News

Carbon Trading

EU carbon prices surge to 14-year high

CO2 price in EU emissions trading scheme breaches €30 per tonne-mark amid political push for 'green recovery'

clock 14 July 2020 • 3 min read

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'Ready for change': Government unveils £5.2bn flood prevention and coastal management strategy

New funding confirmed alongside sweeping new strategy from the Environment Agency designed to bolster climate resilience across the UK

clock 14 July 2020 • 4 min read

Legislation

Government to ease energy storage planning woes

Ministers hope that move to cut red tape and streamline planning processes could help treble UK energy storage capacity

clock 14 July 2020 • 3 min read

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National investment bank needed to guide 'just transition' in wake of Covid crisis, report argues

clock 14 July 2020 • 3 min read

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Offshore wind boom powers renewables investments through Covid-19 storm

clock 14 July 2020 • 4 min read

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Is the future of zero-carbon social housing taking shape in Greenwich?

EXCLUSIVE: ilke Homes and ENGIE unveil new social housing project that exceeds net zero standards

clock 14 July 2020 • 2 min read

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Cathedral City launches solution to cheese's plastic recycling challenge

Leading brand launches new effort to recycle flexible film packaging

clock 14 July 2020 • 1 min read

Energy

Nuclear decarbonisation: Government announces £40m nuclear tech fund

clock 13 July 2020 • 2 min read

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Construction starts on UK-Denmark Viking Link interconnector

clock 13 July 2020 • 2 min read

Policy

Councils and mayors call on government to beef up energy efficiency funding

Following confirmation of new £3bn plan, local government leaders team up with Siemens to argue that government should bring forward £5bn of promised long term energy efficiency spending

clock 13 July 2020 • 5 min read