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Could a net zero power system by 2035 offer the cheapest path forward for the UK and Europe?

Energy

Could a net zero power system by 2035 offer the cheapest path forward for the UK and Europe?

Confidence is rapidly growing that fully decarbonising the power system across the UK and Europe can be achieved at no additional cost by 2035

clock 22 June 2022 • 6 min read
'Wind and solar have arrived': Has renewable energy reached an inflection point worldwide?

Energy

'Wind and solar have arrived': Has renewable energy reached an inflection point worldwide?

Average growth of wind and solar power generation over last 10 years suggest the clean energy sources can grow enough to steer a 1.5C pathway, latest analysis from Ember warns

clock 30 March 2022 • 4 min read
'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

Policy

'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

BT, Thames Water, Co-op, WSP and Nestlé UK among 13 firms demanding government target fully decarbonised grid, as gas supply issues send power prices soaring

clock 24 September 2021 • 5 min read
How soaring fossil fuel costs are driving the rise in UK power prices

Energy

How soaring fossil fuel costs are driving the rise in UK power prices

Skyrocketing global fossil gas costs underscore urgent need to ramp up renewables capacity in UK, according to Ember

clock 21 September 2021 • 4 min read
Why the UK should commit to a zero carbon power system by 2035

Energy

Why the UK should commit to a zero carbon power system by 2035

Less than one per cent unabated fossil fuels and at least 80 per cent wind and solar in the power mix required to meet UK climate targets, according to Ember's Tom Harrison

clock 11 August 2021 • 7 min read

Energy

Was the pandemic a watershed moment for the decline of fossil gas power across Europe?

UK and EU electricity demand may have nearly recovered from the pandemic, but the disruption has fundamentally blighted economics of fossil gas power, analysis suggests

clock 28 July 2021 • 6 min read

Energy

How wind and solar drove a record fall in coal power in 2020 - and why it's nowhere near enough

Analysis from energy think tank Ember celebrates a record fall in coal-fired power generation through 2020, but warns the global energy system remains far from alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement

clock 29 March 2021 • 5 min read

Energy

Capacity Market: Are the UK's £350m of gas power subsidies compatible with net zero goals?

1.4GW of new gas power won £350m of funding in the government's latest Capacity Market auction, held last week, sparking concern among campaigners

clock 16 March 2021 • 6 min read

Energy

New gas power projects are a headache for the UK's COP26 team

Drax's 3.2GW North Yorkshire gas plant is now in doubt, but other power companies are still set to waste public money on gas, argues Ember's Phil MacDonald

clock 15 February 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

Milestone: Renewables overtake fossil fuels as main source of UK power

New analysis from think tank Ember reveals how renewables generation outstripped that from gas and coal last year, as floating wind sector celebrates latest plans

clock 28 January 2021 • 4 min read