David Blackman

Green Homes Grant progressing ‘at snail’s pace’

Coal mine saga raises questions over BEIS ‘clout’

EV drivers ‘need right to request chargepoints’

Thinktank Bright Blue has proposed a raft of new fiscal and regulatory policies to get the market for electric vehicles (EV) fully off the ground. This includes giving EV drivers a “right to request” an on-street chargepoint from their local authority.

Calls for rapid return to implicit trading for interconnectors

Eon boss says automatic switching will discourage innovation

Jackson slams ‘bonkers’ approach to gas taxes

Moves to shift taxation and policy costs from electricity to gas would leave the fuel poor households on dual fuel tariffs better off financially, Octopus Energy chief executive Greg Jackson has claimed.

UK risks EV charging blackspots without funding boost

The government should hold Contracts for Difference (CfD) style auctions to spur a five-fold increase in the growth of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure network this decade, a right of centre thinktank has urged.

Reform of ‘fragmented’ energy governance system needed

A shake-up of energy governance must go beyond splitting up the National Grid in order to avoid potentially stymying the delivery of the infrastructure required to deliver net-zero emissions, a former government adviser has warned.

Treasury drops net zero commitment from its Green Book

The Treasury will not include a requirement on departments to explain how they will meet net zero emissions in its guidance for appraising government spending.

Hendry criticises slow pace of UK grid upgrade