Net Zero: Giant solar farm the size of 1,200 football pitches approved despite losing fertile arable farmland for 60 years
A solar farm the size of Heathrow Airport has been approved, despite the scheme meaning that swathes of…
Oil-Rich Oman Bets Big on Renewable Energy
Oman, a major oil and gas producer, plans to expand its renewable energy capacity as part of its…
North Sea oil: Industry leaders fume over minister’s plans to block drilling but support foreign imports
Blocking North Sea production while plans are afoot to boost infrastructure for imports suggests that “the only oil…
ESG round-up: New UK PM raids climate finance budget to fund bus fare cap
The UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is set to lose grant funding for climate finance…
ESG round-up: IIGCC sets out policy priorities for new UK PM Burnham
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has set out a range of policy priorities to help…
Ed Miliband’s heat pump plans could see home heating rationed: ‘Like living in a totalitarian state!’
Energy suppliers could be given the power to remotely reduce heating output in homes fitted with heat pumps…
Households face higher bills as grid project costs soar 500pc
A net-zero overhaul of Britain’s electricity grid is at risk of becoming “the next HS2” as projects blow…
28 quotes from next UK leader Andy Burnham on climate, net-zero and fossil fuels
The UK’s incoming prime minister Andy Burnham has remained tight-lipped on his views on climate change during his…
£2,500 grants for home air con have just 60 applicants
Not a single home air conditioning unit has been installed under the Government’s £2,500 grant scheme seven months…
Plug-in solar for homes will get approval in August
Plug-in solar panels will be legalised across the UK before the end of the summer, The i Paper…
EU demands heat pumps on public buildings in net zero blitz
Heat pumps will become mandatory in all public buildings in Europe, as part of a renewed push towards…
Miliband overrules his own inspectors to approve Britain’s second-largest solar farm
Ed Miliband has approved Britain’s second-largest solar farm after overruling opposition from his own inspectors. The Energy Secretary…