The UK’s latest energy statistics, released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change yesterday, reveal a 12% drop in renewable energy production in the second quarter of this year. Lower wind speeds and rainfall are being blamed for the 32% drop in hydro power and 11% fall in wind supply. The renewables sector made up 6% of […]
UK Prime Minister David Cameron today charged central government departments to cut energy use by 10% during the next month. “In May, I called for real action to make us the greenest government ever,” says Cameron. “I made a commitment that over the next 12 months, central government departments would reduce their carbon emissions by […]
The UK parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee announced plans yesterday to launch an inquiry into the Coalition Government’s proposal to establish a Green Investment Bank. The investigation will look at the objectives and roles of the Green Investment Bank, the areas in which it should operate, what its investment priorities should be and what funding and governance structure […]
The UK Coalition Government should prioritise the development of a North Sea ‘supergrid’ to link up renewable energy sources with the rest of Europe, according to the Green Alliance. Its report, Roadmap 2050: a practical guide to a prosperous, low-carbon Europe, launched in the UK yesterday, says that the development of a pan-European electricity ‘supergrid’ linking UK […]
Smart meters promise better information for energy users and improved supply management for utilities, but may not necessarily deliver the hoped-for consumption reduction, says a new study. The analysis, by Sarah Darby of the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute, looked at the motives and outcomes to date of smart metering programmes in California, Italy, Sweden […]
The UK must take action on energy saving in order to meet the country’s target of reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050, according to Secretary State for Energy Chris Huhne. Speaking at a Green Alliance meeting in London yesterday, Huhne stated: “For too long, the debate around energy has focused on supply at the expense of demand. […]
