DECC

Efficiency

Official predictions of future energy use have one thing in common - they are all wrong

Andrew Warren argues that for 50 years governments have over-predicted future energy use, and they are continuing to make the same mistake

clock 28 September 2016 • 5 min read

Politics

Iain Wright confirmed as chair of revamped Business Committee, as energy and climate change committee axed

ECC Committee scrapped in favour of new oversight body covering business, energy, and industrial strategy headed by Labour MP Iain Wright

clock 19 September 2016 • 2 min read

Policy

Former Number 10 advisor warns emissions targets at risk without new nuclear and offshore wind surge

Essay hailing potential for nuclear power, offshore wind, energy efficiency, and electric cars fuels speculation about content of the government's imminent decarbonisation plan

clock 11 August 2016 • 16 min read

Policy

Businesses seek long-term climate and energy policy plan from BEIS

Survey of large business energy users by consultancy Inenco reveals mixed feelings over creation of new BEIS department

clock 09 August 2016 • 5 min read

Policy

How might post-Brexit environmental policy fare under BEIS?

S&P Global Ratings report assesses the UK's environmental ambitions in the wake of recent political and economic uncertainty

clock 04 August 2016 • 6 min read

Biomass

REA slams 'surprise' cut in RHI support for new biomass CHP plants

Renewable Energy Association claims changes could damage investor confidence and put new CHP biomass projects at risk

clock 29 July 2016 • 4 min read

Politics

Reasons to be cheerful

Energy for Humanity's Kirsty Gogan finds the bright side for the green economy in the UK's post-Brexit political landscape

clock 26 July 2016 • 4 min read

Policy

An environmental 'To-Do' List for the May Government

WWF's Bernadette Fischler explores the urgent challenges new ministers have to address if the UK is to honour recent international environmental commitments

clock 22 July 2016 • 4 min read

Politics

Reasons to be cheerful about DECC's demise

Bioregional's Nicholas Schoon argues the emergence of the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy represents an opportunity for green businesses

clock 19 July 2016 • 4 min read

Politics

'Green Tories' complete ministerial line-up at revamped Business and Energy Department

Nick Hurd, Margot James and Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe will join new BEIS ministry headed by Greg Clark

clock 18 July 2016 • 4 min read