Energy Bill: Lords to consider closing coal power 'loophole'

Will Nichols
clock •

Amendment extending emissions standards to existing plants to be debated after campaigners warn 20GW of coal generation could be operating into the 2020s

Lords will today debate whether to remove an Energy Bill loophole campaigners claim would allow existing coal-fired power stations to remain open well into the 2020s. Green groups have raised concerns...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech developments
  • Stay in the know with our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guides
  • Choose from 3 paid membership levels or start a 7-day no strings trial

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen
member?

Login

Will Nichols
Author spotlight

Will Nichols

View profile
More from Will Nichols

Intelligent Energy hails 'transformational' £1.2bn India fuel cell deal

The end of the beginning...

Most read
01

Poll: Climate change top issue for British public, trumping concerns over Covid-19 and Brexit

24 November 2021 • 4 min read
02

Cornish Lithium snaps up £18m of investment in bid to boost UK lithium supplies

29 November 2021 • 2 min read
03

Electric vehicle startup Nio inks battery swap station deal with Shell

26 November 2021 • 2 min read
04

'Our job is done as a developer and asset owner': Good Energy puts its power generation portfolio up for sale

26 November 2021 • 2 min read
05

Agriculture: The blind spot in the COP26 methane deal

29 November 2021 • 5 min read

More on Legislation

The UK could need up to 475TWh of hydrogen production by 2050
Policy

Newly-launched Hydrogen UK trade body urges government to ramp up hydrogen infrastructure delivery

Hydrogen UK this week called on the government to step up its efforts to develop and deploy hydrogen projects, as RenewableUK urged Ministers to ensure green hydrogen projects are not sidelined

Bea Tridimas
clock 26 November 2021 • 6 min read
The Office for Environmental Protection became a legal entity today
Politics

Environment Act: Office for Environmental Protection officially launched

The Environment Act 2021 provides for the establishment of an independent public body to oversee the government’s environmental actions

Bea Tridimas
clock 18 November 2021 • 2 min read
Artist impression of what Carbon Engineering's large-scale DAC plants could look like| Credit: Storegga
CCS

We can't let markets decide the future of removing carbon from the atmosphere

If governments are serious about justice and environmental integrity, then they urgently need to step up the regulation of carbon removal, explain political ecology experts Wim Carton, Inge-Merete Hougaard and Kirstine Lund Christiansen

Wim Carton and Inge-Merete Hougaard, Lund University; and Kirstine Lund Christiansen University of Copenhagen.
clock 18 November 2021 • 5 min read