UK halves subsidies for wood-burning power plant

Today 10:30am - The UK government has halved subsidies for the Drax power station, which was converted from burning coal to wood biomass. The North Yorkshire power plant has also been ordered it to use 100% sustainable wood, following criticism for burning wood pellets sourced from US and Canadian forests.

Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station

Monday - Green campaigners fear ministers are poised to award billions of pounds in fresh subsidies to Drax power station, despite strong concerns that burning trees to produce electricity is bad for the environment.

Nine percent of England's farmland needs to be converted into wildlife habitats and forests

5 Feb 25 - Roughly nine percent of England's farmland needs to be converted into habitats for wildlife and forest by 2050 in order to meet the country's nature and net-zero goals, according to a consultation launched by Steve Reed, the United Kingdom's environment secretary.

In historic win, court rules against UK's Rosebank oilfield over climate impacts

3 Feb 25 - The decision by the previous Conservative government in the United Kingdom to approve the giant Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was ruled unlawful by an Edinburgh court on Thursday.

UK drops climate and nature bill

31 Jan 25 - In dropping the bill, UK Labour ministers avoided an internal party row by promising potential rebels supporting the bill they would have input into environmental legislation.

The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’

20 Dec 24 - The county of Cumbria in Northern England has become the battleground for a final war, which is raging over plans to build a new coal mine.

How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030

19 Dec 24 - The UK government has set out an “action plan” for reaching its target of clean power by 2030, which it describes as “the most ambitious reforms to our energy system in generations”.

Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms

16 Dec 24 - The government has unveiled plans to give ministers the final say on approving large onshore wind farms rather than leaving decisions to local councils, where opposition has often been fierce.

UK 'not ready' for extreme weather

10 Dec 24 - The government is "not ready" for the sort of extreme weather brought by Storm Darragh, the new head of the Climate Change Committee has warned.

Oil and gas investments of Donald Trump’s new UK ambassador

9 Dec 24 - Campaigners warn that the UK will face “pressure from American fossil fuel interests” to slow its energy transition.

Burping cows, Bovaer and boycotts: The anti-methane additive that’s taking social media by storm

5 Dec 24 - UK shoppers have threatened to boycott supermarkets Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons over a ‘miracle’ methane-busting additive trial.

We have officially advised our university to ditch carbon offsets – and focus on cutting emissions

3 Dec 24 - Some would say carbon offsetting offers us a way out. At the University of Exeter we have explored the role of carbon offsets in the university’s very ambitious target of net zero by 2030.

Clean-up continues for areas hit by Storm Bert

28 Nov 24 - Heavy rain and high winds caused widespread disruption across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, with damage to homes, shops and roads.

Ford cuts jobs claiming weak demand for electric cars

22 Nov 24 - The company said it had to act because of difficult trading conditions, including intense competition and weak demand for electric vehicles.

UK unveils principles for voluntary market in nature credits

15 Nov 24 - The UK is setting out its own principles for the voluntary market for nature credits, representing a vote of confidence in a largely experimental financial product that’s intended to protect...

Scotland passes climate change legislation

7 Nov 24 - Scotland has officially scrapped annual climate targets as well as its 2030 and 2040 interim targets, but is still aiming to reach net-zero by 2045.

COP29: What is the ‘new collective quantified goal’ on climate finance?

6 Nov 24 - As nations assemble at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, one issue is expected to dominate the summit: climate finance.

UK’s next Paris pledge should commit to ‘81% emissions cut by 2035’: govt advisors

29 Oct 24 - The UK should make an international pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to 81% below 1990 levels by 2035, according to the government’s advisory Climate Change Committee.

Cities face ‘severe degradation’ without meaningful climate action, warn experts

23 Oct 24 - Cities that fail to take meaningful climate action face a future of severe degradation with infrastructure collapse and environmental deterioration, climate and health experts warn.

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