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Centrica said gas storage supplies are running lower than usual (Andrew Matthews/PA)
AnalysisBusinessElectricityEmissionsNatural GasOffshore WindSolarWind

Why are UK gas stores lower than usual, and how is the overall supply looking?

UK gas storage dangerously low amid freezing snap, but diverse supply sources ease immediate shortage fears.

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has reported on carmakers’ progress towards the Government’s electric vehicle sales requirement (PA)
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

UK car industry set to meet 2024 EV sales target: analysis finds

The UK car industry is set meet the government's EV sales mandate this year despite some manufacturers complaining it is too tough.

The Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to restrict new coal mines (John Giles/PA)
CoalLegislationMiningNewsPoliticsRegulations

UK government to ban new coal mining schemes as country turns to clean energy

There may be limited exceptions to the ban for “safety or restoration purposes.”

A view of the 655-acre site of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in the East Midlands. (Jacob King/PA)
ClimateEmissionsNewsPolitics

World risks exceeding 1.5C of warming without stronger targets

As New York Climate Week kicks off, researchers have released several papers tracking efforts to limit warming below this critical threshold.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
AnalysisClimateEmissionsPoliticsReports

Some 40% of regions and companies lack emissions-cut targets

Policymakers and company boardrooms are struggling to translate long-term climate goals into concrete action.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, between Derby and Nottingham in central England, is due to close on September 30 (AFP)
ClimateCoalEnvironmentNewsPolitics

‘End of an era’: UK to shut last coal-fired power plant

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, a coal landmark in the UK, will close, marking the end of UK coal power.

The Charge Anytime app for EV drivers directs users to 34,000 public chargers across the UK (PA)
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Efforts to give drivers ‘peace of mind’ about EV touring amid staycation worries

While surveys reveal petrol drivers overestimate EV range anxiety, the UK's infrastructure still needs a boost.

News Release

The secret life of EVs – petrol drivers have ‘no idea’ what owning an EV is really like

New poll finds petrol car drivers to have a limited understanding of the realities of EV ownership. 13 Sept 2024 A new poll...

Government urged to bring in mandatory accreditation for heat pump installers (Alamy/PA)
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsPoliticsRegulations

Call for rules to accredit all heat pump installers to boost UK consumer confidence

A coalition of heating and energy organisations, charities and policy experts are calling for the mandatory accreditation of all heat pump installers across...

Nine new offshore wind farms were secured this year (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
AnalysisBusinessContracts for DifferenceElectricityEmissions MarketsSolarWind

What happened in the UK’s clean power auction, and how does it work?

Explaining contracts for difference, Britain's renewable energy targets and the incentives to build new projects.

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