Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Government must deliver carbon cutting policies this year to stay on track for net zero and maintain role as climate leader at COP26, think tank warns. This policy tracker will test whether the government can stand up at the end of the year and say it is taking the necessary action and leading by example.

Policy 45

Policy Carbon Government Climate change 45

Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

That is the conclusion of independent research released today by Imperial College London and energy firm Drax, which saw experts assess the tumultuous impact of the coronavirus crisis on Britain's electricity system from April to June 2020, a period characterised by near historically low levels of demand for power.

Nuclear Power 99

Nuclear Power Demand Fossil fuels Electricity 99

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The UK should end sales of fossil fuel cars within 15 years, rapidly scale up wind and solar power capacity, curb growth in air passenger numbers, use carbon labelling on consumer products, and encourage people to eat less meat and dairy in order to achieve its 2050 net zero emissions goal. It's a real step forward to have this new insight.".

Government 96

Government Demand Policy Politics 96

AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Its electricity demand reached an all-time demand peak of 223 gigawatts (GW) this past June, and projections indicate it could hit 340 GW by the decade’s end. To put that into perspective, the electricity demand for Germany in 2022 was 200 GW. Asset Diversity: As is the case in the U.S.

Solar Energy Monitor 80

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 80

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 7, 2021

At the same time, advanced voltage control systems, such as ENW’s CLASS project , are working to provide demand response and fast frequency response functions. And you're at the same time trying to contract flexibility services from consumers and aggregators to manage the load demand on the distribution network," he said.

Carbon-negative 130

Carbon-negative Demand Nuclear Power Investment 130

Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

Ministers have vowed to establish the "world's first net zero industry" and confirmed plans to cut carbon emissions generated from these carbon intensive sector by two-thirds by 2035 and 90 per cent by mid-century against a 2018 baseline. These are transformational goals and delivering on them would be an historic achievement.

Government 57

Government Policy Hydrogen Carbon 57

Business Green

MARCH 17, 2021

The overarching ambition of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy is to slash greenhouse gas emissions from UK industry by two-thirds within 15 years, as part of plans to develop the "world's first" low carbon industrial sector that creates and supports up to 80,000 jobs by 2050.

Policy 66

Policy Carbon-neutral Hydrogen Government 66

Planet Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

We are expanding this portfolio with a white paper guide to help navigate new sustainability reporting demands around nature-related impacts and dependencies – Accelerating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Reporting , written in collaboration with Microsoft, the Natural Capital Project, and the Gund Institute at the University of Vermont.

Biodiversity 120

Biodiversity Sustainability Carbon-neutral Lithium 120

Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

Could growing water stress prompt more companies to embrace water pricing policies? WWF predicts a 40 per cent gap between the global water supply and demand by 2030, and climate change is likely to increase water shortages and competition. California agriculture lands are straining to access groundwater that used to be plentiful.

Carbon 69

Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 69

Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ahead of the Prime Minister's promised new green recovery package, a new report from the business advocacy group outlines a raft of near-term policy interventions that could put the UK on track to reaching net zero emissions. The gap between the government's net zero rhetoric and its policy agenda remains.

Policy 58

Policy Carbon-negative Government Carbon 58

Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

Addressing shortfalls in what remains the flagship national policy to insulate millions of homes will be top of the list. The recent Energy White Paper hints that plans for the rest of this cash will be forthcoming in the Heat and Buildings strategy, but a proper plan to carbon free homes will have eyes beyond this parliamentary term.

Government 87

Government Hydrogen Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral 87

Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

BEIS released a suite of documents regarding 'clean heating' policy last Tuesday including most importantly details of what will follow on from the RHI. This policy consultation comes in advance of a long awaited energy White Paper and in advance of a heat and buildings framework expected to be released later this year.

Policy 73

Policy Government Fossil fuels Politics 73

Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The government's overarching ambition is welcome, but we now need a detailed policy agenda to make net zero a reality, writes the REA's Dr Nina Skorupska?. Here at the REA we are well used to a flurry of new policy being announced just before the end of the year, but this advent has been a real bumper few weeks.

Government 73

Government Energy Energy Electric vehicle 73

Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

The Treasury should set in stone a new fiscal rule for an annually-increasing carbon price in the UK, argues SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow I think it's imperative the Treasury installs a new fiscal rule: the need for an annually increasing carbon price.

COP 59

COP Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon 59

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

GW of new long duration pumped hydro storage, with 90 GWh of storage, could save up to £690 million per year in energy system costs by 2050, as the UK transitions to a net-zero carbon emission system. A new study by independent researchers from Imperial College London has found that just 4.5

Carbon-neutral 129

Carbon-neutral Government Fossil fuels Carbon 129

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ahead of tomorrow's Net Zero Festival, Toby Hill explores how carbon offset standards are evolving in a bid to assure clients and campaigners that promised carbon savings can be delivered. To find out more about the role of carbon offsets in the net zero transition, sign up now for a free pass to tomorrow's Net Zero Festival.

Carbon 77

Carbon Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels 77

Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This investment programme is going to breathe life into the UK economy - it's as much an economic policy as a climate policy, particularly over the next 10 years as we recover from the pandemic'. We're going to need to achieve a faster pace of emissions reduction over the next 30 years than we achieved in the last 30."

Carbon 84

Carbon Policy Government Investment 84

Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2020

The white paper reiterates the government's plans to strengthen environmental standards for new homes and hints that it could pull forward the 2025 target date for introducing the new Future Homes Standard, which will require new homes to be "zero carbon ready".

