BP announces plans to turn Teeside into UK’s green hydrogen hub November 29, 2021 BP is boosting renewable production in Teeside with plans to turn the area into the UL's green hydrogen hub.
Activists slam Center Parcs over plans to build site on ancient woodland November 24, 2021 Green charities are calling out Center Parcs over plans to build a £350m holiday resort at the heart of ancient Sussex woodland.
UN crowns nuclear as lowest carbon electricity source November 22, 2021 Nuclear power has been ranked as the lowest carbon electricity source and appears to back UK plans to expand its infrastructure
Udder Breakthrough: European watchdog approves methane-cutting cattle additive November 19, 2021 A new additive that could cut methane emissions from cattle by a third has been approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Environmental Agency and Ofwat team up to investigate potential sewage-dumping by water companies November 18, 2021 Ofwat and Environment Agency join forces to investigate reports water companies are dumping unpermitted sewage in UK rivers.
SSE rejects spin-off push from activists with £12.5bn renewables boost November 17, 2021 SSE will invest a further £12.5bn in green power over the next five years, after it rejected calls yesterday from activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its renewables arm. Elliott Management has been pushing SSE to separate its renewables business, since taking a stake in the operator in September. The UK energy firm will [...]
COP26: Calls to end fossil fuel subsidies absent from climate pact November 12, 2021 The latest draft of the COP26 climate pact does not call for fossil fuel subsidies to end, according to Bloomberg. The text even weakens demands for a phase-out of fossil fuels subsidies and coal. It now calls for the phase-out of “unabated” coal power and of “inefficient” subsidies for fossil fuels. That draft waters down [...]
Transport charity calls on the government to abolish Friday rail peak fares November 12, 2021 Transport charity Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the government to abolish the Friday peak rail fares to encourage people to go green and travel by train. Instead of relying on 2040 road-based targets, the government should make rail as a key component of its decarbonisation plan, discounting seasonal tickets and freezing rail fares [...]
COP 26: UK pledges £500m to protect rainforests from deforestation November 6, 2021 The UK has committed £500m of public money to protect five million hectares of rainforests worldwide from deforestation. The pledge was made at the COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow, and follows prime minister Boris Johnson calling for an “end to the great chainsaw massacre” after 100 countries signed up to reverse deforestation by 2030. [...]
Cop 26: Sharma urges negotiators to speed up climate talks November 5, 2021 COP 26 president Alok Sharma has warned negotiators at the climate conference in Glasgow more progress needs to be made on key environmental issues. He has encouraged them to make an extra push over the next 24 hours before COP26 enters its second week. In a note published by the United Nations, Sharma said: “I [...]