Renewables supplied more than 40% of electricity during first quarter of 2020, overtaking fossil fuels as storms battered the U.K. Output from wind farms was up by 40% compared with the Continue Reading
Britain’s Rolls-Royce ( RR.L ) said on Wednesday it would cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global staff of 52,000 and could shut factories to adapt to the much Continue Reading
The UK’s daily coronavirus death figure has dropped to the lowest number since the day after lockdown began The UK’s daily figure for coronavirus deaths has dropped to 170 – Continue Reading
A further round of Brexit talks ended in a stalemate Friday, adding another economic anxiety in a region already battered by the coronavirus. With a trade deal of huge complexity Continue Reading
A notable feature of London’s virus lockdown has been day after day of clear blue skies. Now that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked some Britons to return to work, the Continue Reading
UK electricity demand fell to 15.347 GW early Sunday morning, 12.3% below last year’s minimum demand and close to a record low, initial out-turn figures from National Grid showed Monday. Continue Reading
When the coronavirus first struck, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain agonized long and hard before closing stores, pubs, and restaurants as part of the country’s fight against the disease. Continue Reading
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday outlined his government’s “conditional plan” for reopening British society in the coming months, including the possible return to school for some young children Continue Reading
UK airlines say they have been told the government will bring in a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK from any country apart from the Republic of Ireland Continue Reading
Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling car in the United Kingdom in April, while total UK new car sales plunged by 97.3 percent year on year to the lowest level Continue Reading
A crane mounted on a ship made to construct wind farms at sea collapsed over weekend, potentially delaying some of the U.K.’s biggest renewable power projects. Offshore wind farms, often valued Continue Reading
Highlights SMMT forecasts 2020 sales at 1.68 million units April decline steepest in modern times: SMMT Coronavirus shuts down global automobile market London — UK new car registrations fell off Continue Reading
The U.K. economy contracted at the fastest pace in at least 20 years this month as the coronavirus lockdown brought commerce to a standstill. IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index for output Continue Reading
The true extent of the death toll in England and Wales from COVID-19 was 41% higher than the daily figures from the government indicated by April 10, according to data Continue Reading
UK electricity demand has fallen between 15% and 19% since the coronavirus lockdown March 23, electricity balancing and settlement code manager Elexon said Friday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading
Brussels has rejected UK government claims that an “initial communication problem” meant that Britain missed out on participating in the joint procurement of ventilators, insisting that the UK was fully Continue Reading
Britain’s supermarkets have started limiting the number of customers in stores at any one time to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered Continue Reading
Britain’s biggest supermarkets, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, limited purchases of all food products on Wednesday after frantic shoppers stripped shelves to prepare for possible isolation during the coronavirus outbreak. The Continue Reading
The United Kingdom was bracing on Thursday for the virtual shut down of London as underground train stations across the capital closed and Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulled tougher measures Continue Reading
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled much more stringent measures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak after new research indicated a quarter of a million people would have died under previous Continue Reading
UK government to introduce Finance Bill 2020 Set to include UK carbon market, carbon tax legislation UK ETS could include cost containment, auction reserve price The UK government is set Continue Reading
Unintentional increases in air pollution may arise from efforts to reach net zero emissions in the UK Marcin Rogozinski/Alamy A widespread switch to burning hydrogen to heat UK homes has Continue Reading
The report says people will need to fly less The UK cannot go climate neutral much before 2050 unless people stop flying and eating red meat almost completely, a report Continue Reading
The UK’s CO2 emissions fell by 2.9% in 2019, according to Carbon Brief analysis. This brings the total reduction to 29% over the past decade since 2010, even as the Continue Reading
British hedge fund billionaire Chris Hohn has launched a campaign to persuade central banks to starve hundreds of planned coal-fired power plants around the world of finance, aiming to block Continue Reading
The British government unveiled its “battle plan” to tackle the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, with possible measures including school closures, home working and canceling large-scale gatherings to delay the Continue Reading
The coronavirus outbreak is starting to feed through to British factory supply chains, casting doubt on whether an upswing in activity after Boris Johnson’s election will continue. IHS Markit said Monday Continue Reading
Protesters cheer outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Thursday after winning a court ruling to block the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport on environmental Continue Reading
Catholic religious order Jesuits in Britain will ditch fossil fuel companies from its $500 million equity portfolio by the end of the year, it said on Wednesday, citing corporate failure Continue Reading
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has flown Chinese parts in suitcases to Britain to maintain production and could run out after two weeks as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak hits Continue Reading
The list of cocktail parties during London’s International Petroleum Week has shrunk even further as hosts like ExxonMobil ( XOM.N ) and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR continue to cancel events due to Continue Reading
Britain has been battered by severe weather for the second consecutive weekend, prompting an official warning on Sunday that lives were at risk as streets became flooded, mud flowed, rail Continue Reading
According to renewable energy analysts Aurora, in order to fulfil the goal, 260 wind turbines will have to be installed a year, roughly one for every working day. The UK’s Continue Reading
The likely slowdown in China’s economy due to the coronavirus outbreak is likely to shave 0.1 to 0.2 percentage points off both euro zone and UK growth this year, credit Continue Reading
British companies are preparing for the U.K. government to decide how to spend more than $1 billion on infrastructure capable of capturing and burying millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution. The money Continue Reading
Great Britain’s energy regulator has rolled out a plan that would govern the nation’s net zero greenhouse emission target backed by the new prime minister. It emphasizes finding tangible, workable Continue Reading
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 in an attempt to reduce air pollution, a step which accelerates a shift toward electric vehicles. Following Continue Reading
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the Continue Reading
The U.K. is set to formally quit the European Union late Friday, closing the chapter on nearly half a century of integration with its European neighbors as it looks to Continue Reading
Energy and climate should be a top priority in the UK-EU future relationship, electricity industry association Eurelectric said in a position paper Friday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & Continue Reading
The UK’s oil and gas industry plans to become a net zero oil and gas basin in terms of own production emissions by 2050, as the UK North Sea operators Continue Reading
The amount of electricity generated by low-carbon sources in the UK stalled in 2019, Carbon Brief analysis shows. Low-carbon electricity output from wind, solar, nuclear, hydro and biomass rose by Continue Reading
The UK oil and gas industry can play a key role in the hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage sectors given its expertise in producing and transporting hydrocarbons, an Continue Reading
The Scottish Events Campus includes the Armadillo and the SSE Hydro If the Glasgow climate conference fails to deliver, it could mark the end of the global approach to tackling Continue Reading
The nuclear energy industry has been struggling to stay afloat in countries that were once nuclear powerhouses. Japan has all but turned its back on nuclear after the Fukushima tragedy Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce plans to install by 2029 mini nuclear reactors in the UK that would be built in factories and delivered in modules, the chief technology officer of Britain’s industrial technology Continue Reading
The second-largest city in the UK, Birmingham, unveiled on Monday a plan to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions by limiting access of private cars to the city center. Under Continue Reading
Britain’s economy grew at its weakest annual pace in more than seven years in November, after output fell sharply that month, though a stronger performance in previous months brightened the Continue Reading
A group of Barclays shareholders coordinated by responsible investment lobby group ShareAction want the bank to phase out financing fossil fuels, stepping up pressure on one of Europe’s biggest funders Continue Reading
Intensifying competition between the United States and Russia is driving record-breaking LNG imports into Europe’s most liquid natural gas trading hubs, with the rivals accounting for more than half of Continue Reading
