20 May, 2022 – Holyrood have revealed they have set plans for six Scottish islands to be carbon neutral by 2040. Hoy, Islay, Great Cumbrae, Raasay, Barra, and Yell will be trailblazing the journey of net-zero goals, 10 years ahead of the rest of the country’s goals to be net zero by 2050.
19 May, 2022 – The EU has set out plans to end Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels, with the cost targeted to be around €113 Billion to transfer to green energy. The scheme plans to improve energy efficiency, deployment of renewable energy and find non-Russian sources of oil and gas.
18 May, 2022 – 8,500 new green jobs could be created if Scotland meets its solar target of 6GW by 2030. By pushing solar power within the energy industry, it will provide a plethora of roles within the urban and rural environment. Scotland will be able to reduce fuel poverty and build energy independence from...
18 May, 2022 – North Kesteven Council’s energy bills have doubled since 2019, expecting to pay nearly £100,000 this year. The council are wishing to install 230 solar panels at its headquarters to help cut down energy bills by a quarter and save 20 tons of carbon being emitted into the atmosphere.
12 May, 2022 – Senior decision-makers at more than 100 businesses, including Microsoft and Unilever, are calling on the EU to ensure that its forthcoming plans for ending Russian oil and gas imports accelerate the bloc’s low-carbon transition.
12 May, 2022 – A record number of big polluters are committing to cutting CO2 emissions, a UN-backed report has said. But firms in Asia, Africa and Latin America are lagging behind Europe, the US and Japan, the Science-Based Targets Initiative said.
11 May, 2022 – The world’s biggest fossil fuel firms are quietly planning scores of “carbon bomb” oil and gas projects that would drive the climate past internationally agreed temperature limits with catastrophic global impacts, a Guardian investigation shows.
10 May, 2022 – A new Energy Bill was announced today as part of the Queen’s Speech, to help the UK build a more secure, homegrown, cleaner and more affordable energy system. The speech was presented in the House of Lords and set out 38 new laws.
10 May, 2022 – Ofgem and Innovate UK have unveiled the four challenge areas for the second round of innovation funding as part of their Strategic Innovation Fund. The areas were put together following consultation with the energy industry and consumers, and incorporate transport, heat, data and integration across electricity and gas systems.
9 May, 2022 – The UK government needs to produce an economic plan to transition to net zero, focussing on climate and nature-based goals. That’s the view of the WWF and Aviva, which are urging policymakers to do more than simply ask businesses to draw up net zero pathways.
