The UK must face up to the challenge of heating housing in low carbon ways, or will fail the legally binding 2050 net zero target. There are three main technologies for decarbonising domestic heating โ heat pumps, hydrogen boilers and heat networks.
John Breakell, Partner at EY, talks through some of the challenges and opportunities of delivering decarbonised energy. You can listen to the second episode of the Net Zero Nudge podcast here.
An innovation expert has welcomed a move to up the incentive for big business to spend on R&D, saying it could be a boon in the UKโs quest to be a leader in the energy transition.
The latest podcast box set series from Energy Voice Out Loud and EY, the Net Zero Nudge, is leading the conversation on how to nudge behaviour โ by consumers, government and industry - to drive the shift to net zero.
In the first episode of a new podcast boxset, Energy Voice and EY drill down into what is needed to move the UKโs decarbonisation plans forward. Up first is an examination of how changing our energy consumption may provide in that drive to net zero.
Leaders from across the energy sector praised measures outlined in the Queenโs Speech to accelerate renewables and net zero efforts, but decried a lack of efficiency measures and short-term support for consumers.
By Derek Leith, EY global head of tax for Oil & Gas
The reduction in fuel duty announced in the Chancellorโs spring statement highlights that in the short to medium term he will have to wrestle with the re-emergence of the energy trilemma: simply put, how does the government address the competing demands of energy affordability, energy security and sustainability?
By Derek Leith, EYโs UK Tax Sustainability Leader
On July 14, 2021 the EU unveiled its much anticipated โFit for 55โ package of proposals to align the trading block with its 2030 emission reduction targets.
Simec Atlantis Energy shares have slumped in early trading after it called an emergency meeting to raise ยฃ341,000 to pay out a shareholder and replace its auditor, EY.
By Derek Leith, EYโs UK Tax Sustainability Leader
The EU Commission has announced a package of measures to enable the trading bloc to meet its 55% greenhouse gas emission reduction target that it has set itself for 2030.