3rd April 2020 | Water
Water UK has announced that it will develop plans to achieve net zero emissions across the water sector by 2030. The trade body represents more than 25 water and wastewater companies. Water UK has already cut emissions by 43% since 2011, with renewable electricity generation increasing by 40% in that time. This has occurred despite…Read more
2nd April 2020 | Commercial Energy
The body representing the UK’s electricity and gas transmission and distribution sector has set out its plans for reaching net-zero by 2050, concluding that this ambition will only be achieved if a “whole-systems” approach to transformation is adopted. In its Energy Networks Innovation Strategy, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) lists the net-zero transition as a…Read more
31st March 2020 | Recycling
The UK could be hit by a national cardboard shortage as more and more local councils suspend their regular recycling collections owing to pressures caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the industry’s trade body has warned. The Recycling Association said it has huge concerns about a looming European and even worldwide shortage of fibre – used…Read more
31st March 2020 | Commercial Energy
Daily electricity demand in Britain is around 10% lower than before the country went into lockdown last week due to the coronavirus outbreak, data from grid operator National Grid showed on Tuesday. The fall is largely due to big industrial consumers using less power, the operator said. Last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnsons ordered Britons…Read more
31st March 2020 | Commercial Energy
The provision of renewable electricity continues to expand to meet demand, with the big six, challenger and boutique suppliers now offering 100% renewable electricity as standard. The next step is to offer 100% green gas, however, provision at scale will take time. The climate can’t wait, so what is the solution? Consumer demand has never…Read more