MPs are trying to change the Energy Bill so it includes a 2030 emissions target which has been sidestepped by the Coalition once already. A target fell by the wayside in the run-up to the Energy Bill’s publication last year, with Lib Dem Energy Secretary Ed Davey mediating between the green faction in his party […]

The Government’s lambasted carbon tax on businesses could be tweaked to benefit firms despite criticism it has been a “wasted opportunity”. Firms want the Treasury to give them some of the money back and give the performance league table more clout, according to an industry report called “What is the Future of the CRC?” commissioned […]

Chancellor George Osborne has allegedly been drawing up plans to cut subsidies to onshore wind farms by a quarter. According to a newspaper report over the weekend the Treasury is considering a 25% cut to the Renewables Obligation (RO). The RO subsidy is due to be replaced in 2017 under plans drawn up in the […]

Labour MP Alan Whitehead has slammed Ed Davey’s plans for gas power stations saying they’ll make a mockery of climate change targets. Mr Whitehead, who sits on the Energy Select Committee said the Energy Secretary was wrong to set the gas Emissions Performance Standard at a level of 450g/kWh, as he believes this will do […]

ELN speaks to Alan Whitehead MP at the SmartestEnergy conference where he outlines his problems with the EMR.

Labour MP Alan Whitehead has questioned the whole point of the electricity market reform. Speaking this morning at the Smartest Energy annual conference he said the EMR should be renamed “Electricity Market Non-Reform” as he argued its unlikely to do enough in its current form to secure supply and move the UK to a low […]

Energy Minister Greg Barker faced tough questions yesterday from MPs about controversial changes to the solar Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) scheme. The solar industry is angry over the decision to cut the level of solar funds available from December, rather than the planned date of April 2012. At an emergency meeting of both the energy and […]

Britain’s waste sector urgently needs £8 billion of investment to avoid crippling landfill taxes and EU fines, a parliamentary report has warned. The Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) said that unless the UK starts building infrastructure now, the country could have to pay millions for failing 2020 EU Landfill Directive targets. Dr Alan Whitehead, […]