It was a particularly surprising turn of events when in July of this year, the new British Prime Minister Theresa May made former-London Mayor and Brexit-campaigner Boris Johnson her Foreign Secretary. Since then, America made Donald Trump its next President, so Boris Johnson’s appointment seems a little less far-fetched now.
The UK Government’s Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned the Government that the country is currently on target to miss its 2020 renewable energy targets. MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Committee warned the UK Government this week that the UK will fail to achieve its 2020 renewable … [continued]
The UK Committee on Climate Change has concluded that Scotland should maintain its high ambition toward reduction of greenhouse gases moving forward. In a new report published this week by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), Scottish emissions targets 2028-2032, the authors concluded that the Scottish Government should attempt to maintain its … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love The UK Government has launched its Energy Africa campaign, in an effort to accelerate the expansion of household solar throughout the continent. Launched last week, Energy Africa is the brainchild of the UK’s Department for International Development, and was announced by its Minister, Grant Shapps, … [continued]
The UK Government’s own Committee on Climate Change has highlighted the importance of low-carbon electricity generation as part of Britain’s future energy needs. In a new report published last week, and intended to impact the UK’s Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) advice to the Government on its upcoming fifth carbon … [continued]
After many months of bad news for the country’s renewable energy industry, the UK House of Lords delivered some unexpected good news. In deliberations on Wednesday, the UK Government’s House of Lords voted to remove a section of the country’s Energy Bill that would end subsidies for onshore wind from … [continued]
The UN’s chief environment scientist has rapped the UK on the wrist for its current renewable energy policy, calling it perverse. In an interview with BBC News, Professor Jacqueline McGlade, the Chief Scientist to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), criticized the current Government’s stance towards renewable energy, and noted that the … [continued]
The UK government has announced it intends to push on with ending public subsidies for onshore wind farms, but has included a grace period to soften the blow. In an announcement made Thursday, the country’s Energy Minister, Lord Bourne, revealed that the UK government would be closing the Renewables Obligation … [continued]
A new Impact Assessment published by the UK Government shows awareness that cutting renewable subsidies could cost the country 63 million tonnes of CO2. According to the Impact Assessment (PDF) — which assesses the impact of closing the Renewables Obligation scheme (RO) for onshore wind by the 31st of March, … [continued]
A joint letter signed by ministers from Scotland and Wales has called for the UK Government to open discussion into its support for renewable energy. The Past Few Months In UK Renewable Energy Politics Over the past couple of months, a lot has been written about the UK Government’s plans … [continued]
