climate policy
Harborough Energy are actively supporting the recommendations to government on community energy.
Harborough Energy were delighted to add our name to the joint letter from organisations in support of the Environmental Audit Committee’s recommendations to the UK government on removing the barriers to community energy.
We recently joined 65 other signatories… Continue reading
Climate strike: What is a climate emergency?
Dozens of towns and cities across the UK have declared “a climate emergency”.
There’s no single definition of what that means but many local areas say they want to be carbon-neutral by 2030.
Some councils have promised to introduce… Continue reading
Offshore wind power cheaper than new nuclear
Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time.
The cost of subsidies for new offshore wind farms has halved since the last 2015 auction for clean energy projects… Continue reading
California votes to extend cap-and-trade climate law to 2030
California legislators have voted to extend a law to cut carbon emissions, weeks after President Donald Trump said the US would withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
The policy, which requires firms to purchase permits to release pollutants, will be… Continue reading
Heatwave Latest Update
Hot weather forecasts for parts of England have prompted warnings to take care from Public Health England (PHE).
‘Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement would turn America from a global climate leader into a global climate deadbeat’ — Greenpeace
In response to news that the Trump administration is leaning towards withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, Greenpeace USA Executive Director Annie Leonard said:
“Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement would turn America from a global climate… Continue reading
UK signs up for Paris climate agreement
The UK government has signed a document ratifying the world’s first comprehensive agreement on tackling climate change.
Parliament raised no objections to the Paris deal; after the government signed the deal on Thursday, it is now just awaiting deposition at… Continue reading
Leading insurers tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020
Three of the world’s biggest insurers have called on G20 leaders to implement a timeframe for ending fossil fuel subsidies when they meet in China this week.
The G20 has already committed to phase out “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that… Continue reading
Electric car sales could overtake fossil fuels by 2027
Electric power could be the dominant form of propulsion for all new cars sold in the UK as early as 2027, with more than 1.3 million electric cars registered each year, according to forecast analysis by Go Ultra Low… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton could run on strongest climate change platform ever
The leaders committed the presumptive Democratic nominee to a carbon tax, a climate test… Continue reading