What are ‘green skills’ and does the UK need to ramp them up? January 20, 2024 The UK needs to ramp up its green skills training or risk falling behind in the green transition, according to fresh research, but there is also caution over so-called ‘green skills washing’. The rallying call was made following new research from Economist Impact and electricity company Iberdrola, which finds that a large proportion of the UK workforce is [...]
Schroders Greencoat to pay £700m for Toucan in back-door Thurrock Council refund January 19, 2024 Schroders Greencoat is expected to buy up insolvent solar energy firm Toucan Energy next week, reports suggest.
Tata confirms 2,800 jobs will be culled in green shift for UK steel plant January 19, 2024 Tata will replace existing blast furnaces with electric arc furnaces
Efficacy of new oil and gas licenses in doubt ahead of key MPs bill debate January 19, 2024 Global Witness figures show UK production has fallen 60 per cent during a time when 1,680 new exploration licenses were granted.
Endeavour CEO has £22.8m pay packet withdrawn for alleged ‘serious misconduct’ after firing January 19, 2024 Sebastien de Montessus was ousted earlier this month for authorising and failing to disclose a £5m irregular payment.
British Gas named least favourite energy provider as Octopus keeps shining January 19, 2024 British Gas scored just over 50 per cent on overall customer satisfaction
Government’s controversial Drax biomass subsidy faces political backlash January 18, 2024 The UK government has published a consultation exploring different funding options for Drax's biomass-fired power plant
UK gas glut slashes one quarter off Harbour Energy’s returns sheet January 18, 2024 The FTSE250 company, Harbour Energy, which is now the largest independent oil producer in the North Sea, has projected 2023 revenues to come in at $3.9bn, down 27 per cent from $5.4bn in 2022.
UK biomass subsidies undermining efforts to stop global warming, report warns January 18, 2024 UK government biomass subsidies are undermining efforts to tackle climate change, a new report has warned.
UK’s decarbonisation efforts are worsening by the year, new report says January 17, 2024 Deployment of renewable energy projects, such as offshore wind, is repeatedly falling behind in the UK