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A cross-party group of senior MPs and peers have urged the government to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2050.
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Thousands of visitors joined hundreds of exhibitors and speakers at Utility Week Live, the UK’s
The government is making a “historic mistake” by rejecting the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project, Ed Davey has warned, following reports of its imminent demise.
A funding deal for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant in North Wales will be outlined by ministers next week, according to reports in the Times and Financial Times.
Working with special advisers from across the industry and with hackathon partners Microsoft and Huntswood,
"While interest in electric vehicles continues to rise, “range anxiety”... is currently putting people off making the switch to electric"
The Tory chief whip is understood to have told his party’s MPs that the EU
However, it has compounded suspicions that the Tories’ born-again enthusiasm for the environment is “greenwash”.
Claire Perry wants to bring the next round of global climate change talks in 2020
An over-reliance on interconnectors to provide backup power for intermittent renewables could put the security of power supplies at risk, a new report from Aurora Energy Research has cautioned.
"Electricity networks have a role to play in adapting to the changes that are taking place in the car industry and consumer behaviour"
Fears have been raised that billions of pounds of smart system benefits may “slip through our fingers” due to policy, regulatory and governance issues.
"We might be at the early stages of the electric vehicle revolution, but now is a critical decision-making period to get the charging aspect right"
Electric vehicles are coming, and utilities need to brace for their impact.
"Perhaps the biggest shift that this innovation is driving is the embedding of principle that simply building new network infrastructure is not the best way to deliver the EV driving revolution"
As the UK braces for a shift to electric vehicles, policymakers are in for a bumpy ride. David Blackman reports.
Industry leaders met at BMW's Mini Plant in Oxford to discuss the electric vehicle shift, and the challenges and opportunities presented to businesses in making the transition.
"Given the rising portion of UK emissions attributed to transport, it is clear that this progress must continue and increase"
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