Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Grid Lock – why it needs unblocking: RenewableUK Cymru writes to ICON

If we want to tackle the myriad runaway consequences of climate change we can no longer accommodate the fundamental mismatch in design of the...

Rebecca Gaskill talks Carbon Emissions Tax

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the Carbon Emissions Tax consultation is important news for the over 1,000 UK participants in the EU ETS. The consultation seeks responses...

ICON’s Chris Stratton takes a closer look at British Energy Security Strategy

Following the publication of the much-anticipated British Energy Security Strategy, Chris Stratton, ICON's Policy & External Affairs Manager examines different aspects of the government...

DSR expert comments on National Grid ESO’s new frequency response service to ICON

Eamonn Bell, Head of Demand Side Response at Inspired Energy, writes to ICON about his observations following the launch of National Grid Electricity System...

Batteries can provide the missing link on the road to Net Zero, says Arenko...

Batteries can provide the missing link in the road to Net-Zero, Andy Hadland, Chief Product Officer at Arenko Group, writes in his blog post...

A Merry Different Christmas

To celebrate Christmas, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen steps away from news momentarily to share her festive thoughts with our readers.   Whether or not you celebrate...

There is a ‘very real gap in public understanding’ on powering net zero transition,...

There is a gap in public understanding on how we get the energy to enable decarbonisation on the way to Net Zero, Chief Executive...

World Habitat Day 2020

Today marks the World Habitat Day, created by the United Nations. First celebrated in 1986, each annual observance has seen a new theme focused on...

“All you need is one person who cares about the world”: Great Big Green...

To celebrate this year's Great Big Green Week, Sustainability Consultant Natalie McClay shares stories from around to world to inspire ICON readers to join...

On wondrous trails of greenspace – access to nature in the UK through the...

In this opinion piece, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen takes a look at inclusivity of greenspace from her native cultural perspective.   Since I started working in...