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Fossil fuel cars and vans would be banned from sale in the UK by 2030
The Department for Transport (DfT) today launched a £20 million research and development competition to finance "the most promising...
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Mar 12, 20212 min read
Government finally intervenes over controversial Cumbrian coal mine plan
Plans to build the first deep coal mine in the UK in 30 years – in Whitehaven, Cumbria – looks doomed as government intervenes
Mar 12, 20212 min read
UK government set aside £92 million for funding green technologies
The government has announced three major innovation challenges in key renewable energy sectors, including energy storage, floating...
Mar 9, 20212 min read
New infrastructure bank is planning to invest £40bn as a commitment to green growth
The UK government has announced a “real commitment to green growth” in yesterday’s 2021 budget. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the...
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Rishi Sunak introducing "green" savings bonds as a push to a net-zero economy
Rishi Sunak announced the introduction of "green" savings bonds in the Budget, which would enable investors to invest in projects aimed...
Mar 5, 20212 min read
MPs tell the government that it "lacks a plan" on how to achieve net zero
A cross-party group of MPs publish a report which says the government "lacks a plan" on net zero
Mar 5, 20212 min read
£350bn of Investments are needed to achieve UK's net-zero goal
According to a recent report, £350 billion of investment in technologies such as hydrogen networks, renewables, and battery storage would...
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Climate groups cheer as Drax scrap plans for Europe's largest gas plant
Environmentalists have expressed delight at the decision by Drax to scrap plans to build what would be Europe's largest gas plant
Feb 19, 20212 min read
The latest report warns that the UK must adopt new green tech to achieve climate goals
A recent study from Drax and Imperial College London has cautioned that, despite renewables providing more electricity than fossil fuels...
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Environment Bill is the key to the sustainable growth of startups
Five years past since Darebin, local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, became the first...
Feb 17, 20212 min read
MPs urge Government to make green policies central to post-Covid recovery
A cross-party group of MPs has urged the government to prioritise a “green recovery” to “grow back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic
Feb 15, 20213 min read
Scottish Widows journey to net-zero by 2050
As part of the journey to net-zero by 2050, Scottish Widows has become the first global pension and insurance company to plan to halve...
Feb 15, 20212 min read
UK Government funding for new green finance centres
A new centre to drive global green finance and investment funded by the UK government will soon launch. UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) –...
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Outcry over go-ahead for Cumbrian mine may lead to a further review
Cumbrian Council confirm that
another review of controversial new coal mine being considered
Feb 5, 20212 min read
£11m UK government funding for green energy start-ups and entrepreneurs
£11m funds available for energy entrepreneurs from UK government
Feb 2, 20212 min read
North Sea oil rigs cause a "coal plant" worth of preventable emissions
Research just published by Greenpeace reveals that North Sea oil and gas rigs release as much CO2 as a coal-fuelled power plant each year
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Global Energy Group forges links with Rosetti Marino on renewables projects
Global Energy Group and Rosetti Marino form partnership to further develop UK offshore renewables projects
Jan 27, 20212 min read
£250m sustainability bond secured by housing association
Aster Group, a housing association with headquarters in Devizes, Wilshire, has priced its first £250 million sustainability bond with the...
Jan 6, 20212 min read
Government funding to help industrial clusters reach net zero carbon by 2040
UKRI will fund 6 industrial clusters - South Wales, West Midlands, Tees Valley, North West, Humber and Scotland - to reach net zero by 2040
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Number 10 unveils 10-point plan for a "green industrial revolution"
The PM has released the government's 10-point plan which he says would lead to "a green industrial revolution".
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