Liquid gas industry sets 100% biofuel 2040 target
The UK liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry has unveiled a new industry-wide target to transition to 100% biofuel by 2040.
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Plymouth pledges to produce everything they consume by 2054
Plymouth is the first UK city to join the Fab City network of cities who have pledged to produce everything
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Why West Sussex County Council launched its own energy supplier
ADEPT member Steve Read, director of environment and public protection at West Sussex County Council sets out how his local
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‘World’s first’ scheme sees London lamp posts go green
A ‘world first’ scheme will see six lamp posts in Belgravia fitted with vegetation panels to promote biodiversity and improve
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Blockchain and carbon offsetting can help cities reduce emissions
With the UK now committing to a net zero carbon economy by 2050, we must look to technology and innovate
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Glastonbury festival installation turns urine into electricity
Technology that converts urine into electricity is being showcased at Glastonbury Festival for a fourth year. An installation of a
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Innovate UK and ENGIE launch £4m energy innovation competition
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has joined forces with ENGIE to discover and fund innovative projects
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UK’s first industrial-scale carbon capture plant to open in 2021
Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE) has revealed more details of its industrial-scale Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) plant, which will be
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Solar farms ‘havens’ for wildlife
Solar farms could offer a vital boost to Britain’s wildlife and rare species, according to a new report. The report,
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House of Commons passes net zero carbon bill
The House of Commons has unanimously passed legislation to commit the UK to its new target of net zero carbon
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G20 nations triple coal subsidies despite phase out pledges
G20 governments have almost tripled their subsidies for coal power plants in recent years, despite the current global drive to
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‘World’s first’ hub for living buildings launched in the North East
An £8m project will develop buildings which are responsive to the natural environment, use living engineered materials, process their own
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Government measures ‘severely impacting’ community energy sector
2018 was the toughest year yet for the community energy sector with new generation capacity shrinking compared to 2017, according
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UK’s biomass demand is destroying US forests, campaigners say
The UK’s demand for biomass energy is destroying forest ecosystems in the Southeastern United States, environmental campaigners have claimed. The
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Offshore renewables hub awarded £4m to make UK ‘global leader’
A national consortium has been awarded £4m to help make the UK a global leader in offshore renewable energy (ORE)
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New prime minister must ‘raise UK’s ambition on climate’
A leading think tank has called on the UK’s next prime minister to ‘raise the UK’s ambition on climate’ by
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Energy-related carbon emissions rise at fastest rate since 2011
The energy industry’s carbon emissions rose at their fastest rate in almost a decade in 2018 as extreme weather ramped
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UK government sets new 2050 net zero emissions target
The UK government has announced that it will set a new target to end the UK’s net contribution to climate
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Ageing population and warming world will cause energy headache
The rapid ageing of the world’s population and climate change over the coming years may give the energy sector headaches
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Introduce E10 by 2020 or lose British bioethanol, group warns
The UK will likely lose its £1bn bioethanol industry unless it introduces the ethanol fuel blend E10 by next year
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