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The government is at least upfront about the problem. The Clean Growth Strategy, published last
7 years ago
The government’s rejection of plans for a new open cast coal mine faces a High Court challenge amidst accusations by the project’s backers that the move will push up energy prices by increasing the UK’s reliance on risky overseas supplies of the fuel.
Suppliers will be obliged to take “all reasonable steps” to enrol SMETS1 meters with the Data Communication Company (DCC), or replace them with fully interoperable SMETS2 devices, under new government plans.
Some of this was unsurprising given the febrile atmosphere in the run-up to Saturday’s air
Labour’s plan to renationalise the water industry has been branded “potentially disastrous” by one of the party’s own MPs who also chairs the industry’s all parliamentary group.
Claire Perry has announced the government is paving the way for a review of its statutory climate change targets to meet the Paris agreement’s zero emissions goal.
“Every possible precaution” must be taken to guard against a potential Russian cyber-attack on the UK’s electricity infrastructure, Boris Johnson has said.
Northern Ireland’s ex-first minister has denied responsibility for the province’s non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive even though she had departmental responsibility for the botched scheme.
Consumers’ ability to access alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, like the energy and water ombudsman’s schemes, should be beefed up, according to the government’s consumer green paper.
The government has announced that it will be launching its programme to kickstart the mass roll out of heat networks this autumn.
