UK set to miss carbon emissions targets into mid-2030s

11th April 2019 | Commercial Energy

The UK is set to miss its carbon emissions targets starting from 2022 with its carbon budget shortfall set to worsen, the government has confirmed. Today the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) released a report (EEP 2018) updating its energy and emissions projections for the UK’s next three Carbon Budget periods which…Read more

Materials lost from recycling stream could cost UK £1.5bn by 2035

10th April 2019 | Recycling

Failure to properly implement EU waste and recycling regulations could cost the UK €1.18bn (£1.56bn) in the value of recyclable materials lost by 2035, a report has warned. The report, from the European Commission Directorate General for the Environment and compiled by consultancies Eunomia and COWI, says the UK is already on track to have…Read more

Electric car increasingly a popular choice for SMEs

3rd April 2019 | Commercial Energy

Arriving today at the NEC for the Internet Retailing Expo, I was greeted by 16,500 car park spaces spread across acres of ground. Parking at the NEC is a joy … but not if you’ve driven up in an electric car and want to get back home again. Many SMEs are increasingly reaping the rewards…Read more

SSE fined £700,000 for missing gas smart meter target

3rd April 2019 | Residential Energy

Energy giant SSE has been fined £700,000 by regulator Ofgem for missing last year’s target to install gas smart meters for customers. The watchdog said while SSE Met its electricity smart meters installation target for 2018, the supplier only reached its gas target in February this year, less than two months after the deadline. SSE…Read more

UK power grid could be zero carbon by 2025

1st April 2019 | Commercial Energy

The report by National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) states that by 2025, the UK’s electricity grid will be able to operate “safely and securely at zero carbon” whenever there is sufficient renewable generation online and available to meet demand. The National Grid ESO is a separate company within the National Grid group, which relies…Read more

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