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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change published this week is the latest in a long line of reports which tells us all what we already know – we are destroying the planet. The report states what we have seen in many before - that...

By Dr Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development June 5th is World Environment Day (WED) and this year’s theme is ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ and will see the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. As usual, there are many suggested activities and actions we...

By Dr Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development Happy Earth Day! The theme for this year is “Restore our Earth” and I do not believe that this message has ever been hammered home by nature so much as it has done in the last 12 months. The impacts of the pandemic...

By Dr. Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development The brief glimpse of warmer temperatures and the signs of spring of the last few weeks have prompted a round of temperature related news stories. This one here regarding the earliest peak of Japan’s cherry blossom...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Business Services The UK Government has unveiled an ambitious strategy to deliver the world’s first low-carbon industrial sector and provide over £1 billion to cut emissions from industry and public buildings. The announcement has...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk and Trading After its implementation was pushed back by 12-months last year (to 1 April 2022), the Targeted Charging Review (TCR) is once again heavily impacting discussions around energy procurement and future costs. The TCR is a package...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Trading and Risk The Government has announced that the first auction of the newly constituted UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) will take place on the 19 May 2021. The new emissions market came into play on 01 January 2021, after the UK...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Business Services With many calling for a green recovery in today’s budget announcement, at first glance it appears that the climate and natural emergencies have taken a back seat to the economic crisis created by the Covid...

By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director “The light is not at the end of the tunnel. The light is wherever you are. If you keep thinking your resolve lies in the future then it will always be just out of reach.” I love this quote. Why? Because I believe that every day you...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Trading and Risk The UK electricity market is edging closer to the implementation of Market Wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS), as Ofgem’s consultation on the policy comes to a close. ‘Settlement’ is the process by which suppliers wholesale...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Business Services For all those involved in the construction and redevelopment of properties, there are changes afoot to building regulations Part L and Part F which will significantly impact the requirements for energy efficiency...

By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” JFK Well – how apt! Lockdown may have stopped us in our tracks again, but the climate crisis rages...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Business Services After months of waiting, the UK Government launched its white paper setting out the agenda for the energy sector and its role in tackling climate change late in December 2020. The White Paper builds on Boris...

By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director Happy New Year to you all!  Yes, we have had a bit of a false start to the year, but as I look back on what we have learned in 2020 there are so many positives that we will take forward. We have a renewed gratitude for all the NHS and...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk and Trading After nearly two-years of delays, the UK Government has finally published its long-awaited Energy White Paper. The paper comes hot on the heels of the Ten Point Plan and the National Infrastructure Strategy, and promises to...

By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director What an eventful month November has been! Another lockdown, awaiting decisions about Christmas gatherings, the new tier system and let’s not forget that Brexit is still on the horizon, should leave me lacking in the festive season...

By Dr. Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development This week it was my great pleasure to be formally interviewed for my expert opinion on the energy consumption of professional food service equipment (PFSE) in a government department for Business, Energy and...

By Dr. Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development The Spending Review (on Wednesday 25 November) prompted a mixed reaction from MPs, the public and those working on the UK’s transition to net zero. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a series of measures which many...

By Dr. Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development This month, I had the pleasure of contributing to the UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) consultation on carbon offsetting and energy procurement. In April 2019, UKGBC published a draft consultation paper ‘Net Zero...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Consultancy Services Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced plans to launch the UK’s first green government bonds, following in the footsteps of sixteen other countries including Germany and Sweden. His announcement...