Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals, for UK government, by Dr Alan Whitehead "Without GGRs we cannot meet net zero" Also says GGR should compete with SAF to decarbonise aviation www.gov.uk/government/p...

Delighted that our Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals has now been published. It was chaired by Dr. Alan Whitehead and staffed by a small, dedicated, secretariat, all of whom deserve great credit for achieving so much in a short period of time.

The amount of global installed renewable power capacity increased by 14% last year (extra 582GW!). It's not quite on track for the tripling by 2030 that nations agreed at COP28 in Dubia two years ago, but it's pretty damn good. New @irena-official.bsky.social report: www.irena.org/Publications...

The UK's goal of 95% clean power by 2030 might sound Herculean. But the UK has made more progress than many people think: it's already on 74%. New official figures out today www.gov.uk/government/s...

NEW – Analysis: Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/9QmKaqu

Scroll your phone and you’ll see a London of fear and decline. Walk its streets and you’ll find a city where difference is a strength and communities look out for one another. The reality will outlast the fiction.

Nice one Sonny, absolute legend. You can build the statue now @tottenhamhotspur.com #coys

This slope on this chart is INSANE

BIG UK RENEWABLE NEWS ⌛Next govt auction will hand out 20y CfDs, not 15y (lower £/MWh) 🔎Govt can change budget after auction to get GW they want ✅Offshore wind without full planning consent can apply 📝Withdrawn GW can't reapply in AR7 🏗️Onshore wind repowering can apply 1/2

Britain’s air has become dramatically cleaner in the past decade as levels of two major pollutants have fallen by about a third, scientists at the University of Reading have found. (darker purple circles are bigger decreases) @ben-cooke.bsky.social reports www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

While extremes are the new norm, it's important to realise that this level of warming is not - the world will keep on heating up and becoming more and more extreme, until we hit net zero CO2 emissions.

State of UK climate from the @metoffice.gov.uk shows that summer temperature extremes are changing twice as fast as average temperatures, winters are getting wetter, sea level rise is accelerating, and wildlife is being impacted across the whole country. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/state-u...

NEW – OBR: Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/OTbsfLG

I remember the first time I encountered that the regulatory mechanism/DNO modelling had to assume that a co-located BESS (with PV) would be exporting at solar peak (i.e. a worst case scenario) - obviously absolutely mad, and maddening. Good to see the DESNZ policy paper action on this.

A scheme by @nestauk.bsky.social to give heating engineers a free heat pump + training to install in their own homes is to be rolled out to thousands of people after a pilot showed it boosted confidence in the clean technology www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

The UK Government is putting heat pumps at the heart of its Industrial Strategy. Published yesterday the 'Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan' list heat pumps as one of six areas with the highest growth potential and commits to a 10 point action plan to grow the sector: www.gov.uk/government/p...

In the early 1990s, Ireland was getting more than 40% of its electricity from coal. Last week it closed its last coal plant: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Putting solar panels on new build homes is a no-brainer. It cuts energy bills, reduces emissions, and sets us up for a greener future- built in from the start.

NEW Solar panels will be mandated on 99% of new homes from 2027, government confirms as it promises future homes standard will be published in autumn www.gov.uk/government/n... (Confirmation of news first reported by The Times in April: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...)

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NEW Solar panels to be mandated on vast majority of new homes in England Currently about 40% of new builds have solar; new rules should push that to about 99% Story 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

New heat pump consultation out today on UK Government grants: - Extend to Air to Air & heat batteries Options being considered to help spread the installation cost of a heat pump include: - Hire purchase - Hire purchase “plus” - Leasing, like leasing a car www.gov.uk/government/n...

📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872 🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London 🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn 🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power 📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84% www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/9

💡⚡☀️🔥Still time to sign up to stream tomorrow mornings event! 🏠🏢🏭📈 I'm really looking forward to chatting to @chrisstark.bsky.social about all things clean power, what's next on his to-do list and what he thinks of how the industry is responding to his mission!

We're recruiting! I have a high-profile role in my team for an Energy Analyst at @thecccuk.bsky.social, to lead the CCC's work on fuel supply (inc. hydrogen, oil & gas, biomass, aviation & shipping fuels) and contribute across the wider energy team including power. £45k-49k

Stalling EV sales latest: * UK battery EV sales are up 42% in 2025 to date * One-in-four cars sold in Feb was an EV * Petrol car sales fell 16% * Diesel sales -10% Imagine you are a carmaker. What would you do?

