Climate Change Act

Infrastructure

Government reveals plan to bring forward cleaner capacity market, but will it deliver on decarbonisation goals?

Consultation on reforms to controversial capacity market proposes early auction in January 2017, alongside plans to crackdown on diesel generation and beef up demand side response sector

clock 01 March 2016 • 9 min read

Policy

DECC underlines carbon-cutting objectives in new five year plan

Government publishes five year departmental plan, detailing commitments to bolster energy security, keep bills down, and deliver on decarbonisation goal

clock 22 February 2016 • 5 min read

Wind

RSPB spreads clean energy wings with Ecotricity partnership

Ecotricity will build 100-metre wind turbine that will deliver more than half the RSPB's annual electricity needs

clock 25 January 2016 • 2 min read

Politics

It is Conservative climate policy incoherence that is fueling this Lords stand-off

The House of Lords is threatening to disrupt the government's energy policy proposals, and the Conservatives have only themselves to blame

clock 18 January 2016 • 5 min read

Policy

The 10 questions that will shape the UK's green economy in 2016

From Brexit to capacity markets, green businesses enter 2016 seeking urgent answers to a series of crucial questions

clock 06 January 2016 • 10 min read

Policy

2016: The global green economy's best year yet?

In the wake of the Paris Agreement, green businesses are entering a period of opportunity and responsibility

clock 04 January 2016 • 7 min read

Energy

UK power sector slashes emissions by almost a quarter in just two years

Official government figures show emissions from power stations fell 23 per cent between 2012 and 2014

clock 22 December 2015 •

Policy

How the Paris Agreement has just made the UK government's life a lot harder

The government's energy and climate change strategy will now be under the microscope like never before - big changes are needed, and fast

clock 14 December 2015 •

Policy

Major energy U-turn needed to meet Paris targets, government warned

Conservatives' attacks on wind, solar and other 'clean' technologies has undermined ability to meet CO2 targets, experts say

clock 14 December 2015 •

Policy

Has Britain thrown in the towel just at the point when the 'global race' gets interesting?

There's a booming global market in low carbon goods and services - can Britain afford to be left behind?

clock 24 November 2015 • 4 min read