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THE INTERNATIONAL Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has published its latest carbon pricing forecast and vowed to lobby for the net-zero transition by 2050 at the latest, while the Zero Carbon Commission is calling for a UK carbon price of £75 per tonne by 2030. In the IETA's Council Guidance on Net Zero Climate Ambition, the outlined guidance includes: Supporting the...

CHAIRS of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee and the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), have written to the Chancellor warning that time is running out to ‘avert an even greater future global crisis caused by climate change’. They stress that the UK’s post-COVID economic recovery package should be used as an opportunity to accelerate investment on climate adaptation...

GREEN-MINDED companies that applied to the government’s tariff guarantee scheme before June 29 will have an extra 14 months to get their low-carbon heat generators up and running. The move will bring vital clarity to companies in danger of missing the start-dates for their projects, protect investment in the renewable heat industry, and help give certainty to thousands of people...

PRIME Minister will today announce a “New Deal” which puts jobs and infrastructure at the centre of the government’s economic growth strategy. In a speech in the West Midlands, Boris Johnson will underline his commitment to ‘build, build, build’ in order to upgrade Britain’s infrastructure and skills to fuel economic recovery across the UK. The Prime Minister is expected to say:...

NEW measures to ensure access to social housing is improved for members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families have been announced by Housing Minister Christopher Pincher. The government has set out how councils should ensure members of the Armed Forces and veterans who need support with their mental health, because of conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,...

MCDONALD'S will roll-out electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging points across its Drive Thru restaurants in the UK. The work will be carried out in partnership with InstaVolt, the largest owner-operated network of rapid EV chargers in the UK. Paul Pomroy, CEO, McDonald’s UK & Ireland commented on the announcement: “Appetite for electric vehicles, which will be a central part of the UK’s...

Ofgem is consulting on plans to standardise and strengthen support for prepayment customers and for all customers who are struggling to pay their energy bills. In March this year, suppliers voluntarily agreed to support vulnerable customers through COVID-19, including those on prepayment meters facing difficulties in topping up while self-isolating or in financial distress. Ofgem is now proceeding with proposals to make stronger...

ZOOS and aquariums in England are set to receive up to £100 million to help mitigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a major expansion of a £14 million initial relief fund announced in May and will run until the end of March 2021 to ensure the necessary long-term support is in place to help with severe financial difficulties. Animal Welfare...

CONSTRUCTION of the longest subsea power cable in the world has now passed the halfway point and achieved a major engineering feat to enable Norway’s zero carbon hydro energy to be shared with the UK. North Sea Link, a joint venture project between National Grid and Norwegian system operator Statnett, is a subsea electricity cable that will connect the UK...

ENERGY Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has announced nearly £80 million of government investment to help cut carbon emissions from homes and energy intensive businesses. The funding will be invested in a wide range of programmes, including pioneering heat network trials and an innovative new programme to bring down the cost of retrofitting residential properties with the latest energy efficiency technologies. Minister Kwarteng...