Many seem unable to face reality on UK gas Do you A: Fantasise about North Sea licensing (yellow sliver in chart) + Texas-on-Thames, continue to rely on gas heat/power, then cry as gas imports surge >>2x (hatched area) Or B: Shift to clean energy & cut gas imports by two-thirds

We have published our advice on the Seventh Carbon Budget. It is in line with previous Government commitments – the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Carbon Budgets, international commitments, and the Net Zero commitment in 2050.

The UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget level should be set at 535 MtCO2e, an 87% reduction against 1990 levels. This country has a prosperous and secure future ahead. The fossil fuel age is over – it’s time to electrify the United Kingdom. www.theccc.org.uk/2025/02/26/e...

We’re consulting on potential reforms to the CfD for the next renewables allocation round, later this year - among them, longer contracts as we as some other new parameters. These are some of the most important changes that we can implement for the 2030 clean power mix. www.gov.uk/government/c...

In 2024, for the first time, the EU grid got more power from solar than from coal.

Out of 88 electricity grid strengthening schemes needed to meet the UK govt's 2030 clean power plan, all but three are already due to be delivered by 2030, says @neso-energy.bsky.social chief exec Fintan Slye

Who's that with a young Dane Scarlett?

"There is no trade off between growth and Net Zero. Quite the opposite. Its the industrial opportunity of the century." Great to hear Rachel Reeves doubling down on opportunities from Britain's green economy, which recently grew 9% in a single year.

Delighted to say that I’ve been appointed as a visiting Professor at @strathcep.bsky.social Here’s me talking about Clean Power 2030 in their #EnergyConversations podcast a few months ago

🌍 Join us for a major event in our 10th Anniversary celebrations #CEP10 Chris Stark @chrisstark.bsky.social, UK Gov's Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, will share insights into the government's ambitious clean power mission 🗓️24 Feb, 3-5pm 📍Glasgow Register on Eventbrite⬇️

People often claim low-carbon energy is a *bigger* risk to energy security than fossil fuels because of the need for minerals. I don't think so. I explained why in an old Substack: www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/energy-sec...

Someone seems to have cloned my account, bizarrely. If the handle’s got a double e, it’s the fake. Have reported, but so far it’s still there…

Late to this news, but it's a big deal Heavy Goods vehicles threatened to be a real problem to decarbonise, but Amazon have trialled, & now put in major order for nearly 150 fully electric HGVs Setting a phaseout date for new diesel HGVs is now plausible www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The Interim Chair of the @thecccuk.bsky.social , world-class climate scientist @piersforster.bsky.social has new research out with colleagues, which suggests a temperature rise of around 1.37 (with uncertainty 1.25-1.49 degC). As Piers & the Committee have said: bit of additional warming counts.

Norway looks like it's going to hit its goal: 100% of new cars sold in 2025 onward will be electric. In 2024, it was 88%. (Somebody should really tell them that EVs don't work in cold weather!)

The UK has cut gas-fired electricity generation by 13% in a decade – even as it was phasing out coal power – thanks to rising renewable output (mainly wind), along with lower demand + higher imports More on falling demand here: www.carbonbrief.org/... 3/9

+++NEW ANALYSIS+++ UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade Highlights: 🏭end of coal power after 142yrs 🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share 🌄renewables at record-high 45% www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/9

As part of Govt’s update on the UK Hydrogen Strategy, we’ve announced that we’ll consult in 2025 on the role of hydrogen for domestic heating. We’ll also be consulting on whether to allow transmission level blending of hydrogen with natural gas: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676191...

Fascinating UK polling on clean power from @luketryl.bsky.social and @moreincommonuk.bsky.social

Lots of eyecatching nuggets here. One fun idea is to put solar panel canopies on the top of car parks, as several other countries already do.

Our brand new Clean Power 2030 Action Plan is published today. We’ve produced this at lightning pace - it’s packed with new steps towards clean power. We’re moving quickly and making big decisions to open the path to 2030. www.gov.uk/government/p...

The Clean Power Action Plan is now live www.gov.uk/government/p...

Have you already had a look at these European energy experts? Would be great to have a thriving #EnergySky here! If you think this pack is useful, please repost. go.bsky.app/PvYmi78 Suggestions still welcome, too.