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The number of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) on British roads has notably risen thanks to the UK Plug-in Car Grant that has issued over 5,000 grants for the purchase of plug-in vehicles in the UK in the last three months. There are now over 17,000 grant-funded ULEVs driving around the UK.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is launching a Wood Heat Association to lobby on behalf of the biomass heating industry. Talking to Stuart Pocock, chief operating officer of the Renewable Energy Association at this year’s Solar Energy UK event, he explained the new REA subsidiary has been formed to “look after wood heat members”.

Naomi Klein held a talk on climate change this week at Westminster Hall. Lucy Woods spoke to the author about renewable energy.

Ed Davey has been praised globally for leading the way to strict carbon targets for 2030.

Energy efficiency market is an “invisible power house” worth US$310 billion annually and growing.

NAPIT training has released an electric vehicle (EV) training ‘taster’ video, designed to help those considering moving into the EV space.

The rise of solar, electric vehicles and energy storage could enact a step change in the energy market which could undermine utilities, according to Gerard Reid, founder and managing partner of Alexa Capital.

For the first time, China is now releasing more CO2 per person than Europe.

At the UN Climate Summit in New York yesterday, UK prime minister, David Cameron stated the UK is investing in fracking and nuclear energy and a global deal must be agreed in Paris 2015.