CENTRICA: UK firms to invest £15.8bn in EVs this year
Research conducted by Centrica Business Solutions has revealed that UK firms spent £10.5bn on electric vehicles (EVs) and on-site charging points during the year to March 2021, and are now planning £15.8bn of investment in the same area over the next 12 months – a 50% increase year-on-year. Two fifths (40%) of those questioned said […]
Global carbon dioxide emissions rebound strongly after Covid dip
The Covid-19 crisis in 2020 triggered the largest annual drop in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions since the Second World War, according to IEA data, but the overall decline of about 6% masks wide variations depending on the region and the time of year. After hitting a low in April, global emissions rebounded strongly and rose […]
Self-sustaining cities: The UK’s best city to survive a zombie apocalypse
Wind farms, electric vehicle chargers and recycling centres are just a few ways the UK has learned to be more sustainable and benefit society at the same time. But which UK city would be most successful if left to their own devices? Based on the environmental factors and number of self-sustaining features in the most […]
Oxford Net Zero to tackle carbon emissions globally
The Oxford Net Zero initiative has launched, drawing on the university’s world-leading expertise in climate science and policy, addressing the critical issue of how to reach global ‘net zero’ – limiting greenhouse gases – in time to halt global warming. Leading academics from across the university’s disciplines, including Geography, Physics, Economics, Biology, Law and Earth Sciences, will […]
IRENA: Tripling renewables investment ‘to reach climate goal’
Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at $351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The 2020 edition of Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance highlights however, that while a cumulative $1.8 trillion were invested during the […]
Germany ‘goes aggressive’ on renewables
The more rigid targets brought around by the latest revision to Germany’s renewable energy act (EEG) in June aims for the country to achieve 65%, instead of the originally targeted 50%, of its electricity consumption comes from renewable sources by 2030. Such stricter targets would mean that, during 2021-2030, the country’s solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind […]
Widespread ‘net zero’ scepticism among UK public
The majority of the UK public are sceptical about achieving the net zero target, with 58% believing that it is unlikely that the target will be achieved even by 2050. Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has published analysis of UK public attitudes to the target of net zero carbon emissions by […]
Nuclear ‘should have extended role’ in clean energy mix
With the world looking to consolidate ventures in cleaner and greener electricity sources post-COVID-19, electricity from nuclear sources offer a key option. The World Nuclear Association in a recent study states the opportunity for governments to invest in nuclear energy, which addresses the COVID-19 crisis and manages issues such as climate change, air pollution and energy crisis. Somik […]
COVID to accelerate transition to renewable energy
It’s being predicted that the energy transition will be accelerated by several years by the COVID pandemic, with trillions of dollars expected to flow through economic relief packages into the deployment of low- and zero-carbon infrastructure, as well as research and development into technologies that enable it. That’s the conclusion of Lux in its new report Owning […]
Brits want country to focus on renewables before space travel
43% of British consumers care more about technology that can reduce carbon emissions and remove plastics from the oceans, than space travel or house robots. The findings, from research conducted by Expleo, come as the UK government is under pressure to embrace a ‘green’ recovery post-COVID. The report, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults, suggested that […]