Ofgem reviews wholesale energy allowances in price cap

The energy regulator considers returning money to customers over retailers’ profit from power price fluctuations

Going green, or going nowhere: UK energy industry warns government

The government’s failure to acknowledge and respond to challenges faced by the low carbon industry puts decarbonisation targets at risk, says Energy UK

UK emissions rose 5% in 2021

Transport and power were the main sectors that drove this increase, government data shows

Drax grilled by MPs over its emission levels

Will Gardiner, Drax Chief Executive, disputed the characterisation of “biggest emitter” in the UK

‘US clean power capacity exceeds 200GW’

The US added 27.7GW of clean power capacity last year, according to new research

UK to hold CfD auctions every year

The Business Secretary said the change in the frequency will boost renewable energy generation

US produced the least energy emissions in 2020 ‘than it has in four decades’

Carbon emissions are expected rise by 7% in 2021 as the US emerges from the pandemic and travel and the economy start to grow again

New York adopts new regulations to reduce power sector emissions

It will ensure regional emissions are 65% below the baseline by 2030

Global power industry spent $5.91bn in February 2020

This value marked an increase of 111.1% over the previous month but a drop of 42.1% when compared with the last 12-month average of $10.2bn

Global coal demand and carbon emissions ‘at lowest point in decades’

As coal generation dropped in 2019, wind and solar generation rose by 15%, generating 8% of the world’s electricity