Saturday, 22 February 2025

Focus on UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

The Houses of Parliament by the Thames (John Walton/PA)
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New £1bn heat network could provide low carbon heating for London landmarks

The heat network scheme which could provide low carbon heating for some of London’s most famous buildings has been launched for Westminster.

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Is the UK’s hydrogen infrastructure prepared for a CfD-powered future?

The U.K.’s green hydrogen CfDs faces cost, demand, and market challenges. An OIES paper says government support and innovation are essential.

Fawley Oil Fired Power Station, Southampton, Hampshire. Government advises recommend the Government set a 81% emissions reduction target for 2035. (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Government advisers call for 81% cut in UK emissions by 2035

The British government is preparing to unveil plans for cutting emissions by 2035 under the global Paris Agreement.

Leeds is one of the cities chosen (Richard McCarthy/PA)
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Six towns and cities chosen to pilot England’s first clean heating networks

England's first clean heat network zones will launch in Leeds, Bristol, Plymouth, Stockport, Sheffield, and two London areas.

The National Energy System Operator will outline new energy infrastructure locations in a long-term strategic plan (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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British grid operator to outline new energy infrastructure sites in long-term plan

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) will outline energy infrastructure locations in its strategic spatial energy plan.

Climate groups are calling on the Government to fund the transition to clean energy for oil and gas workers (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Call for £1.9bn a year to help UK oil and gas workers move into clean energy

Climate groups urge £1.9B yearly to support oil workers transitioning to renewables, calling for UK funding through 2030.

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Climate Investment Funds eyes $1 billion to help green industries

Climate Investment Funds will invest up to $1 billion to decarbonize high-emission sectors like steel, cement, and chemicals in developing countries.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has pledged to lift more than a million renters out of fuel poverty (James Glossop/PA)
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledges to lift millions out of fuel poverty

Labour’s warm homes plan aims to make properties across the country cheaper to run by rolling out solar panels on rooftops.

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What can the global energy transition learn from the UK experience?

An IEA review of how the United Kingdom is doing in its efforts to reach net-zero emissions contains valuable insights for the global...

Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband was speaking at a conference in London (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)
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British government to take on clean energy ‘blockers’

British government Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to “take on the blockers’.

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