First Draft of COP26 Agreement Published

First Draft of COP26 Agreement Published

The UK COP26 presidency has published the first draft of a COP26 agreement. Countries are being encouraged to strengthen long-term targets towards climate change by the end of 2022 in the first draft of a COP26 agreement. This first draft has marked the closing days of the summit which is due to end on Friday [...]
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COP26 Marks the End of Coal in Sight

Coal has been in the heat of discussion at COP26 as the single largest contributor to climate change as countries, banks and organisations put coal in the history books. COP26 is at the centre of achieving clean energy transitions and the swift phase-out of coal to limit global temperatures in line with the Paris Agreement. [...]
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The UK Publish a Strategy to Deliver Net-Zero by 2050

The UK has published a net-zero strategy to deliver on its commitments by 2050. Following the ambitious announcement on October 7th to decarbonise the UK electricity system by 2035, the UK has published a strategy to deliver on its Net-Zero commitments.  The official documents were published on October 19th and set a path for the [...]
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What is net zero and how can YOU get there?

The term ‘net zero’ is starting to crop up in the news on an almost daily basis. But what does net zero actually mean and, more importantly, is it possible?

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REA’s Response to the UK 2035 Net-Zero Power System Plan

The REA welcomes the much needed, updated and increased pace to achieving net-zero, however, could it be achieved quicker? The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has welcomed the Government’s commitment towards net-zero by decarbonising the UK electricity systems by 2035. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced that [...]
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Deemed Rates

What you Need to Know and Why they are relevant to your business... When you move into a new site, you may notice that you have an energy supply hooked up and ready to go - despite not having purchased an energy contract.  This is because the previous occupant’s energy supplier didn’t disconnect the supply. [...]
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Energy Efficiency Required for Supply Security

Price increases in the energy market have made headlines over the past couple of weeks but how could energy efficiency provide supply security? The energy market has gained the serious attention it deserved over the last couple of weeks due to the skyrocketing prices within the wholesale market. The unprecedented price increases are due to [...]
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Energy Market Skyrockets Following IFA Interconnector Fire

The IFA Interconnector from England to France has been shut down following a fire and sent the energy market soaring with near 20% price increases. The National Grid has announced that the IFA (Interconnexion France-Angleterre) cable will be offline until 25th September, by cause of the fire and planned maintenance at the site in Kent. [...]
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The National Grid ESO Forced to fire up Coal Power Plant to meet Demand

On Monday 6th September 2021 the National Grid ESO fired up the UK’s second to last coal power plant to meet electricity demand. The national grid has been faced with increasing gas prices week on week which has meant that reliance on the commodity is becoming more expensive and less economical. There has also been [...]
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Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Technology to Support Net-Zero

The UK Government plan to introduce the next generation of nuclear energy technology to accelerate net-zero efforts with AMR demonstration. In support of reaching net-zero emission goals, the UK Government plan to implement next-generation nuclear energy technology within the next ten years. This plan moves a step forward as a Call for Evidence has been [...]
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