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UK invests £10m on heat efficiency of buildings
UK invests £10m on heat efficiency of buildings Oct 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Wall insulation being retrofitted to a house. Image: Shutterstock The UK Government is to invest up to £10 million on ways to improve the thermal energy efficiency of existing buildings. The grant scheme aims to […]
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Government to establish industrial energy efficiency scheme
Government to establish industrial energy efficiency scheme Oct 13, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Policy Legislation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The government plans to establish a scheme to help decarbonise the industrial sector, which currently represents nearly a quarter of UK emissions. It has already laid out specific technologies and pathways for […]
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‘Devolvement, not price cap, is right choice for UK energy’
‘Devolvement, not price cap, is right choice for UK energy’ Oct 13, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Policy Legislation, Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock The government’s energy price cap is a quick fix and not a sustainable way to reduce bills and drive clean, green growth. That’s according to the Northern Energy Taskforce, which says […]
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A smart solution to cut soft drinks plastic packaging
A smart solution to cut soft drinks plastic packaging Oct 13, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Daily Fact Film, Smart Data 0 Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) and the University of Reading are trialling a new way to reduce soft drinks packaging. They have installed smart drink dispensers and provided 1,500 refillable bottles to students – the […]
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September energy switching tops 550,000
September energy switching tops 550,000 Oct 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock More than 550,000 customers switched electricity suppliers in September, up by 46% on the same month last year. That’s according to the latest data from Energy UK, which shows total switches so far this year now exceed more than four […]
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‘Revised PPAs needed for businesses to go green’
‘Revised PPAs needed for businesses to go green’ Oct 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock Encouraging businesses to adopt renewables through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) could be vital to decarbonising Europe. That’s according to WindEurope, which suggests changing the rulebook on PPAs in the Clean Energy Package would […]
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‘More methane comes from cow burps than old wells’
‘More methane comes from cow burps than old wells’ Oct 11, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock Methane emissions from old oil and gas wells are generally low compared to other sources of the gas, which include livestock burping and flatulent livestock. That’s according to a new report from Durham […]
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UK’s nuclear safeguards bill published in Parliament
UK’s nuclear safeguards bill published in Parliament Oct 11, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Low Carbon 0 Image: Shutterstock A bill which will establish a domestic nuclear safeguards regime has been introduced to Parliament today. The Nuclear Safeguards Bill aims to bolster the roles and responsibilities of the UK’s existing nuclear regulator, the Office for […]
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Global pollution ‘is avoidable but action needed now’
Global pollution ‘is avoidable but action needed now’ Oct 10, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Shutterstock Global pollution is controllable and avoidable through political leadership, high-level commitments and local action. That’s according to a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which says more needs to be done by […]
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Rosneft closes $1.1bn Zohr field oil deal
Rosneft closes $1.1bn Zohr field oil deal Oct 10, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock Rosneft has bought a 30% stake in the Zohr gas field for $1.125 billion (£850m). The Russian state-owned energy giant acquired the stake, which is the largest in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea, […]
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