NHS

'Charging ahead': Data shows UK now has 'considerably more' EV chargers than petrol pumps

Automotive

'Charging ahead': Data shows UK now has 'considerably more' EV chargers than petrol pumps

Latest estimates come as government announces further £4m to help NHS England roll out more EV chargers for ambulances and other medical vehicles

clock 27 February 2026 • 4 min read
NHS receives £4m funding boost to support ambulance electrification plans

Automotive

NHS receives £4m funding boost to support ambulance electrification plans

New funding to enable expansion of charge point scheme that promises to help decarbonise ambulance fleets

clock 27 February 2026 • 2 min read
UK hospitals, military sites, and prisons to share £74m in new clean energy funding

Energy

UK hospitals, military sites, and prisons to share £74m in new clean energy funding

NHS trusts, armed forces, and the prison estate are the latest public bodies to benefit from new funding from DESNZ and Great British Energy

clock 05 February 2026 • 3 min read
'Much work to be done': One-in-five NHS Trusts lack net zero roadmaps

Energy

'Much work to be done': One-in-five NHS Trusts lack net zero roadmaps

NHS Trusts in England are making progress towards net zero goals, but many still lack clear roadmaps for cutting carbon emissions, FOI requests reveal

clock 04 February 2026 • 4 min read
'Major opportunity hiding in plain sight': Study claims UK bioeconomy could be worth over £200bn a year

Technology

'Major opportunity hiding in plain sight': Study claims UK bioeconomy could be worth over £200bn a year

New report sets out series of recommendations to turn bio-based and biodegradable chemicals and materials into a multi-billion pound industry

clock 03 December 2025 • 5 min read
Study: UK's dependency on fossil fuels cost economy £183bn over last four years

Risk

Study: UK's dependency on fossil fuels cost economy £183bn over last four years

Research from ECIU and E3G urges government to address costly reliance on fossil fuels in upcoming Budget

clock 21 November 2025 • 5 min read
GB Energy: Expanded solar rollout to save NHS trusts estimated £65m

Solar

GB Energy: Expanded solar rollout to save NHS trusts estimated £65m

Solar scheme's latest phase to enable tens of millions of pounds to be reinvested in frontline services at more than 70 NHS sites, government says

clock 24 October 2025 • 4 min read
Report: Radical food and farming overhaul could cut NHS costs, revive UK economy

Policy

Report: Radical food and farming overhaul could cut NHS costs, revive UK economy

In view of worsening climate threats and food insecurity, UK academic report warns major transformation in diets, land use and farming is needed at a scale and pace not seen since the Second World War

clock 16 October 2025 • 3 min read
'The common-sense, patriotic case for clean energy': GB Energy to expand UK school and hospital solar rollout

Policy

'The common-sense, patriotic case for clean energy': GB Energy to expand UK school and hospital solar rollout

Ed Miliband to confirm plans to double the number of UK clean energy jobs over the next five years to reach 830,000 by 2030

clock 30 September 2025 • 4 min read
GB Energy confirms first NHS Trusts to benefit from £180m solar funding

Solar

GB Energy confirms first NHS Trusts to benefit from £180m solar funding

Government reveals hospitals, ambulance hubs, and primary schools to benefit from latest wave of clean energy investment

clock 26 September 2025 • 4 min read