Jan 10, 2021
A UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) replaced the UK’s participation in the EU ETS from 1 January 2021. The Government has established the scheme to increase the climate ambition of the UK’s carbon pricing policy and provides continuity of emissions trading for UK...
Dec 11, 2020
The UK’s Sixth Carbon Budget report was published by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) on 9th December 2020. The carbon budgets were first introduced to the UK under the 2008 Climate Change Act. Each carbon budget provides a 5 year statutory cap on greenhouse gas...
Nov 23, 2020
Heat in buildings is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and the de-carbonisation of heat will be a critical part of the journey to meeting the UK’s Net Zero Carbon target. One policy area which has been under review by the UK government is the Heat...
Nov 19, 2020
The Prime Minister’s highly awaited plan for a Green Recovery was released late in the evening of Tuesday 17th November, and signals a clear intention that the UK wants to be a world-leader in an array of clean technologies. The plan is aimed at eradicating the UK’s...
Oct 30, 2020
The UK Government has confirmed that their net zero strategy will be released prior to the COP26 conference, which is scheduled to take place in November next year. The announcement was made by government ministers, Alok Sharma and Kwasi Kwarteng, in their response to...
Oct 6, 2020
HM Parliament was due to report on the Environment Bill 2019-2021, which has now been extended into December. This important Bill is a vital piece of legislation set out to meet the environmental requirements of the Brexit Withdrawal Bill. The government has hailed it...
