14 Sep 2021
From gov.uk The government (BEIS) has published a revised approach to valuing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in policy appraisal, following a cross-government review during 2020 and 2021. What are carbon values? Greenhouse gas emissions values (“carbon values”) are used across government for valuing impacts on GHG emissions resulting from policy interventions. They represent a monetary value that […]
07 Sep 2021
From UKWIR Good afternoon We’re really pleased to share an overview of four major projects underway to address one of the biggest challenges the water sector is facing – achieving net zero operational carbon emissions. This document provides a snapshot of our work under our Big Question – How do we remove more carbon than […]
21 Jul 2021
Following the industry agreement (through Water UK) to achieve net zero emissions from English water companies by 2030, several water companies have set out plans to get there. The plans highlight progress on energy efficiency, renewable generation, demand management, sequestration schemes and more, but also rely heavily on purchasing renewables and offsetting. Read the plans […]
30 Jun 2021
The CCC has issued its 2021 Progress Report to Parliament. This is the CCC’s annual assessment of UK progress in reducing emissions and biennial assessment of progress in adapting to climate change. Key messages The Government has made historic climate promises in the past year, for which it deserves credit. However, it has been too […]
30 Jun 2021
Water UK’s chief executive has urged utility companies to sign up to the UN-backed Race to Zero on the first anniversary of its launch. South West and Welsh Water now join United Utilities, Anglian and Severn Trent in the decarbonisation pledge. From Water UK Water industry marks first anniversary as new members join Race to […]
14 Jun 2021
A Cefas tweet announced a new two page Cefas Science summary briefing and full report just published by Defra which documents and helps understanding the carbon stocks and fluxes of marine “blue carbon” habitats in UK waters. The ocean and climate are closely linked through the global carbon cycle, with marine processes both removing and […]
08 Jun 2021
Direct air capture (DAC) and greenhouse gas removal programme In June 2020 the Prime Minister announced up to £100 million of new research and development funding to help develop direct air capture technologies in the UK. As part of this, the innovation competition seeks to support the development of Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) technologies to […]
25 May 2021
From Utility Week Carbon offsetting has come under criticism as being a bit of a cop out on the journey to net zero but for essential process emissions, a need to offset remains. Peter Simpson talked to Utility Week Live about the benefits of localised offsetting and why Anglian was not taking the easiest option. […]
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