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Energy crisis: Treasury mulling over emergency cash request for industrial firms October 11, 2021 The Treasury is now considering a formal emergency funding request to help bailout industrial firms struggling with energy price rises in what appears to be an end to a cabinet row. The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) today submitted a formal funding request to Rishi Sunak’s department, after the Treasury yesterday said [...]
Grid investments coming up short risks freezing the UK’s renewables transition October 11, 2021 The conditions are ripe for growth in the UK’s renewable sector as COP26 fast approaches, though a lack of investment could hamper the country’s goals. As policy paves the way for fresh investment and new tech, the renewables sector continues to battle bottlenecks – which could require a doubling of investment over the next 10 [...]
Each UK GP is responsible for over 2,000 patients on average October 11, 2021 The number of permanent qualified GPs has fallen 2.2 per cent since 2015, with each practitioner responsible for an average of 2,280 patients. Data from the House of Commons Library service showed that although the number of GPs in training has risen from 4,941 to 6,975 over the past six years there are just 26,778 [...]
EV charging firm Pod Point to float on London Stock Exchange October 11, 2021 After a year of preparation, electric vehicle (EV) charging firm Pod Point announced today its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange by mid-November. The company – which was acquired by energy giant EDF in February 2020 – is expected to have a premium listing with a 25 per cent free float. As a [...]
UK-listed firms are most likely to pledge net zero targets, but few will reach them October 11, 2021 UK-listed firms are the most likely to have set a net zero target for their emissions output than their European counterparts, according to a new report. Though just five per cent across the continent are on track to meet their targets. The study, by consulting and outsourcing giant Accenture, found that less fossil-fuel reliant industries [...]
Banco Hipotecario forms alliances to help El Salvador’s Bitcoin roll-out October 11, 2021 Banco Hipotecario has teamed up with TESOBE, Qredo and Sovryn to enhance financial inclusion throughout El Salvador.
Government cuts deal with CF Fertilisers to ensure industries have ensured CO2 supply October 11, 2021 The government has cut a deal with carbon dioxide (CO2) producer CF Fertilisers to ensure industries have an ensured supply of the gas. CF Fertilisers, which producers some 60 per cent of the UK’s commercial CO2, has agreed a price with suppliers to “enable it to continue operating while global gas prices remain high, drawing [...]
Whitehall: Climate activists block roads with oil-stained statue of Boris Johnson October 11, 2021 Climate activists have taken on Whitehall today by blocking the road outside Downing Street with a statue of Boris Johnson stained with oil. The protestors, from environmental group Greenpeace, have chained themselves to fake oil barrels in a bid to halt traffic. The Metropolitan police are in attendance, according to the Metro, who have warned [...]
Jenny Watson: New chair of UK accounting regulatory board wants to be a driver of change October 11, 2021 Jenny Watson CBE, newly appointed as the chair to the regulatory board of the UK body of chartered accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), is a woman on a mission: the former chair of the Electoral Commission wants to be a driver of change. “We already know that there is much [...]
Rescuing abandoned customers ‘costs leading energy firms £700’ October 11, 2021 Taking on customers whose energy company has collapsed will cost surviving gas and electricity firms approximately £700 more per new client. Market giants such as British Gas, Octopus, and Shell have gained hundreds of thousands of retail customers from Ofgem’s supplier of last resort process – but it comes at a cost. The price of [...]
