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Hints that Tory majority may usher in a climate change parliament

The Conservative landslide in the 2019 election has reshaped parliament and the party, with a new breed of Tory MPs inspired by the impact green policies can have on their constituencies. With Boris Johnson now empowered to set his own agenda, what role will the net zero journey play in the legacy he is hoping to create?

6 years ago

Stark issues warning for next government

The CCC chief has said:“The next six months in this country are more important than any six months since we started focusing on climate change. I hope the next administration will have a set of policies that make sense: if they don’t, you will hear from us more and more."

6 years ago

Drax aims to become ‘carbon negative’ by 2030

6 years ago

UW Manifesto: Be honest with public about funding net zero

6 years ago

What would a Conservative government mean for utilities?

In the latest of Utility Week’s profiles of the contenders to form the next government, David Blackman examines the Conservatives’ plans for the next five years. He talks to experts including Tim Yeo and Aurora Energy’s Richard Howard about the details behind the key Tory targets and what they would mean for the sector.

6 years ago

SNP calls for free national energy switching service

6 years ago

Greens see no role for gas in heating overhaul

Wind power would provide around 70 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs by 2030, the Green Party has pledged in its manifesto which also sees no need for any form of gas when heating is being replaced.

6 years ago

ENA calls for mandatory hydrogen boilers

The Energy Networks Association has urged the next government to commit to immediate action on boosting the amount of green gas on the network. The ENA has published its manifesto on the same day the CBI issued its own wishlist.

6 years ago

Renewables investors must up their game

The renewable energy market is evolving, and investors and asset managers must adapt, says Alex Brierley, co-head of Octopus Renewables.

6 years ago

Conservatives pledge 40GW from offshore wind by 2030

Boris Johnson has announced that the Conservatives will accelerate the roll out of offshore wind power and electric vehicles charging points if the party wins next month’s general election.

6 years ago

Green Party pledges 100,000 green homes a year

The Green Party has unveiled a £100 billion per annum to achieve a carbon neutral Britain by the end of the next decade.

6 years ago

Plans for zero-carbon industrial hub fleshed out in new roadmap

6 years ago

Competitions to create low-carbon industrial hubs kick off

6 years ago

Labour net-zero blueprint calls for 9,000 new wind turbines by 2030

More than half of the UK’s electricity needs should be supplied from wind power by 2030, according to a radical new decarbonisation plan drawn up for the Labour Party. The 30 by 2030 report stops short of committing to net-zero by 2030 but does set a target of 90 per cent of non-transport electricity demand being met from renewable and low-carbon sources.

6 years ago

Compliance via the cloud

Legislation is changing energy generation, but the legal knowledge to accompany this is poor. Software can help suppliers to navigate regulatory complexity with clarity and certainty.

6 years ago

CCC: UK could face civil unrest over net-zero costs

The UK government should look to the ‘gilet jaunes’ movement in France as evidence of the importance of a fair distribution of costs when setting decarbonisation polices, Lord Deben has warned. He also announced the Committee of Climate Change is bringing forward its sixth carbon budget by three months

6 years ago

Armitt: Government is not addressing key net-zero targets

The chair of the government’s National Infrastructure Commission has said he is fed up with “warm words” from ministers. Sir John Armitt said the government had accepted 42 of the 45 recommendations issued by the arms-length advisory body since its establishment four years ago, but only delivered ten to date

6 years ago

Tories’ pathway to net-zero starts to emerge

6 years ago

Labour’s 2030 net-zero target ‘unrealistic’

6 years ago

From climate crisis to coal-face: Why the UNGA matters

6 years ago

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