Peer pressure rules in the global climate policy schoolyard
The international climate talks can at times resemble an unruly playground - lots of tears, shouting, and not an awful lot of order. It's enough to make the casual observer wonder whether the annual...
View ArticleDaily climate and energy links - 28th November 2013
Water shortages may make fracking impractical, industry says The water trade body Water UK and the industry which represents shale gas companies have agreed to cooperate on expanding the number of...
View ArticleUK uses more energy, more renewables, and still relies on fossil fuels as...
The UK got a record share of electricity from renewable sources in April to June this year, the government's latest statistics show. But that spike could be short-lived, and the UK remains largely...
View ArticleIs the government prepared to talk about fuel poverty?
2,700 people die every year because they can't afford to heat their home - and a key government measures for tackling the problem is about to be weakened. The government's fuel poverty programme is...
View ArticleDecoding Labour's 10 point energy plan
Labour has released its new energy policy, and it's harking back to the golden days of... Thatcherism. In a 10-point plan, Labour tells us how it would "make the energy market work" - a plan that...
View ArticleDaily climate and energy links - 29th November 2013
Lord Browne: fracking will not reduce UK gas prices The head of UK fracking company, Cuadrilla, has contradicted the Prime Minister and Chancellor saying shale gas will not have a "material effect"...
View ArticleParliamentary Committee challenges weakening of government fuel poverty targets
The government has "shifted the goal posts" by rolling back on a commitment to eradicate fuel poverty and fiddling official statistics, according to a new report. Parliament's Environmental Audit...
View ArticleDaily climate and energy links - 2nd December 2013
Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe Hinkley Point deal under threat from EU ruling The European Commission is close to concluding that Britain's nuclear programme...
View ArticleEnergy bills still set to rise, just a little less than before
The government this morning announced a range of measures which it claims should save households around £50 per year on their energy bills. While this might seem like good news at first, the changes...
View ArticleWhats new about the governments energy efficiency announcements?
The government formally announced today that it's going to weaken one of its key energy efficiency programmes as part of its package of measures to reduce consumer bills. But it's sweetened the pill -...
View ArticleMail on Sunday's £300 billion "eco bill" claim is almost double government...
The government has today announced households would be paying £50 less for energy next year - good news, says climate skeptic journalist David Rose in the Mail on Sunday. But before everyone rushes...
View ArticleDaily climate and energy links - 3rd December 2013
Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe UK energy suppliers roll back on energy prices All of the 'big six' energy suppliers announced they would roll-back their...
View ArticleWill the big six profit from lobbying to keep the UK’s homes energy inefficient?
Energy companies lobbied the government to cut 'green levies' from bills, and yesterday they got their wish. But now the government has announced it will be reforming a number of energy efficiency...
View ArticleCurrent climate targets could send emissions over the edge
Nations breathed a sigh of relief when, after a fractious few weeks, negotiators were able to find any agreement at all at UN climate talks at Warsaw. But in the continuing absence of a global...
View ArticleDaily Briefing |Lower subsidies for wind and solar, British Gas under fire &...
Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe New nuclear plant in Wales gets go ahead as part of £25bn spending on major infrastructure project Treasury Chief Secretary Danny...
View ArticleWhich of the government’s £215 billion energy wishes will come true?
The government today unveiled its latest plans for updating the UK's energy system in its new national infrastructure plan. The 145-page document outlines plans for over £375 billion worth of new...
View ArticleMore for offshore wind, less for onshore and solar: what the new subsidies...
The government intends to cut subsidies for onshore wind and solar power, while slightly increasing financial support for offshore wind, it announced today. It believes the changes won't hurt its...
View ArticleOld coal puts energy bill in ping pong
MPs rejected a measure that would have limited greenhouse gas emissions from old coal power stations today. The vote means that the UK's nascent Parliamentary Energy Bill, designed to reform the...
View ArticleDaily climate and energy links - 5th December 2013
Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe Homeowners face huge bills to pay for flood threat "Thousands of homeowners and small businesses at risk from flooding will find...
View ArticleA summary of the government's green levy reforms in the chancellor's autumn...
After a week of pre-briefing and speculation, chancellor George Osborne finally announced the government's full spate of green levy reforms in today's autumn statement. The reforms could significantly...
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