decarbonisation

The UK could meet its looming fourth and fifth carbon budgets without the need for new nuclear, but only if renewables policy is urgently ramped up, Cornwall Insight has claimed.

Property consultancy Knight Frank has handed utility Total Gas and Power a renewable power contract worth more than £75 million.

Great Britain has completed a full week without coal generation, the first time it has done so since the Industrial Revolution in 1882.

The UK has smashed through its coal-free grid operation record, and is zeroing in on a week-long landmark.

The UK could end its contribution to global warming by phasing out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said, a target which would drive a revolution in the country’s power system.

Industry reaction to today's landmark report from the Committee on Climate Change, which recommends a 2050 target date for the UK's economy to become greenhouse gas-free.

The UK government must be placed on a “war footing” to tackle the various threats posed by climate change, a new commission has said.

RWE has shelved plans for a new coal-fired power station in Germany, announcing that new coal-fired units “no longer have a place” in its strategy.