Policy
Navigating the complexities of the consenting process
Michael Starling, renewable energy specialist at international design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Group Ltd, looks at the unique requirements and issues in the first phase of new renewable energy developments.
Ontario green energy policy triggers record-breaking private investment
Rarely has there been such a direct connection between a game-changing public policy initiative and a series of record-breaking corporate investments in wind and solar energy.
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The need for an interventionist UK energy policy
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, said that Britain’s existing, highly liberalised energy market regime was failing to deliver the investment needed to cut UK carbon emissions by more than a third by 2020.
Carrot or stick? UK taxes target climate change
We are similar to donkeys in many ways, says UK tax expert Shimon Shaw. When it comes to taxation policy, we respond to both force (sticks) and positive incentives (carrots). The UK Government is using a mixture of the two when it comes to its environmental policy.
Additional Articles
Energy management key to meeting climate change commitments
The Government’s new mandatory Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme could save businesses £1 billion by 2020. Douglas McLeish, Corporate Markets Director at npower discusses why businesses need to start planning now and why an effective energy management programme is essential.
On the trail of a green candidate
When American voters go to the polls on November 4th, they will have to make a decision that will profoundly affect both their own nation’s future and the rest of the world. But will the change in president and his administration make a real difference to US energy policy?
The negawatt versus the megawatt
Energy efficiency has often been seen as the ugly sister to renewable energy, but there is nothing ugly or unglamorous about saving money, reducing energy costs and lowering emissions, says Gary Parke of Evolve Energy.
UK Government backs ten-fold increase in renewables
The UK Government yesterday signalled its commitment to meet the proposal EU renewables target of 15% by 2020 with a consultation document aimed at opening the way for a ten-fold increase in renewables generation.