News Analysis

Automotive

Could a new electric vehicle make you money?

Analysis by cap hpi suggests at present some EV models can be sold after a year of ownership for more money than originally purchased

clock 21 February 2018 • 4 min read

Politics

Gove pledges to 'occupy the high ground' on environmental standards

Environment Secretary sets out further detail on post-Brexit plans for the UK farming sector, promising stronger voice for Defra in Whitehall

clock 20 February 2018 • 4 min read

Technology

Offset reset? Climeworks secures 'historic' first contracts for CO2-sucking system

Swiss firm claims 'historic' deals mark the first time a company has been commissioned to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere

clock 19 February 2018 • 3 min read

Wind

As Hywind project smashes expectations, are floating renewables ready for launch?

Masdar confirms flagship floating turbine project off the coast of Scotland has been operating at 65 per cent capacity

clock 16 February 2018 • 6 min read

Legislation

Could Europe's €10 carbon price rise yet higher still?

Analysts cite recently-agreed reforms to EU Emissions Trading Scheme as a major driver behind recent carbon price surge, but can the cost of polluting keep rising?

clock 15 February 2018 • 7 min read

Politics

Government pledges to retain EU timber rules post-Brexit, but will Boris sign up to Green Brexit vision?

Confederation of Timber Industries welcomes Defra support for EU timber regulations, but is the Foreign Secretary signed up to such high levels of regulatory convergence?

clock 14 February 2018 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Study: Corporate sustainable supply chain work guilty of 'limited reach'

Stanford University analysis of practices for sourcing sustainable materials shows most companies deal with only a few materials within a small portion of their supply chains

clock 12 February 2018 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

Record low clearing price for capacity market auction sparks questions over scheme's future

Do we have a capacity problem, or a flexibility problem, on the UK grid?

clock 09 February 2018 • 5 min read

Solar

Renewables push low carbon sources to almost 55 per cent of UK power mix

Latest quarterly data confirms continued strong performance for UK renewables sector, as clean power generation in the US keeps growing

clock 08 February 2018 • 4 min read

Energy

Greenhouse gases: UK emissions fall five per cent, but progress on transport stuck in slow lane

Official estimates credit ongoing decline in coal power for sharp cut in UK greenhouse gases in 2016, although transport emissions continue to rise

clock 06 February 2018 • 4 min read