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From leader to laggard: The fall and fall of the UK’s climate optics
…finding things like heat pumps and electric cars too expensive and struggling to access alternatives that should be affordable, like good public transport. This is feeding into a media vendetta…
Report: Renewables to exceed one-third of global electricity supply by next year
…electrification, with a record number of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps sold. Europe’s energy-intensive industries are still recovering from last year’s production slump, resulting in a 6% year-on-year decline…
Low-carbon libraries and Welsh offshore wind: The sustainability success stories of the week
…installation of heat pumps, an energy-efficient cooling and ventilation system and energy-efficient lighting. Repaired roofing, windows and flooring will also improve energy efficiency. Southwark Council’s cabinet member for leisure, Catherine…
‘We cannot be complacent’: MPs urge Rishi Sunak not to water down green policies
…voters do not want to see public money spent on the energy transition during the cost-of-living crisis, nor will they pay for their own heat pumps or electric vehicles this…
Tesco reveals SBTi-approved pathway to net-zero
…100% renewable electricity throughout its operations; to test and expand innovative technologies such as heat pumps across its stores; and to enhance refrigeration efficiency and lower refrigerant emissions by introducing…
Cabinet reshuffle: Grant Shapps ousted from DESNZ and appointed Defence Secretary
…and gas against the advice of his own climate advisors, allowed speculation about whether vital deadlines for the transition to electric vehicles and heat pumps would be stuck to, and…
British homes and businesses to be paid for ‘flexing’ energy use again this winter
…EVs or heat pumps could, for example, set off-peak time settings using digital timers and have a third party such as their energy provider managing their participation in flexibility markets….
EU adopts Net-Zero Industry Act draft report
…by 2030, including components for wind turbines, heat pumps, solar panels, renewable hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage. By encouraging the development of EU-based supply chains for these technologies,…
Report: UK almost halfway to net-zero but toughest challenges lie ahead
…sector. The report emphasises that the UK Government’s aim to annually install 600,000 heat pumps by 2028 is significantly off target. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently extended the deadline…
‘The terms of the game have changed’: 7 key messages from Chris Skidmore’s net-zero speech to Parliament
…want to be a clean energy superpower, we need to focus on our ability to reduce demand through energy efficiency measures such as heat pumps, and through understanding that we…
IEA reports boom in global green energy jobs
…employment growth was in just five sectors including solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries, heat pumps and critical minerals mining. Of the five sectors, solar PV accounted…
Report: Paris Agreement at risk without immediate action to phase-out fossil fuels
…the need for stronger policies to accompany technological progress, reducing fossil fuel use technically and economically feasible. It asserts that key technologies including renewables, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and heat…
WATCH: The Energy Transitions Commission’s Mike Hemsley on the clean energy revolution
…report highlighting that key technologies including renewables, batteries, EVs and heat pumps are advancing faster than anticipated, displacing fossil fuel demand in various regions. Despite his positive outlook on clean…
€800m to jolt the market: EU activates hydrogen boosters
…audience of producers of solar panel components, wind turbine parts, batteries, heat pumps and hydrogen electrolysers. Nikolaus J Kurmayer, EurActiv.com This article first appeared on EurActiv.com, an edie content partner…
What will it take for the UK to deliver a Just Transition?
…educate and inform consumers about solar panels, batteries and heat pumps. We need an engaged public conversation.” At a corporate level, a Just Transition requires integrity. “Any company committing to…
Global Decarbonisation Accelerator: More than 100 nations pledge to triple renewable capacity globally
…to maintain old, polluting power plants and offers major knock-on benefits, including cleaner air, less use of fossil fuels and greater incentives to adopt energy-efficient electric vehicles and heat pumps….
New podcast – Net Zero can make us warmer and richer
…future of heating for the overwhelming majority of homes – heat pumps, and talk about getting the transition right and ensuring we bring everyone along. We also touched on the…
Avery Dennison: Concentrated solar thermal platform
…system by AURA GmbH & Co. KG connects the solar field, thermal storage, and heat distribution system, enabling efficient heat shifting between heat sources and heat sinks. The renewable energy…
From renewable hydrogen to climate adaptation: Seven green innovation trends to watch in 2024
…off heat in the form of infrared radiation, and this heat is then trapped by the atmosphere. However, radiation given off in wavelengths of between eight and 13 micrometres can…
Energy secretary wary of net-zero movement ‘crushing’ corporate ambitions
…bodies urged the Government to maintain its heat pump deployment targets and measures to make boiler manufacturers transition to cleaner heating products. Despite the plea, the Government delayed its clean…
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