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Majority of UK pension firms have ‘inadequate’ climate plans
…and fossil fuel phase-outs, not one provider was deemed to be taking a leadership role in climate action. This lack of action has sparked concerns that pension providers are funneling…
Is the UK losing out in the global EV race?
…for funding pots available on a competitive basis, such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, which supports manufacturers to boost efficiencies and move away from pricey fossil fuels. Gigafactory strategy…
Make UK chief cautions against net-zero short-termism ahead of general election
…its industrial strategy since 2017. The manifesto also called for a lowering of electricity prices for manufacturers, plus more targeted incentives to help them shift from fossil fuels to electric…
IEA: Global carbon emissions rise slowing amid clean energy surge
…key regions such as China and the US, forced countries to turn to fossil fuel alternatives, contributing to more than 40% of the emissions increase in 2023. Despite this challenge,…
Budget 2024: What does the green economy want the Chancellor to announce?
…the 5% rate applied to charging at home. This change “would be very small compared to the hundreds of billions spent supporting fuel duty”, the Coalition said in a letter….
Defra seeks to allay food security fears with tweak to farmer payment schemes
…the UK.” Previous ECIU research has revealed that costs resulting from climate challenges and from spiking fossil fuel prices in food supply chains added £700 to the average British household’s…
G20 nations falling short on decarbonisation policies, Bloomberg research reveals
…support coal, oil, natural gas and fossil-fuel-based power generation. These policies distort markets, encouraging excessive consumption and investment in high-emission technologies. The International Monetary Fund has previously estimated that national…
The Business Guide to Net-Zero Heating
…to avoid energy waste and to cut carbon emissions and fuel costs and help businesses make strides toward their net-zero targets. The UK is heavily reliant on natural gas as…
edie publishes new, free-to-download guide to decarbonising heating
…to avoid energy waste and to cut carbon emissions and fuel costs and help businesses make strides toward their net-zero targets. The UK is heavily reliant on natural gas as…
US Presidential race and the global climate agenda: What’s at stake?
…from the Paris Agreement centred on perceived unfairness to the US, arguing that it allowed countries like India and China to continue fossil fuel usage while imposing restrictions on American…
EU and US approve new rules for decarbonisation and emissions reduction
…of new-technologies. New standards to reduce US fossil-fuel emissions In related news, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled a new series of standards for the fossil-fuel industry, requiring…
“Enough is enough”: Talks for a global plastics treaty fall short of critical action
…a recent analysis, nearly 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists registered for the negotiations during the fourth session, including approximately 16 on country delegations. The US, one of the…
Screwfix halves Scope 1 and 2 emissions in the last four years
…According to the brand, the fall in direct carbon has been driven by a move away from fossil fuel heating to air source heat pumps in more than 639 stores,…
COP28 Covered Podcast episode 12 | The final agreement unwrapped – ‘Beginning of the end’ for fossil fuels
…away” from fossil fuels – but an agreement that nonetheless has loopholes for carbon capture, gas as a transition fuel and fossil subsidies. The edie trio are then joined by…
G7 pledges climate progress, but backs ‘temporary’ use of gas
…built upon a commitment from the nations to raise ambitions to decarbonise energy grids, deliver low-carbon energy for citizens by 2035 and cut funding for fossil fuels. In the official…
UK’s storage pipeline ‘incompatible with net-zero’, research warns
…observed that the current requirements for dispatchable generation – which are typically called upon on-demand and often derive from fossil fuels – are independent of the electricity storage capacity [GWh]…
‘Strong rhetoric’: UK’s green economy welcomes Labour’s energy transition plans
…ending future oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and accelerating the energy transition. Decoupling the UK energy supply from fossil fuels is the only way to secure a…
UrbanTide and Smart DCC: Energy Innovation Platform of the Year
…partnered to create uZero. This innovative AI platform integrates anonymous smart meter data with cross-sector datasets to effectively identify fuel poverty areas, provide better-targeted support, pinpoint priority areas for retrofitting…
DHL: Ireland’s production facility to turn waste into biomethane
At a glance Who: DHL What: Biomethane production facility Where: Cork, Oreland Why: To create a low-carbon fuel for trucks When: Work started September 2023 The Challenge If organisations are…
Bouygues Energies & Services: Award winning renewable energy and clean heat network
…is ambitious, but requires wholesale transformation. Reliance on high-carbon stored fuels has left the village vulnerable to shortages and inflated fuel prices and will not push the Council toward its…
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