West Berkshire launches UK’s first local government green bond
WEST Berkshire Council is today launching the UK’s first-ever local government green bond using the Community Municipal Investment (CMI) developed by ethical investment platform...
Coronavirus lockdown to deliver large (but hopefully temporary) shock to the economy and public...
OFFICE for Budget Responsibility has published an illustrative scenario showing how the economic disruption associated with the spread of the coronavirus – and the...
Third of British drivers want their next car to be an electric vehicle or...
36% of British motorists have revealed they plan to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle as their next car, according to new research by...
Energy among the industries encouraged to take part in Ofwat’s new Innovation Fund consultation
The water regulator for England and Wales is proposing to run a third Water Breakthrough Challenge in Autumn 2022, a fourth in 2023 and...
Trialling new sustainable rail technologies: apply for contracts
COMPETITION for new technologies to be used in the UK train travel has opened today.
UK rail industry transports 1.7 billion passengers and 110 million...
Yorkshire Water awards £650m Infrastructure Frameworks
YORKSHIRE Water has awarded Clean and Waste Infrastructure and Customer Focused Infrastructure frameworks with a combined value of £650m.
The £400m Infrastructure Networks framework covers...
Local authorities get £2.2 million boost to tackle air pollution
LOCAL authorities across England have been granted more than £2.2 million in government funding to deliver innovative projects to improve air quality.
The money, from...
UK trade partners agree to end export credit support for unabated coal power
Key international trade partners, including the US, EU, Australia and Canada, have agreed to end export credit support for unabated coal-fired power plants, the...
Energy White Paper to come out this autumn, Sharma says
AFTER a year of delays, the UK Government will publish the Energy White Paper, Heat Strategy and Buildings Strategy alongside the Autumn Statement, Alok...
New report details electricity consumption and renewable generation in Northern Ireland
45.4% of total electricity consumption in Northern Ireland was generated from renewable sources located in the country, a new report reveals.
The ‘Electricity Consumption and...
