Supporting the UK Government’s plans to overhaul the country’s energy system, it published yesterday six ‘illustrative 2050 pathways’, looking at different energy choices and tradeoffs.
UK Energy Secretary Chris Huhne will address parliament today with a key statement on energy policy, which is expected to outline a major investment in wind power.
The UK’s Committee on Climate Change yesterday urged that Government funding for low-carbon technology research, development and deployment should be protected.
The UK Coalition Government has announced today that it plans to strengthen draft National Policy Statements (NPSs) for energy infrastructure, like new nuclear reactors and offshore wind farms.
The UK Coalition Government has confirmed its intention to axe the Infrastructure Planning Commission, which was established by the previous administration earlier this year to make decisions on major infrastructure projects.
A new study indicates that switching off lights and electrical appliances when not in use, as well as choosing more efficient models, has more impact on reducing CO2 emissions than previously thought.
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne will today champion the Coalition Government’s ‘Green Deal’, pledging a “radical overhaul” of the country’s homes.
Despite a split in the UK’s new Coalition Government over nuclear power, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change Charles Hendry yesterday reiterated support for new capacity but without subsidies.
An independent assessment of the UK’s infrastructure by the Institution of Civil Engineers reports that energy and transport networks are in poor condition.
A report out today from the UK’s Centre for Alternative Technology shows how the country could be zero carbon by 2030.