Home Energy Monitoring 75

Home Energy Monitoring Government Carbon Building Energy Monitoring 75

Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 5, 2023

In response, many of our G7 peers are pouring billions into cutting carbon from their heavy industries. As global net-zero commitments mount, demand for cleaner products is increasing. Budget 2023 included investment tax credits for carbon capture and clean hydrogen.

Hydrogen 52

Hydrogen Carbon Government Investment 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Having consistently highlighted this Standard as the centrepiece of its plans to decarbonise new housing over recent months - not least in the recent Planning White Paper - the pressure was certainly on the government for this announcement to deliver. All eyes will now be on the response to the Planning White Paper.

Government 80

Government Carbon Policy Demand 80

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But BloombergNEF analysis highlights gaping holes where supportive policies are needed to spur widespread decarbonisation towards net zero. However, action from policy makers will be needed if these changes are to happen.".

Transportation 80

Transportation Electricity Policy Fossil fuels 80

Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

Covid-19 has hit manufacturing hard, but with government policy support there is now a big opportunity to accelerate decarbonisation, argues Make UK's Frank Aaskov. The sector has seen a 45 per cent reduction in current demand and signs of a protracted downturn and slow recovery.

Hydrogen 62

Hydrogen Investment Policy Demand 62

AutoGrid

JULY 27, 2023

At the recent National Association of Regulatory Commission (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit, I saw up close the growing concern about grid reliability among state regulators, utilities and the industry at large. Electricity demand is expected to grow more rapidly with accelerated electrification across the building and transportation sectors.

Energy Monitor 82

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 82

Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

New UK Energy Research Centre report argues 2030 ban on new internal combustion engine cars needs to be supported by bolder policy measures throughout the 2020s. Since Covid struck, EVs and plug-in hybrids have emerged as the runaway success story for a market that has otherwise seen demand for new vehicles collapse across the board.

Policy 92

Policy Pollution Electric vehicle Transportation 92

AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

August 16, 2023, marks the first full year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and this milestone demands a health check. When fully implemented, the legislation could reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions by 41% by 2030, according to researchers at Princeton University. Just how has the IRA been doing and what’s ahead?

Climate change 52

Climate change HVAC Resilience Demand 52

Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Policy Exchange report explores how energy market reforms could save customers £50bn on bills by 2050 while supporting green manufacturing and offshore wind deployment. The report argues that local power pricing could help to cut bills for these energy-intensive industrial hubs, which are under mounting pressure to decarbonise.

Electricity 70

Electricity Policy Carbon Hydrogen 70

Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It also suggests there is significant 'hidden demand' in the European economy for green hydrogen, with 540TWh potential demand unlockable in the near term and 1,200-1,400 TWh in the medium-term, provided there will be sufficient cost decreases, investments, and policy support.

Hydrogen 92

Hydrogen Europe Energy Energy 92

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Empire State passed a law to eliminate carbon from the grid by 2045. Since those plants are often the dirtiest, and typically located in disadvantaged or minority neighborhoods, it’s an environmental and racial justice imperative as well as a clean energy policy. Now it’s getting to work on replacing its peaker fleet.

Lithium 130

Lithium Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

Meanwhile, carbon capture and storage paired with bioenergy could be responsible for more than 60 million metric tonnes of negative emissions by mid-century, a rate of removal critical to the UK meeting its climate goal, it states.

Power grid 81

Power grid Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Electric vehicle 81

Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

We have limited time to move from a system where around 80 per cent of our primary energy supply comes from fossil fuels, to one where low-carbon technologies dominate. Supply and demand will have equal value and flexibility at all levels will keep costs low.

Energy Monitor 72

Energy Monitor Government Business Energy Monitoring Energy 72

Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

Public awareness of climate change was at an all-time high, young people marched through the streets demanding that politicians act to safeguard their futures, and concern about the environment was recognised as one of the top five issues in December's General Election. Let us think back to one year ago.

Climate change 68

Climate change Policy Energy Energy 68

Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The UK's oil and gas industry watchdog has the first time set an obligation for the sector to contribute to the nation's 2050 net zero emissions target, in a revised strategy submitted to Parliament yesterday aimed at driving as clean and efficient production as possible "as long as this demand exists".

Fossil fuels 74

Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Carbon Demand 74

R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 17, 2022

As a result of the embargo, a supply/demand imbalance ensued. Our continued dependence on foreign oil has influenced American foreign policy for decades, and it has contributed to multiple military conflicts in the Middle East. Oil prices quadrupled in a very short period of time, contributing to a deep global recession.

Lithium 60

Lithium South America Batteries Electric vehicle 60

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

"Worldwide there is growing recognition of the moral imperative to ramp-up efforts to tackle the climate crisis," said Matthew Fell, CBI chief UK policy director. Third, the report reiterates previous calls for the government to deliver a series of key policy decisions that have been stuck in the pipeline for months.

Carbon-negative 95

Carbon-negative Packaging Government Resilience 95

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Citing Treasury sources, the paper reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak was actively considering ending the fuel duty freeze which was introduced in 2011, pausing the long-standing policy of increasing fuel duty in line with inflation each year. Any increase in fuel duty would likely be welcomed by green groups and EV advocates.

Government 69

Government Electric vehicle Policy Carbon 69

Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2021

This will bring us closer to achieving the overarching ambitions set out in the government's Energy White Paper published last autumn, as well the publication of the Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan in the summer. Yonna Vitanova is senior policy analyst at clean energy trade association RenewableUK.

Fossil fuels 39

Fossil fuels Government Technology Carbon 39

Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The company would take those almond shells and other types of biomass, convert them into a carbon-rich oil, and inject the oil deep underground. Strange as it may sound, demand for this service — a form of what’s called “ carbon removal ” — was just beginning to grow. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

Climate change 128

Climate change Startups Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 128