CCC: UK risks ‘egg on face’ unless it accelerates climate plans
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Analysis: Fuel-duty freeze has increased UK CO2 emissions by up to 5%
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CCC: One fifth of UK farmland must be used to tackle climate change
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Analysis: UK low-carbon electricity generation stalls in 2019
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Election 2019: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
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Analysis: UK renewables generate more electricity than fossil fuels for first time
In the third quarter of 2019, the UK’s windfarms, solar panels, biomass and hydro plants generated more electricity than the combined output from... Read More
Analysis: Record-low price for UK offshore wind cheaper than existing gas plants by 2023
The UK is to get its first subsidy-free offshore windfarms after the government awarded contracts today for nearly 6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, at... Read More
Analysis: The UK politicians who talk the most about climate change
The phrase “climate change” has been mentioned more than 19,000 times in British parliamentary debates, with Labour politicians using the term... Read More
Analysis: UK primary energy use in 2018 was the lowest in half a century
Falling energy use and surging offshore wind are among the trends revealed in the latest round of government figures on the energy flowing through the... Read More
Analysis: Does the UK ‘require’ new nuclear to reach net-zero emissions?
A new government consultation, published this week, asserts that the UK “will…require” new nuclear and gas-fired power stations with carbon... Read More
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