In light of news that it will take the UK 700 years to move to low carbon heating at its current speed, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has announced an inquiry into heat pumps. Heating from domestic, industrial and commercial settings currently accounts for a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, the government committee,
The transition to a zero-carbon world will shift power in very unexpected ways. Signs that the energy transition is picking up speed abound. One of the world’s largest oil companies, BP, recently projected oil demand may be close to peaking. The governor of California just signed an executive order to ban the sale of new
Michael Mann, one of the world’s most eminent climate experts, says Earth’s future ‘is in the hands of American citizens’ This article is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a collaboration of 400-plus news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. The Guardian is the lead partner of CCN. Michael Mann, one of
IMAGINE a world where you arrive home from work and plug your electric vehicle in to its charger, which is programmed to start only when energy is cheapest. You turn on your TV, heating and cooker, which are all powered by the energy produced by your solar panels and stored in your car battery. You
Boris Johnson has pledged that the UK will be powered by offshore wind generation by 2030 in a speech this morning. As part of his address during the Conservative Party’s virtual conference, the Prime Minister announced the country’s offshore wind generation target is increasing to 40GW. This reaffirms a goal set out by the party
Installing renewables could not only cut your home’s carbon emissions and save on energy bills; but could improve your home’s SAP score too.Solar panels – also known as solar photovoltaics (PV) – are a popular addition to self-build homes. They work by capturing the sun’s energy and converting it into electricity you can use in
Suppliers have reported growth in the uptake of their Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Phil Steele, Octopus Energy’s future technologies evangelist, told Solar Power Portal that the supplier has seen “great success so far” with the tariff, with “thousands of customers” signed up. “During the past few months,
Tonik Energy has become the latest small supplier to go bust just weeks after failing to pay its Renewable Obligation (RO) fees. The supplier – which has around 130,000 domestic customers – is now ceasing to trade. It was named as one of six suppliers to have missed the deadline for paying RO fees, with
Internal projections from one of world’s largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming Exxon Mobil Corp. had plans to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions by as much as the output of the entire nation of Greece, an analysis of internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg shows, setting one of the largest
Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources are set for spectacular growth in the coming years and decades as governments race to net zero. It was only a matter of time before energy storage strutted on stage, and according to Wood Mackenzie, it is going to be no less spectacular than renewables. The global energy