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Renewables’ share of the electricity generation rose by 4 percentage points during 2019 to reach a new record of 37.1 per cent, according to the latest edition of the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics. Wind alone accounted for a fifth of all generation – 10 per cent each from onshore and offshore – another new record.
4 years ago
ClientEarth has secured the right to appeal a recent court ruling to uphold the planning permission awarded to Drax to build up to 3.6GW of new gas generation. It will now be allowed to present its case in the Court of Appeal after the High Court rejected its previous legal challenge.
Uniper has signed an agreement to work with General Electric to decarbonise its fleet of gas-fired power stations and natural gas storage facilities. Chief executive Andreas Schrierenbeck said the fossil fuels burnt within its plants will be replaced with clean hydrogen “as far as it is possible and sensible”.
The government has unveiled its proposals for a UK standalone emissions trading system. The plans outline a reduction in the cap compared to the EU scheme and indicates and a floor price of £15 for allowances when they are auctioned. The government says that once a new ETS is up and running, it intends to go “even further” by amending the cap again in line with its net-zero target.
5 years ago
Former Bank of England governor and now UK climate finance envoy Mark Carney has backed an emissions trading system as the best option for pricing carbon pricing, while warning that it is impossible for countries to “self-isolate” against climate change.
