UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new UK target to reduce emissions by 81% by 2035 in a speech at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29).
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has written to the minister of state for energy security and net zero, Graham Stuart, to warn him against meeting Carbon Budgets with surplus.
Accelerating the energy transition can not only alleviate concerns over security of energy supply, but also deliver cheaper power to consumers, National Grid ESO has said.
A new report produced by Baringa and commissioned by Drax has found bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) could save the UK over £4.5 billion.
The UK recorded a new grid carbon intensity low last weekend, as the country enjoyed extensive periods of fifth carbon budget-compliant power generation.
‘Flexibilities’ in meeting the UK’s fourth and fifth carbon budgets remain “on the table” despite hefty criticism from the government’s climate change watchdog.
