Ofgem has said it is minded to drastically cut embedded benefit payments to local embedded generators as part of what it says is a bid to protect consumers and prevent market distortion.
A House of Lords report calling for decarbonisation of the energy system to be relegated in favour of security of affordable supply has been slammed by green industry critics, who have called its conclusions ‘out of touch’ and ‘backward-looking’.
The government has published a comprehensive guidance document for non-domestic landlords subject to the upcoming Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), outlining a number of government rules including a seven year payback test to determine possible exemptions from the regulations.
Heineken has reduced its carbon emissions despite an increase of 52% in its production volumes since 2008, according to the company’s first report to combine sustainability and financial performance.
Lidl Ireland has become a verified member of the Irish food board’s Origin Green sustainability programme, adopting a range of new environmental targets across its operations.
The Sunshine tariff project testing the ability of time of use (ToU) tariffs to promote domestic demand side response (DSR) has been completed with mixed results, suggesting homeowners are not able to shift enough demand to offset the need for grid upgrades.
Businesses across the world are being urged to embrace and accept third party sustainability standards in order to properly contribute towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed at COP21.
The Climate Group has named Helen Clarkson, currently serving as interim chief operating officer at Forum for the Future, as its new chief executive following the departure of Mark Kenber in June last year.