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Highlights:?
?? COP29 recap: Britain back in the business of global climate leadership.??
?? Mission possible: NESO confirms clean power by 2030 is achievable.?
?? Cleaner, cheaper heating: 300,000 homes to benefit from upgrades under Warm Homes Plan.??
?? New coal licenses banned: Government to restrict licences for new coal mines.?
?? Plus: other news and your views wanted.??
COP29 recap: ???
Follow the leader: UK government announced new climate goals during the first week of COP29, including reducing emissions by 81% by 2035, as the Prime Minister called on other countries to bring forward ambitious targets.?
Did someone say bonus? Prime Minister also announced that offshore wind developers will be incentivised to invest in the UK’s industrial heartlands with a Clean Industry Bonus. This boost for industry will provide ￡27 million per gigawatt of offshore wind projects, with potential funding of up to ￡200 million for projects totalling between 7-8 GW.?
Ambition at home and abroad: meanwhile Energy Secretary Ed Miliband unveiled a funding package to help developing countries tackle climate change and transition to clean energy – spearheading global efforts to combat climate change.?
Let’s talk nuclear: UK and US joined forces at COP29 to speed up the deployment of cutting-edge nuclear technology to help decarbonise industry and boost energy security. The new agreement will also exclude Russia from future nuclear R&D collaborations.??
Another announcement? government also pledged ￡239 million funding to halt and reverse deforestation in forest-rich nations, supporting global efforts to tackle climate change.?
11th-hour deal: COP29 concluded with an agreement to triple finance to developing countries, from the previous goal of USD 100 billion annually, to USD 300 billion annually by 2035. “It is not everything we or others wanted but is a step forward for us all” said Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.?
He added: “this agreement sends the signal that the clean energy transition is unstoppable... there is much more work to do if we are to keep 1.5C within reach...we’ve pushed for ambition in Baku and have restored the UK back to a position of global climate leadership.”?
Mission possible: ???
Ask the expert: within weeks of his appointment, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband asked the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to give government an honest account on the pathway towards the 2030 clean power ambition.??
So, what said NESO? earlier this month the independent energy system operator published its expert analysis, and its verdict was emphatic – clean power is achievable and can create a cheaper, more secure system.??
And now? government will review this advice and outline its approach to clean power by 2030 in its Action Plan before the end of the year.?
Cleaner, cheaper heating: ???
300,000: that’s how many households will benefit from home upgrades in the next year, as government announces new steps to help households of every kind take up measures that can help save money on their bills and deliver cleaner heating under the Warm Homes Plan.??
What’s included? offer includes grants for heat pumps, support for renters and low-income households, and new investment in British manufacturing.?
Also: government will deliver planning reform by removing the one-metre rule that required planning permission to get a heat pump in England.??
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Quote: “all families deserve the security of a home they can afford to heat.... but for too long, that has been out of reach for far too many people...that is why we are taking immediate action” said Minister for Energy Consumers Miatta Fahnbulleh.?
New coal licenses banned: ???
Story: The UK is to become one of the first countries in the world to ban new coal mines with government legislating to restrict licences for new coal mines in the UK.?
Context: Britain became the first major economy to stop burning coal for power in October, with the closure of the country’s last coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe on Soar. It means coal has gone from generating around 40% of the UK’s electricity supply in 2012 to 0%.?
Quote: “Coal mining powered this country for over 140 years and we owe a huge debt to workers who kept the lights on... by consigning coal power to the past, we can pave the way for a clean, secure energy system that will protect billpayers and create a new generation of skilled workers” said Energy Minister Michael Shanks.??
Other news: ????
Over 100,000 former mineworkers receive first pension increase (29 November).?
Expanding and strengthening the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (28 November).?
￡100m Falkirk and Grangemouth Growth Deal signed (15 November).?
Government and business leaders come together to accelerate climate action before COP29 (7 November).?
Aligning grid connections with strategic plans (5 November).?
Government welcomes Official Partners for COP29 (4 November).?
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions stands-up to deliver STEP (1 November).?
Your views wanted: ???
?UK ETS scope expansion: maritime sector (closes 11:59pm on 23 January 2025).?
UK ETS scope expansion - CCS: non-pipeline transport of carbon dioxide (closes 11:59pm on 23 January 2025). ?
Energy Company Obligation 4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme: mid-scheme changes (closes, 11:59pm on 12 December 2024).?
Additions to the CfD contract arising from the introduction of the Clean Industry Bonus (closes 11:59pm on 10 December 2024).?
Heat networks regulation: implementing consumer protections (closes 11:59pm on 31 January 2025). ?
Capacity Market: proposals to maintain security of supply and enable flexible capacity to decarbonise (closes 11:59pm on 10 December 2024).?
Retired Energy Professional
2 个月Good to see that the PM came clean on the 95% as used in the NESO report. It is also relevant that he put this down to the need to retain strategic gas reserves. We will always need gas to balance our energy and so plans to convert this reliance from natural gas to hydrogen must be put in place. However the more urgent decision is the choice between NESOs hi flex and hi dispatch options. Their report confirms hi dispatch is cheaper and so this should be pursued. Indeed contrary to the NESO report the flex option exposes our energy system to higher gas costs and security of supply issues as more high cost ‘incremental’ gas will be needed to manage critical peak demand / low renewables periods. (Gas prices are not uniform and if we suddenly need more gas in the hi flex scenario to match a shortfall then this will only be able to be purchased at a high market price) Pursuing hi dispatch can also mitigate likely delays in renewables and grid infrastructure projects. Hi flex with an even faster and less planned development of renewables will unduly burden our economy with high electricity prices for at least a decade. Yes we need renewables but in a planned not desperate manner, developed alongside storage and balancing measures.
visual artist.
2 个月Replicated suppressed carbon free (free) energy took 5 hours. Sustainable, scalable, portable, limitless potential, low to no maintenance. Sorted.
Writer, Off-Grid Advisor, Public Speaker, Sustainability Consultant, Alternative Energy, and battery storage, Documentary award winner, Broadcaster
2 个月Yet another picture of Ed Miliband in a hard hat- the Minister lives in an expensive part of N London and has never done any manual labor nor managed a building site. The "independent" NESO report says "clean power is achievable" - thanks for that. Would the newly appointed boss, Fintan Slye have been fired if he said it was NOT possible?
Business Development Director, Causeway Energies
2 个月What is the governments funding plans for NESO give the shopping list below? Where is the manpower coming from? When have we ever delivered a public infrastructure build on time and in budget. NESO say it is achievable if these conditions are met…please be more clear on the criteria….
Planning, Economics and Supply Operations at Valero Energy Corporation
2 个月COP24? Surely is was COP29. Have DESNZ moved target forward 5 years but also gone back 5 years in time?