David Blackman

Chancellor vows to ramp up green gas injections into grid

Mortgage lenders should incentivise energy efficiency

Lenders should be banned from offering mortgages for the least energy efficient homes, MPs have been told.

Gove ‘open minded’ about climate change remit for OEP

The environment secretary of state appeared before the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) select committee as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny into the bill to set up the new agency which will take over the enforcement of EU environmental regulations post-Brexit.

Low carbon heating standard to be unveiled by chancellor

European lawsuit on biomass rules threatens Drax plant

Regulatory certainty should not rule out ‘radical change’ says ex Ofwat boss

Ensuring regulatory certainty should not rule out "radical change" to the framework that utilities operate in, Ofwat’s former chief executive has said.

Utilities face paying for repairs five years after roadworks

Perry defends government decision to axe FIT scheme

Claire Perry has poured cold water on calls to extend the government’s existing scheme to support small-scale renewable generation.

Government unveils offshore wind sector deal

Offshore wind will provide a third of the UK’s electricity needs by 2030, under the terms of a new industry-government sector deal.

Utilities regulation ‘struggles’ to keep up with pace of change

An overhaul of utilities regulation is "well overdue" but should not maintain existing structures, according to a new discussion paper from thinktank Sustainability First.