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National Infrastructure Commission: UK should rule out hydrogen for home heating
…from £5,000 to £7,500. This came after then-Energy Secretary Grant Shapps cancelled plans to impose an annual levy on home energy bills to fund the development of low-carbon hydrogen. Opponents…
COP28 Action Tracker: CEOs press for end to fossil fuels as King Charles gets go-ahead to attend climate summit
…at an event outside of Parliament in her role as Energy Secretary. Coutinho stood Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to roll back policies relating to low-carbon heating, building energy efficiency…
Government aims to accelerate EV transition as councils push for more climate powers
…urged the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net-Zero, Claire Coutinho, to push the Government to provide increased support for local climate action and maximise the benefits for local…
Now available on-demand: edie’s Net-Zero online action sessions
…Transition Plan Taskforce Secretariat Elinor Kershaw, Principal ESG and Net-Zero Consultant, JRP Solutions Discussion Points Transition Plans: How do they work? How will the TPT shape corporate disclosure? Using emissions…
UK Government to keep homes warm using waste heat from data centres
…including the likes of Facebook and Microsoft. Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho said: “Innovative projects, like these announced today, are another example of why the UK is a world leader…
Corporate net-zero targets continue to boom, but more integrity ‘urgently’ needed
…The Net Zero Tracker’s methodology for assessing climate commitments supports the UN Secretary-General’s High Level Expert Group (HLEG)’s guidance on ensuring the credibility and accountability of net zero pledges by…
Job loss fears as British Steel accelerates low-carbon transition plan
…secretary Paul Nowak has already expressed his disappointment in reports so far. He said: “Workers won’t stand back and watch as Britain’s steel industry is dismantled in real-time. “The Conservatives…
King’s Speech: UK Government to double down on oil and gas expansion
…will do anything to boost British energy security and bring down bills, especially after Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho suggested this would not necessarily be the case in a BBC interview….
Report: 1.5C pledge set to be undermined by major fossil fuel expansion
The forecast is a headline finding of the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) new production gap report, out today (8 November). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that many nations are…
Energy Minister hints that Britain could back COP28 agreement hinging on carbon capture
…for them to bypass a responsibility for a holistic energy transition if they fit enough carbon capture capacity. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been a vocal opponent of this approach….
Government unveils new UK oil and gas licensing bill amidst green group backlash
…North Sea oil and gas capacity on enhancing British energy security and reducing costs. These concerns have been amplified, particularly following Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho’s indication in a BBC interview…
‘The terms of the game have changed’: 7 key messages from Chris Skidmore’s net-zero speech to Parliament
…support for climate ignited change, rather than stifled it. The Climate Change Act 2008 was passed by the then Labour Government, with Ed Miliband acting as the Secretary of State…
UN: National climate commitments way off-track to deliver Paris Agreement
…track,” UN Climate Change’s executive secretary Simon Stiell said. “This means COP28 must be a clear turning point. Governments must not only agree what stronger climate actions will be taken…
Report: Electric utility giants failing to keep 1.5C alive
…energy generation. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly cautioned against this rhetoric, which nonetheless seems to have swayed the UK’s COP28 delegation and will doubtless be on display again this…
More than half of top corporate climate commitments undermined by lobbying practices
…remaining emissions once short and medium-term science-based targets have been met. “These findings should be a wake-up call for businesses across the globe,” UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net…
World on track for ‘hellish’ 2.9C of warming by end of century, UN warns
…possibility of meeting the Paris Agreement now hinges on “relentlessly strengthening” climate mitigation efforts this decade. Fossil fuel expansion plans UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged nations to “tear out…
New Carbon Accounting Alliance launched in bid to standardise emissions disclosures
…beyond the existing Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regime. The Alliance has acknowledged that many businesses will not be able to report emissions without stronger engagement from their landlords…
Global Investment Summit: UK touts £29.5bn of international deals with focus on low-carbon industries
…subsidy package to rival those on offer in markets like the US and EU. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has since stated that the current Government will not allow…
More than 2,000 business leaders urge UK Government to boost climate action at COP28
…from the UN Secretary-General, climate scientists and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Earlier this month, the Government unveiled its Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill, despite warnings from the IEA that the…
Defra unveils bumper nature package including new National Park
…enter force for infrastructure developers. The newly appointed Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said: “Through our Environmental Improvement Plan and today’s announcement, we are creating more opportunities for people to access…
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