New plans to encourage people to generate and store energy

Jul 24, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Infrastructure & Generation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The UK Government and Ofgem have set out new plans to give householders and businesses more control over their energy use. They will encourage consumers to generate, store and use their own energy...

Theresa May urged to show leadership towards zero carbon economy

Jul 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

Leading businesses and investor organisations are urging the UK Government to show leadership towards a zero carbon economy. They are calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to lead on climate...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe leaves BEIS

Dec 22, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Policy & Legislation, Top Stories 0

Baroness Neville-Rolfe has left her position as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The surprise governmental shuffle has seen her moved to the...

Charity calls for fuel poverty reform and funding

Sep 22, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil 0

A charity has made fuel poverty recommendations to the government and called for an increase in public health funding. National Energy Action (NEA) said previous fuel poverty guidance from the...

Government urged to support renewables in Budget

Mar 15, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy & Legislation 0

Investing in renewable energy generation rather than the government’s current low carbon energy policy could help the UK save around £420 million between 2020 and 2025. That’s according to a...

Government kicks off GIB privatisation process

Mar 03, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The UK Government has today launched the privatisation process of the Green Investment Bank (GIB). The transaction will involve both the sale of existing shares owned by the government and the...

Government energy policies ‘incoherent’

Jan 21, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy & Legislation, Infrastructure & Generation, Top Stories 0

The changes on energy policies the government has announced since it was elected seem “quite incoherent”. That’s the view of Angus MacNeil MP, Chair of the Energy and Climate Change...

UK Government misses its green targets

Jan 12, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Sustainability & Environment 0

The UK Government has failed to meet its own green targets, according to a new report. The ‘greening government commitments’ (GGCs) were targets for reducing the environmental effect of its...

UK Government scraps £1bn CCS competition

Nov 26, 2015 admin Policy & Legislation, Sustainability & Environment 0

The UK Government has axed its £1 billion Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) competition. It informed the London Stock Exchange at 3pm yesterday. It states: “Following the Chancellor’s Autumn...

GIB investors ‘must show green values’

Nov 24, 2015 admin Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

Potential investors for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) will be asked to confirm their commitment to its green values. The government will look at their green investment principles and see how...