Guest blog from Yorkshire Energy Doctor, Kate Urwin
...£287 per year each. Mostly these are people with no internet access who have never switched energy company before. Kate Urwin, right, with members of a community group in Bradford,...
'Bioenergy Sustaining the Future' - 3rd competition launched
Our third Bioenergy Sustaining the Future (BESTF) competition launched in December and we’re once again looking for UK industry to lead or participate in innovative and collaborative bioenergy projects. We’re looking for projects that are close to commercialisation but that …
Securing the UK’s Energy Future: the role of gas
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Professor John Loughhead OBE FREng FTSE, Posted on:
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Climate Change, Oil and gas, Shale gas, The British Energy Challenge
The UK is facing an energy challenge: how do we achieve an 80% cut in our carbon emissions by 2050, while maintaining a secure supply of energy at an affordable price? Part of my role as Chief Scientific Advisor for …
New direction for UK energy policy
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Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Posted on:
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Climate Change, Coal, Innovation, Low carbon, Nuclear, Oil and gas, Renewable energy, Shale gas, Smart Meters
Affordable, reliable energy is critical to our economy, to our national security, and to family budgets. Our challenge is how to ensure energy remains the backbone of our economy while we transform to a low carbon system. We are doing …
Addressing climate change to help businesses grow
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Ritu Kumar, Director of Environmental and Social Responsibility at the CDC, Posted on:
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Climate Change
Climate change is a severe and growing threat to poverty reduction and development in Africa and Asia. It is affecting people’s livelihoods, businesses and economic growth. In Africa, the average annual temperature is expected to increase by 2°C by 2100 …
Putting energy management at the heart of business
Next month the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is sponsoring an energy efficiency award at London’s Energy Management Exhibition (EMEX). The Secretary of State, Amber Rudd, and I want to ensure the Department and its policies support an …
Be an energy shopper
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Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Posted on:
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Energy Bills
My number one priority is to keep bills down for hardworking families and businesses across the country. A fantastic way to do this is by switching energy supplier, with households saving £200 and some even more, by taking this simple …
Shale gas – an inconvenient truth for the anti-fracking lobby
Energy strategy in Britain has three big goals; keeping the lights on, keeping the bills down, and moving to a clean energy future. We need to meet the UK’s demand for energy, using clean and low carbon energy sources if …
Nuclear’s role in a changing energy landscape
Britain’s energy infrastructure is changing significantly – for the first time in a generation. It’s happening both to replace power stations that reach the end of their operating lives, and also to transition towards a low carbon economy. We must …
Teesside industry shows its metal on tackling climate change
It might surprise you to hear the operator of the second largest blast furnace in Europe and one of the UK’s top five highest emitters, is pushing for more action on climate change. But that’s exactly what SSI Steel and …