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Report accuses UK government of slashing support for fuel poverty
A report from the Association for the Conservation of Energy out on Monday has accused the UK government of significantly reducing the financial help on offer to the fuel poor.
Green Investment Banks opens for business with £3 billion
The UK Green Investment Bank officially opens for business today with £3 billion of government funds to invest in the green economy.
“Antiquated” climate negotiations obstruct agreement, claims research
As the latest United Nations climate summit kicks off in Doha, Qatar this week, UK researchers say that the “antiquated” structure of the negotiations obstruct agreement.
Clean energy investment falling short of international promises
Developed nations’ investment in clean energy generation and biofuels in emerging economies last year fell well short of the $100 billion promised at previous United Nations’ climate summits in Copenhagen, Cancún and Durban.
CCS could cut cost of UK’s carbon targets by 1% of GDP, says report
If the public and private sector can overcome the financing challenges of rolling out carbon capture and storage (CCS), the prize could be huge, according to a new report.
Qatar justifies choice as host of UN climate change summit
The Gulf state of Qatar says it is right the choice to host the United Nations climate change summit in Doha this week.
Scotland’s renewables target achievable but only if issues addressed
The Scottish Government’s target of generating 100% renewable electricity by 2020 is achievable but only if a number of issues are addressed, according to a Parliamentary report.
UN climate change summit opens in Doha with calls for action
The United Nation’s climate change negotiations open in Doha, Qatar today with calls for action from around the world.
Ofgem plugs £45 million into low-carbon technologies
UK energy regulator Ofgem is investment £45.5 million in five diverse projects from an intelligent socket to control electric vehicle charging to ways of making it easier and cheaper to hook up renewables to the grid.
UK government fails to deliver decarbonisation target in Energy Bill
Energy Secretary Ed Davey today announced key details about the Energy Bill, which will be published next week, but failed to make a decision on a decarbonisation until 2016.