Emily Beament
Low uptake of heat pumps hampering UK efforts to cut emissions, watchdog warns
Uptake of clean heat pumps to replace boilers has been less than half the expected levels under a flagship programme, a report has...
Rules to boost heat pump uptake that prompted ‘boiler tax’ delayed for a year
Rules requiring boiler companies to boost the number of heat pumps they sell which prompted them to implement a so-called “boiler tax” have...
Efforts to adapt to climate risks ‘falling far short’, Government warned
Efforts to make the UK resilient to the impacts of climate change fall “far short” of what is needed, independent advisers have warned....
Government pledges to ‘stand with’ companies investing in new gas power
The Government will “stand with” electricity generators as they invest in building more gas-fired power stations, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has said. In...
Heat pump launched with monthly payment plan in latest bid to take on gas
A Swedish company is launching a heat pump paid for in monthly instalments in the latest push to get UK households to switch...
New gas power stations needed to avert threat of blackouts, says Coutinho
The Government has committed to building new gas power stations to avert what ministers described as the “genuine prospect of blackouts”. In a...
Arctic could see ‘ice-free’ days in next few years, study warns
The Arctic could see its first “ice-free” summer days, with very little sea ice cover, in the next few years, researchers have said....
