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‘We can’t afford another wasted decade on energy efficiency’

The Green Homes Grant (GHG) should have been the first step on the green recovery. But, six months on from its launch, the project is in disarray and there are reports it could be scrapped altogether. David Blackman examines what went wrong and what lessons there are for the next wave of decarbonisation policy.

4 years ago

Drax abandons plans to build 3.6GW of new gas generation

4 years ago

Green Homes Grant: A tale of two opportunities

Eon UK chief executive Michael Lewis outlines his thoughts on the progress of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Lewis believes more funding for the scheme's Local Authority Delivery (LAD) element could help with delivering further demand. Elsewhere Lewis discusses Eon's own response to the scheme, revealing that the company is creating more jobs to manage the thousands of LAD projects it has secured.

4 years ago

Building new gas turbines risks stranding £9bn of assets

4 years ago

Female representation in utilities growing

In the past year the representation of women in senior positions and sitting on boards increased at listed utility companies but it remains a male-dominated sector

4 years ago

Microsoft and Accenture in drive to speed up net zero transition

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Do no harm: Investing for net zero

4 years ago

Carbon tax ‘must protect low-income households’

Almost 70 per cent of people are in support of a carbon tax that protects lower income households from price increases, research from the Zero Carbon Campaign has found. Alongside the results of an Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, the campaign is launching a petition calling on the government to introduce charges on carbon emissions.

4 years ago

Using innovation and strategy to increase drone inspection efficiency

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Is it fair to shift policy costs from electricity to gas?

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‘Scotland needs a Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero’

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REA calls for net zero power sector by 2032

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Balancing Mechanism sees influx of smaller participants

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Harnessing innovation to accelerate the transition to net zero

4 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Centrica chief vows to ‘strip out the rubbish’ to revive group’s fortunes

4 years ago

BEIS urged to make ‘speedy’ response on Vanguard

4 years ago

Mind the gap: A fair future is crucial for the success of UK climate action

As part of our Countdown to COP campaign, Sustainability First director, Sharon Darcy, sets out why a just transition is so important and what utilities can do to advance this cause.

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Is a just transition realistic?

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GHG has paid for just 325 low-carbon heating installs

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SSEN procures 348MW of flexibility

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