Carbon Price Support leads to 93% drop in coal-fired electricity
CARBON Price Support has led to the proportion of electricity generated from coal falling from 40% to 3% over six years, according to research...
New consultation examines reforming Warm Home Discount
New consultation on proposals to extend, expand, and reform the Warm Home Discount scheme to 2026 has been launched.
The Warm Home Discount scheme obliges...
Water Saving Week: Four ways your business can save water
WATER is a precious natural resource and using it responsibly not only helps the environment but can help your business save a considerable amount...
Innovation in Water Challenge winners announced
Turning ammonia in wastewater into green energy and using unexploited telecoms cables to detect leaks in the water network are among the winners of...
Second round of Water Breakthrough Challenge to open in October
The second round of the Water Breakthrough Challenge will open at 9am on 11 October 2021, with two streams of funding available for innovative...
University of Manchester to decarbonise its investment portfolio
THE UNIVERSITY of Manchester has announced that it will end investments in fossil fuel reserve and extraction companies by 2022, and ‘decarbonise’ all investments...
£6,5million new pipeline removes need to abstract groundwater
A PIPELINE project that removes the need for Anglian Water to abstract groundwater at one of the driest parts of the UK is set...
‘Every renewable gigawatt installed in Scotland creates 1,500 jobs and £133 million to economy’
NEW figures show the economic boost available if government uses renewable energy to pursue a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Every gigawatt of renewable...
Review of regulatory controls to strengthen protections for water environment consulted
Consultations have been launched on plans to modernise water abstraction and enhance the Environment Agency's powers to protect groundwater.
The Government has unveiled proposals to...
Emissions Trading System ‘succeeding despite low prices’, says new research
AN EU programme aimed at reducing carbon dioxid emissions has made significant progress despite low prices in carbon markets, according to a study at the...
