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By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director Whilst normally I would agree with Dorothy’s statement, right now I would rather be working anywhere but in my home! And yet, having been able to work from the office for several months, I find myself once again writing from the...

By Dr. Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development This week is Climate Week NYC, an annual event hosted in association with the United Nations and the City of New York, bringing together international leaders from business, government and civil society to showcase...

By Dr Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Development In my various roles as an academic, an energy-carbon reduction consultant and even as a parent I find I am always arguing the case for change towards the sustainable. What I am frequently met with, in business and at...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk and Trading Carbon futures prices continued their dramatic price surge last week, with prices touching €30/tonne as the EU look set to announce more ambitious climate goals this month. In March of this year, in the wake of coronavirus...

By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director Another month has passed, and another famous movie quote comes to mind.  This time, however, it is one that I hope will not resonate with us months down the line! As children return to school and the Government encourages staff to go...

By Joanne Merry, Head of Product Development As businesses look to get people back into buildings and workplaces in the wake of the pandemic, there is a very clear need to ensure that action is taken to make buildings safe for re-entry. There has been much focus on...

By Dr Samantha Mudie, Head of Technical Consultancy This time last week, the 13th August 2020, was International Youth Day. It is a day to recognise and celebrate young people, their initiatives, their voices, and their successes. It surely also has to be a time to...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Consultancy Services A new report from the Public Accounts Committee, as part of its inquiry into the UK’s water sector and infrastructure, has issued a stark warning that England is at serious risk of running out of water within...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Consultancy Services The Summer Statement was announced by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week. It included a £3bn package to stimulate the UK’s green economy as the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has severely...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Director of Consultancy Services The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has published its annual progress report, which assesses the progress made to reduce emissions over the past year. Territorial emissions have decreased by 30% since 2008...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk & Trading According to energy research company Cornwall Insights, Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) costs for Q2 ’20 are set to reach record highs on the back of coronavirus-related demand destruction and unusually high levels of sunshine. This...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk and Trading, Carbonxgen  On World Environment Day, a number of major global companies announced that they had signed up to the RE100 scheme. Although there are varying horizon dates; ONO Pharmaceutical, Continental, Zalando and Novozymes...

By Melanie Kendall-Reid, Head of Consultancy Services Boris Johnson recently announced new dates for COP26 to allow more time to recover from the economic and travel impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The climate summit is now set to take place in the UK from 1st to...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk and Trading The Government has unveiled plans for the future of carbon pricing within the UK. The initial proposals are mainly in-line with expectations and seemingly ensure continuity in carbon pricing as we exit the Brexit transition...

By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director Another month of lockdown completed and, as I write this, the easing of restrictions has extended to some children returning to school and we are now able to meet with our loved ones in groups of six people, still from the safe social...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk & Trading Last weekend saw UK Day Ahead prices hit a negative price for the first time in their history, when the N2EX Auction price out-turned at -£10.13/MWh for delivery on 23rd May 2020. This landmark was reached due to the...

By Philip Richards, Client Director As the UK enters its 7th week of lockdown, on Sunday Boris Johnson will outline his exit roadmap. The Prime Minister has stated that he will make it clear to the nation the “menu of options” he will have to choose from when he...

By Paul Gleaves, Head of Risk & Trading Although it was US oil prices turning negative for the first time that garnered the most press attention, April was also a record breaking month for UK energy markets. The milestones achieved, include the following: > Day...

By Tracy Lewis, Managing Director Six weeks into our ‘business as unusual’ working from home routine and things seem strangely normal! Everyone has settled into their new work environments and the initial reservations about holding meetings via Teams or Zoom have been...