Budget: Osborne ignites new dash for gas
Gas will be the largest source of UK electricity in the coming years, the chancellor announced, fuelling a second dash for gas by giving oil and gas producers £3 billion to help extract new reserves in UK waters.
The extra money follows the disclosure by energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey that gas-fired power stations, with a 450g/kWh-base level will not be subject to the planned emissions performancContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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New research hub to help decarbonise transport and boost jobs
The UK government has pledged £10m in funding for a new research hub that will look to boost innovative in transport and create low-carbon jobs over the next 25 years.
The UK has lost significant market share in green technology to European competitors over the last two years, which will be worth £4.3bn by 2030.
The UK government has earmarked £5.5bn for a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme over one year, which is far less than the £18bn in support given for six months under the previous scheme.
Ed Walker examines the installation of new electricity transmission infrastructure between Scotland and England
One of the world’s leading climate physicists has again called for new regulation forcing the fossil fuel industry to carry out large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS).
A ‘long-term aspirational goal’ (LTAG) for net-zero emissions by 2050 was agreed by the global aviation sector at a UN summit last Friday.
Around three-quarters of UK adults are currently worried about climate change, making it the joint most concerning issue in the country, a survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found.
Andrew Clark outlines the work being carried out to identify and boost decarbonisation opportunities in the North East of England
