Renewables Target

Automotive

Jaguar Land Rover revs up 100 per cent renewables deal with EDF

Auto giant inks deal to source all its power from renewables through to March 2020

clock 14 March 2017 • 2 min read

Aviation

Heathrow promises to clear green aviation R&D incubator for take-off

Airport unveils wide-ranging new sustainability strategy, vowing to switch to 100 per cent renewable power and improve local air quality

clock 28 February 2017 • 3 min read

Energy

Extreme weather stops play? Lord's seeks to defend against climate risk with renewables deal

Lord's announces it is to source 100 per cent renewable energy, as study shows storms and flooding did £3.5m worth of damage to cricket clubs last year

clock 07 February 2017 • 3 min read

Energy

EU hails clean energy 'year of delivery'

Brussels confirms bloc is on track to meet its renewables, energy efficiency and carbon emission targets for 2020, as Commissioner declares "there is no alternative"

clock 01 February 2017 • 5 min read

Policy

Scottish government unveils plan to source half of energy from renewables by 2030

Ministers reiterate goal of hosting the first subsidy free wind farm in the UK

clock 26 January 2017 • 2 min read

Energy

RE100 receives European boost as corporate demand for renewables soars

Danske Bank Group, Gatwick Airport Limited, and Dutch Royal Philips join RE100 group, as report reveals initiative creates demand for 107TWh of renewable power annually

clock 18 January 2017 • 2 min read

Legislation

European Commission unveils 'cautious' clean energy package

Hefty 1,000 pages of legislative proposals contain plans to reduce coal subsidies and sets energy efficiency target of 30 per cent - but campaigners claim it doesn't go far enough

clock 30 November 2016 • 4 min read

Science

Researchers retract study suggesting pro-nuclear countries lag on clean energy

Research published this summer suggested countries with strong support for nuclear energy lag on EU climate targets

clock 29 November 2016 • 2 min read

Legislation

What will be bundled up in the European Commission's winter package?

Non-binding clean energy targets, changes to priority dispatch rules and an EU-wide system for capacity mechanisms all expected in tomorrow's bumper policy package

clock 29 November 2016 • 7 min read

Legislation

Iain Wright: Why haven't we heard more about energy and climate change in the Brexit negotiations?

BEIS committee chair Iain Wright explains his environmental priorities to BusinessGreen, as he launches new report into Brexit and energy and climate policy

clock 22 November 2016 • 7 min read