The difficulty of forecasting the costs of decarbonisation has dominated the Treasury’s Net Zero Review, carrying on a theme from the interim review, published last year.
Octopus Group and GRIDSERVE both took home two awards each at the Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards 2021, with Instavolt, Tritium and Mercedes-Benz also amongst the winners on the evening.
The government has laid out its plans for reaching net zero by 2050, including new EV charging funding, a review of the frequency of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions and green finance and innovation commitments.
The government is to offer grants of £5,000 for the installation of heat pumps from April 2022 as part of a new £450 million scheme to upgrade domestic heating infrastructure.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a new 2030 Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Strategy, with this including plans to use public land for chargepoints.
