Miliband broaches talks with Centrica to extend Rough beyond 2030
The UK's energy secretary Ed Miliband met with Centrica executives this month to discuss the future of the UK’s largest gas storage facility.
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UK government aims for ‘biggest and most successful’ renewables auction ever in 2025
The UK government is aiming to achieve the "biggest and most successful" renewables auction in its history in 2025, according to the head of its Mission Control unit.
John Swinney vows Scotland will grasp energy opportunities ‘with both hands’
Scotland will seek to maximise the opportunities from energy policies pursued by Westminster, First Minister John Swinney vowed as he met key UK Government figures in the sector.
Chris Stark to front UK government ‘Mission Control’ to cut emissions
Chris Stark, former chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, will take charge of the UK government’s newly announced Mission Control.
UK climate watchdog chief Chris Stark to resign with goals in doubt
The head of the UK’s Climate Change Committee Chris Stark will resign as the government struggles to put the country on a trajectory to reach a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
CCC: UK has lost global leadership position on climate action
The CCC says UK climate leadership has been undermined by “confusing signals” such as its support for new coal and oil production.
Organisers target ‘best ever’ year for All-Energy conference
All-Energy and the co-located Dcarbonise are back bigger, better and brimming with more free networking, knowledge, and technology to help us engineer a net zero future together – excitement is mounting. With just over a fortnight to go before the duo of events opens at Glasgow’s SEC on 10 and 11 May, it’s ‘all system go, go, go!”.
Risk of ‘wishful thinking’ on hydrogen as demand likely to outstrip supply
New analysis suggests the UK’s hydrogen targets may fall short of what is needed to decarbonise the power sector, while the supply gap could impact other industry plans to slash emissions.
Government ‘asleep at the wheel’ over 2035 zero-carbon grid target, says Climate Change Committee
Government advisors say hydrogen, CCUS, storage and smarter demand must all be rolled out faster if the UK is to achieve a zero-carbon electricity system by 2035.
Tax, energy policy must make electricity cheaper than gas: CCC boss
The head of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) says government policy must focus on efficiency and ensure electricity is cheaper than gas in a bid to “transform the economics of low-carbon heat”.
UK Government plan will not deliver legal net zero targets – Climate Committee
Climate change advisors have warned that UK Government plans for tackling global warming will not deliver on legal targets to cut emissions in the coming decades.
UK’s top climate advisor criticises ‘lack of ambition’ from OGA on emissions reduction
Climate Change Committee chief executive Chris Stark said the industry and regulator the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) could do more, sooner to reduce emissions if North Sea production is to continue.
North Sea: CCC supports ‘presumption against exploration’ but stops short of licensing ban
In its advice to government, the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC) said it supports ‘stringent’ tests on North Sea licensing as part of proposed climate compatibility checkpoints, but stopped short of recommending an end to exploration.
UK climate advisers to publish guidance on new oil and gas licensing
A leading government advisory body is to publish direction on new oil and gas licensing in the UK.
Offshore Europe: Oil and gas sector ‘not doing enough’, warns UK’s top climate adviser
The oil and gas industry is “not doing enough” to fight climate change, according to the UK Government’s top adviser on the issue.
PM sets out ‘most ambitious target in the world’ for cutting climate emissions
Boris Johnson has announced a "world-leading" new legal target to cut the UK's greenhouse gas emissions by nearly four-fifths by 2035.
Oil and gas industry warned it needs to become ‘wholly different’ as CCC releases landmark net zero report
North Sea oil and gas firms are being warned they will need to become “wholly different” if they want to retain their position in the structure of the UK’s economy.
Cost of decarbonisation has fallen in last year, according to Committee on Climate Change
Costs involved with decarbonising the UK’s economy to net zero have fallen in the last year, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
Committee on Climate Change to publish net-zero blueprint in December
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has announced plans to publish a blueprint before the end of the year laying out the path for the UK to achieve net-zero.
Climate change report slips up on technicalities
If you’ve read the report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) entitled “Net Zero: The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming” then I hope you’re both as impressed with it as I am, but also horrified.
Energy transition not a ‘threat’ to oil industry, climate watchdog says
The UK has shown carbon emissions can be reduced “without breaking the economy”, a climate change watchdog said yesterday.