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Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) seeks views on proposals to help non-domestic smart meter customers save energy and manage costs through use of the data from their smart meters. According to BEIS, the proposals would: ensure non-domestic smart meter customers are provided with engaging feedback on their energy consumption so that they can save energy and manage...

In his speech at London Climate Action Week, Eddie Hughes (Parliamentary Under Secretary for Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government) recognised 'the vital work of councils to mobilise their efforts to combat climate change and meet the government's net zero targets.' Minister Hughes stated that councils’ expert knowledge of their communities allow them to help deliver net zero across...

Government has launched the first round of £3 million Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure (ZEFI) competition, supporting development of infrastructure required to aid electric and hydrogen aircraft, such as charge points for planes. Delivered by the Connected Places Catapult, the competition will offer grants of up to £50,000 to at least 12 innovative businesses and universities developing technology into the following...

The Environmental Audit Committee urges the Government to conserve and restore UK biodiversity and ecosystems in a new report, amid grave concern that of the G7 countries, the UK has the lowest level of biodiversity remaining. According to the Committee, existing Government policy and targets were 'inadequate to address plummeting biodiversity loss.' This is reported to be made worse by nature...

The UK recycling and waste management sector has committed to delivering a stretching net zero emissions target of 2040. To go 'further and faster and deliver its 2040 target', the members of Environmental Services Association (ESA), trade body representing the UK's resource and waste management industry, are set to: Invest £10bn of new money in recycling infrastructure to drive up...

Plans to help households across England use water more efficiently have been announced today by the Environment Secretary. The proposals, announced in response to a public consultation on personal water usage, are set to balance the growing demand on national supplies with the ambitions in the 25-Year Environment Plan to achieve clean and plentiful water. The proposals are also reported to...

12 charities are set to receive more than £2.2 million of funding in Round 11 of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, (Energy Redress Scheme), Energy Saving Trust has announced. Each project will support households in reducing their energy bills and carbon emissions. Managed and delivered by Energy Saving Trust, the Energy Redress Scheme collects voluntary payments from Ofgem regulated energy...

From 1 October 2024 Great Britain will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned, Energy and Climate Change Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has announced. The UK government will introduce new legislation to do this 'at the earliest opportunity.' The Energy and Climate Change Minister commented: "Coal powered the industrial revolution 200 years ago, but now is the...

Accessibility standards are set to be developed for electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across the UK, allowing disabled drivers to easily identify which models are suitable for their needs. In partnership with national disability charity Motability, the Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned the British Standards Institute (BSI) to develop accessibility standards for chargepoints across the country. These standards will provide industry...

National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have teamed up Octopus Energy and smart charging platform Ohme for what is described as 'the UK’s largest ever home energy flexibility study.' CrowdFlex, as the study will be called, will start in June and involve over 25,000 households. It will analyse customer energy use patterns to demonstrate...