Fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas under offshore wind-power sites for the first time, the government will announce on…
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England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis
England could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found. Onshore wind…
View More England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis‘We’re facing a critical shortage’: why UK’s green revolution urgently needs skilled workers
In recent years, Britain has been busy setting up the scaffolding of the country’s future low-carbon economy. But beyond the Westminster pledges and white papers…
View More ‘We’re facing a critical shortage’: why UK’s green revolution urgently needs skilled workersZero onshore wind plans submitted in England since de facto ban was ‘lifted’
No new plans for onshore wind have been accepted in England since the government claimed it had “lifted” the de facto ban, new analysis reveals.…
View More Zero onshore wind plans submitted in England since de facto ban was ‘lifted’World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds
Coal must be phased out seven times faster than is now happening, deforestation must be reduced four times faster, and public transport around the world…
View More World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research findsOfgem plans to cut wind and solar delays by stripping out ‘zombie’ projects
The energy regulator is to introduce rules designed to kick out “zombie” wind and solar farms from the lengthy queue to connect to Great Britain’s…
View More Ofgem plans to cut wind and solar delays by stripping out ‘zombie’ projectsOnshore wind projects in England stall as no new applications are received
The government has received no new applications for onshore wind farms in England since cabinet ministers eased planning rules earlier this year – in a…
View More Onshore wind projects in England stall as no new applications are receivedReport claiming net zero will cost UK trillions retracted due to ‘factual errors’
A report that hugely overestimated the cost to the UK of reaching net zero emissions has been retracted by the rightwing thinktank that published it.…
View More Report claiming net zero will cost UK trillions retracted due to ‘factual errors’UK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auction
Fears are growing that existing offshore wind projects could be shelved, after industry insiders warned that “disastrous” handling by the government had created a big…
View More UK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auction‘Biggest clean energy disaster in years’: UK auction secures no offshore windfarms
No new offshore windfarms will go ahead in the UK after the latest government auction, in what critics have called the biggest clean energy policy…
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