and the sector regulators. It follows a speech in which Gove committed to strengthening Ofwat’s powers to update company licences “to make sure they can do their job”.
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With a week to go until the Conservative leader, and new prime minister, is unveiled, Boris Johnson still looks to be holding a commanding lead. Utility Week’s David Blackman examines the runners and riders for his cabinet and who is likely to be trusted with the crucial energy brief.
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The long-awaited energy white paper is due to be published before the end of this month, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) chief executive revealed at the launch of his body’s annual report on the UK’s progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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The House of Commons has backed raising the UK’s 2050 decarbonisation target to ‘net zero’. However, Labour has already said that the act could be amended further to bring the target even closer, if scientific advancements over the next few years make that feasible.
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The UK has announced a joint proposal with Italy to host the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) climate conference, in a move which puts it as a clear front runner.
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Potential investors in the energy sector could be deterred by the five-year review set into the government’s commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, experts have claimed
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Kevin Welstead, EV Sector Director at SSE Enterprise, gives his view that while the public appetite is there, the rollout of electric buses is still hampered by a lack of political will on the ground.
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The energy system is being hindered by poor quality, inaccurate or missing data, while crucial information is often restricted or hard to find, a new report has concluded. The Energy Data Taskforce has today issued its five recommendations to modernise the sector’s approach to digitalisation.
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The leading contenders in the Conservative leadership election race have lined up to back the goal of reducing greenhouse emissions to net zero by 2050.
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SP Energy Networks has launched a £15 million green economy fund to support initiatives focused on decarbonising Scotland’s heating and transport.
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Twenty-one winning energy projects have been chosen to benefit from a £30 million UK government funding boost, as part of its drive to unlock the potential of vehicle-to-grid technology.
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