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Reports: Ministers threatened to resign over proposed weakening of heat pump ambitions
…industrial processes. Additionally, The Times has reported that Stuart, a Minister with energy portfolios since late 2022, made the same threats to DESNZ Secretary Claire Coutinho. The reported threats come…
Make UK chief cautions against net-zero short-termism ahead of general election
…country. But, five Prime Ministers in eight years and fifteen Business Secretaries in fifteen years is no recipe for this. Nor is the fact we have had six plans for…
UK gas imports set to rise if heat pump targets weakened, study finds
…heat pump sales. Energy and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho has stated that most firms already meet the initial target and so, will avoid fines. She described the hiking boiler prices…
Zonal pricing: UK Government pledges cheaper electricity for those living near renewables projects
Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho has today (12 March) set out proposed measures to shift to zonal pricing – whereby electricity costs differ regionally. She touted a £45-per-year…
UK confirms delay to heat pump manufacturing mandates
…a pace that works for them, so families aren’t hit with one large bill”. DESNZ Secretary Claire Coutinho said the changes are “all part of our wider plan to ensure…
How can we support local climate leaders in a cost-of-living crisis?
The UK’s Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho posted on X this week that “when any nation has to choose between net-zero and keeping their citizens safe and warm,…
Unlocking the power of partnership to build climate resilience in fragile and conflict-affected states
Climate change is one of the most pressing and complex global challenges of today. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stated that “climate change is here, and it is just…
National Grid unveils £60bn investment plan to turbocharge net-zero power grid
…will require joined-up action from government, regulators and communities to deliver the infrastructure by 2035. The announcement comes just days after Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho set out…
‘Sphere of Influence’: What are the fundamentals of creating a Climate Transition Plan?
…edie interviewed the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce secretariat, Kate Levick, to gauge how corporates are faring when it came to producing such plans. Levick told edie that one of the…
Radical transparency: How can businesses walk the line between greenwashing and greenhushing?
…boost the level of fines it can impose to a maximum of 10% of corporate turnover. It will also give the Secretary of State powers to create new types of…
‘Legislation lethargy’: Sustainability professionals struggling with tougher reporting requirements, survey finds
…Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) and Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). But most businesses also follow at least one voluntary framework, potentially due to believing that they could be mandated…
Would Labour’s clean energy pledges really cost £100bn more than the Conservatives’?
The Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary made the claim in a post on X this morning (25 March), citing new research from Aurora Energy Research that was commissioned by Policy…
Graham Stuart steps down from DESNZ to focus on general election campaign
…meaningfully transitioning their energy generation mix – language expressly criticised by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Stuart told MPs he would do this in a bid to ensure the summit’s negotiators…
‘Bitterly disappointing’: Scotland abandons 2030 climate goal citing credibility concerns
Today (18 April), the Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy, Mairi McAllan, announced the decision to scrap the nation’s flagship interim goal in a statement to the parliament….
Government targets 10% of jet fuel to come from sustainable sources
…that the fuels can produce up to 70% less carbon emissions than the traditional fossil fuels used in most commercial flights. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said: “Sustainable aviation fuel protects…
UK’s Deposit Return Scheme to launch in October 2027
…Under Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth Robbie Moore gave a statement to Parliament on Thursday (25 April), outlining that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, steel and aluminium…
UK Government pressed for clarity on national climate adaptation plan to heatwaves
…is frankly a missed opportunity. “In my letter to the Secretary of State, I press the Government to provide more detailed information on its plans.” Earlier this year, MPs accused…
Nine in 10 UK businesses want greater government support for decarbonisation
…that their decarbonisation efforts are hampered by doubts about the Government’s green commitments, and 35% concerned about the policies of the next government. This comes after Energy Security Secretary Claire…
Energise – award-winning sustainability consultancy
…responses, TCFD reports, energy and carbon audits, compliance with ESOS and SECR, ISO5001 and PAS2060 amongst others. For SMEs and charities: The Net Zero Club is a place for those…
Kimberly-Clark: Self-sufficient onshore wind PPA
…windfarm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, is ORIT’s largest wind asset and was opened by Màiri McAllan, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clydesdale constituency and Cabinet Secretary for Transport,…
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