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Car manufacturers ‘aren’t interested in selling electric vehicles’
Car manufacturers aren’t interested in selling electric vehicles (EVs). That’s the verdict from Greg Archer, Director of Clean Vehicles at Transport and Environment (TE), who spoke to ELN yesterday at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s annual conference. He said this has resulted in insufficient supply of EVs, very little choice in the market, high costs […]
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Ofwat proposes changes to transparency and governance principles
Water regulator Ofwat is proposing changes to its principles for board leadership, transparency and governance. It is consulting on a new set of principles – until 21st August – which forms part of a programme set out by Ofwat in April to enable and challenge water companies “to rebuild legitimacy and put customers at the […]
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Swedish energy efficient social infrastructure project granted £256m
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing SEK3 billion (£256m) for an energy efficient social infrastructure project in Sweden. The funding will be used by real estate firm Hemsö for its construction plans, which include healthcare and research buildings and well as elderly care homes and educational facilities. They are to be built to nearly […]
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More than 45,000 businesses warned of EU energy efficiency fines
More than 45,000 businesses could be hit with fines of up to €1 million (£0.88m) if they fail to comply with EU energy efficiency reporting rules. The warning from energy certification body and consultancy DNV GL comes in relation to the European Energy Efficiency Directive, under which all large organisations – with at least 250 […]
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National Grid: UK action on heat essential to meet carbon reduction targets
It is crucial for the UK to take action on heat to ensure it meets its carbon reduction targets. That’s according to National Grid, which suggests a mix of low carbon heating solutions and better thermal efficiency of buildings is needed. Its latest ‘Future Energy Scenarios’ report adds the development of hydrogen and heat pumps […]
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Welsh Government seeks views on low carbon future
The Welsh Government is seeking views on its plans to reduce carbon emissions and move towards a low carbon economy. It has launched a consultation on its “ideas for action” to ensure it achieves its proposed target of 45% emissions reductions by 2030. It states while Wales has seen growth in a number of greener […]
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Government to promote green alternatives to inhaler F-gases
The UK Government will continue to work to reduce harmful F-gas emissions, which are commonly found in fridges and asthma inhalers. That’s according to its response to a report from the Environmental Audit Committee, which examined progress on reducing the use of F-gases, which have a global warming potential many times greater than carbon dioxide. […]
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Transport and agriculture ‘pose problems’ for European emissions reduction
European agriculture and transport emissions continue to pose problems in meeting agreed air pollution limits. That’s according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), which shows although emissions of most air pollutants are on a downward trend, ammonia emissions from farming continued to rise in 2016. EU legislation introduced in 2010 restricted […]
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‘More than half of all products to be low carbon within a decade’
More than half of all products and services on offer are expected to be low carbon within a decade. That’s according to a new YouGov survey of corporations signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative – it found 52% of executives expect at least half of their products and services to be clean and […]
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Monster pumped hydro project proposed for Loch Ness
A clean energy company has applied to build a pumped hydro project in Scotland’s notorious Loch Ness. Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) is planning to install a 2.4GWh pumped hydroelectric project on the shores of the loch. The company says the project could deliver up to 400MW of power for six hours – it would work […]
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