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Sunak slammed over decision to skip COP27 summit
Rishi Sunak has received fierce criticism over his decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow last year. In response to Sunak’s decision not to attend the climate summit, Rebecca Newsom, Head of Politics at Greenpeace UK, said: “The […]
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Former Business Secretary: “Cost of living won’t be solved in hotels in Egypt”
Former Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended Rishi Sunak’s decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Mr Rees-Mogg, who led an exodus of Truss Cabinet appointees earlier this week, tweeted: “The Prime Minister is right not to go to COP. “The cost of living won’t be solved in Sharm El Sheikh where […]
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UN: ‘Climate promises are offering little hope’
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has said that there is currently “no credible pathway to 1.5°C” in its latest report. It is calling for a quick and radical transformation of the energy sector to stop the Paris Agreement becoming entirely unachievable. “We have to stop filling our atmosphere with greenhouse gases – and stop doing […]
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Octopus to take over collapsed supplier Bulb
Octopus is set to become the UK’s third largest energy supplier after sealing the deal to take on its collapsed rival Bulb. Octopus has signed the deal to add Bulb’s 1.5 million customers to its existing portfolio of around three million accounts. Commenting on the deal, Octopus said “the agreement offers good value for taxpayers […]
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UK critical infrastructure “vulnerable” to “cascading risks” from climate change
The government has been urged to do more to future-proof national critical infrastructure against “cascading risks” from climate change. MPs who sit on the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy suggest that UK’s poor climate adaptation poses a threat to national security. They said: “Buckling train lines, flooding of major infrastructure sites, landslides and […]
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Northern Ireland invests £88m in new zero emission buses
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced an investment of £88million for zero emission buses and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. A contract securing the supply of 100 new buses has been signed between Translink and Wrightbus. Out of these buses, 40 will be allocated to Ulsterbus services and 60 will be added to the […]
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UK wind farms smash electricity generation record
Onshore and offshore wind farms across the UK generated a record amount of electricity on Wednesday. It is estimated that Britain’s wind turbines provided more than half of Britain’s electricity – the new record of 19,936MW of electricity was set between 11.30am and 12 noon, beating the previous record of 19.916MW on 25th May this […]
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Osprey reduces prices at EV chargers
Electric vehicle charging provider Osprey has announced that it is reducing its prices to 79p per kWh across its network. The company said the reduction had been enabled by the government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme. Ian Johnston, Chief Executive Officer of Osprey Charging, said: “The team at Osprey has been working diligently throughout October with […]
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Electrical generation by US renewables grew by 17%
Renewable energy sources in the US increased their electrical output by 17.5% in the first eight months of the year. According to a new report by the SUN DAY Campaign, renewables have provided 23.3% of total US electrical generation compared to 20.6% a year earlier. For the eight-month period, electrical generation by wind increased by […]
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RES to build a 49MW battery in Scotland
Renewable energy company RES has received planning consent to build a new 49.9MW energy storage project in north east Scotland. The Drum Farm Energy Storage System has been approved unanimously by Moray Council’s Planning and Regulatory Services Committee. Alan McMahon, Head of Energy Storage at RES, said: “Energy storage is an essential part of the […]
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