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High Court to hear legal challenge over ‘roadblock’ to localised home energy efficiency standards
…energy efficiency standards for new homes because “the proliferation of multiple, local standards by local authority area can add further costs to building new homes by adding complexity and undermining…
Climeworks switches on the world’s largest direct air capture plant
…its first CO2. Climeworks uses renewable energy to power its direct air capture process, which requires low-temperature heat like boiling water. Geothermal energy partner ON Power in Iceland provides the…
Haven unveils £18m solar and energy efficiency plan for holiday parks
Holiday park operator Haven is set to invest £13m in onsite solar panels and a further £5m in energy efficiency upgrades, in a bid to cut energy costs and meet…
Vape recycling schemes and Google’s community solar: The sustainability success stories of the week
…was that the disproportionate impact of high energy burden remains a primary barrier to an equitable energy transition. “Partnering with EDPR, we aim to reduce energy burden in the communities…
Study: Food giants not investing in decarbonisation to meet their high-level climate targets
…climate risks posed by methane and nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural processes like livestock production and fertiliser application. Energy and transport emissions Regarding energy and transport emissions, while 15 companies…
Exagen secures planning approval for 500MW battery storage project
…the National Grid’s ‘Future Energy Scenarios’ report, approximately 35GW of storage capacity will be required in the UK to reach net-zero by 2050. The Normanton Energy Reserve project, spanning across…
Solar Taskforce looks at ‘untapped potential’ of commercial sites to drive UK’s clean energy plans
…by Energy Minister Graham Stuart and Solar Energy UK chief executive Chris Hewett, also claimed that floating solar installations, alongside well-managed ground-mounted solar sites on farms, could help improve energy…
Midcounties Co-operative to install solar panels across 29 sites
…with more than 270 renewable community energy projects nationwide through its joint venture with Octopus Energy, known as Younity. In the past year, the Midcounties Co-operative has reduced energy usage…
OVO announces a carbon offset-free path to ‘true net-zero’
…avoidance is unfeasible. OVO’s sustainability head Owen Anderson said: “Transparency in carbon accounting is critical to reforming our energy system into a truly sustainable one. “In order to achieve True…
Co-op partners with Voltalia for 15-year solar PPA
…in the renewable energy sector. Moreover, the Co-op anticipates the agreement to not only facilitate increased access to green energy but also to ensure energy reliability, to stimulate economic progress,…
Oil and gas loopholes and forest carbon credits: The 7 biggest stories from the World Leaders Summit (day two) at COP28
…several major 2030 pledges. These include trebling the world’s renewable energy generation capacity and doubling the annual rate of energy efficiency improvements. Efforts should also be made, under the accelerator,…
Nuclear skills taskforce launched as MPs warn that staff base will need to double by 2050
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Grant Shapps are in Scotland at present and have tabled a series of meetings with the nuclear, renewables and fossil…
IEA: Annual electricity grid investments must double to keep 1.5C alive
That is the warning from the International Energy Agency (IEA) today (17 October). The Agency’s new report on Electricity Grids and Secure Energy Transitions outlines how annual global investment in…
Report: 1.5C pledge set to be undermined by major fossil fuel expansion
…and gas production and use by 2050, relative to a 2020 baseline. These targets and calculations are broadly in line with those made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in…
Report: CDP unveils critical gaps in corporate climate and nature action
…energy consumption, despite the transition to 100% renewable energy by 2035 being a prerequisite for a net-zero future. Concurrently, among the 575 financial institutions that disclosed through CDP last year,…
DESNZ set to open second headquarters in Aberdeen
…gas and renewables sectors”. Jack added that both of these industries “have a vital role in ensuring our energy security and assisting with our transition to net-zero”. Energy Minister Andrew…
EU agrees 2040 fossil boiler ban in revamped green buildings law
…of “minimum energy performance standards” applying across the EU’s entire building stock. But following fierce opposition from EU countries, that approach has been abolished in favour of benchmark averages for…
£230m tranche of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding opened
Launched three years ago, the Scheme provides funding for energy efficiency upgrades and clean energy solutions to public sector organisations in England, including schools, leisure centres, hospitals and council buildings….
Report: Global fossil fuel emissions reach record high despite increase in reduction efforts
…Energy Agency (IEA) projected that renewables and nuclear energy will “dominate” the growth of global electricity production in the next three years, together accounting for more than 90% of additional…
COP28 Covered Podcast episode 7: Energy Day special – Will we achieve a fossil fuel phase-out?
…jam-packed day of the thematic agenda, dedicated to energy, the just transition and Indigenous communities. Before diving into the energy theme, Sarah takes some time with Gerbrand Haverkamp, executive director…
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