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Britain's Solar Push - £13 billion for households, a catalyst or crowd-out risk?

Britain's Solar Push - £13 billion for households, a catalyst or crowd-out risk?

Britain's Solar Push - £13 billion for households, a catalyst or crowd-out risk?

Chris Livemore

Jan 35 min read

2025: The Year Climate Impacts Hit Home? A review of the UK's Top 10 Environmental Stories

2025: The Year Climate Impacts Hit Home? A review of the UK's Top 10 Environmental Stories

2025: The Year Climate Impacts Hit Home? A review of the UK's Top 10 Environmental Stories

Chris Livemore

Dec 31, 20254 min read

Has Europe Slammed the Brakes on Net Zero? And will the UK be left (EV) driving alone?

Has Europe Slammed the Brakes on Net Zero? And will the UK be left (EV) driving alone?

Has Europe Slammed the Brakes on Net Zero? And will the UK be left (EV) driving alone?

Chris Livemore

Dec 21, 20256 min read

Net Zero in the Crosshairs: Conservatives' shift on climate policy (the politics of pragmatism)

Net Zero in the Crosshairs: Conservatives' shift on climate policy (the politics of pragmatism)

Net Zero in the Crosshairs: Conservatives' shift on climate policy (the politics of pragmatism)

Chris Livemore

Dec 15, 20255 min read

Net Zero, We Have a (Housing) Problem...

Net Zero, We Have a (Housing) Problem...

Net Zero, We Have a (Housing) Problem...

Chris Livemore

Dec 15, 20255 min read

£28 Billion Network Upgrade Approved: Essential for Net Zero, but Energy Bills will rise first...

£28 Billion Network Upgrade Approved: Essential for Net Zero, but Energy Bills will rise first...

£28 Billion Network Upgrade Approved: Essential for Net Zero, but Energy Bills will rise first...

Chris Livemore

Dec 5, 20254 min read

Is the 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan an Improvement on its Predecessor?

Is the 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan an Improvement on its Predecessor?

Is the 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan an Improvement on its Predecessor?

Chris Livemore

Dec 5, 20255 min read

Insight: GB Energy's First Strategic Plan - a bold blueprint for creating a clean energy superpower?

Insight: GB Energy's First Strategic Plan - a bold blueprint for creating a clean energy superpower?

Insight: GB Energy's First Strategic Plan - a bold blueprint for creating a clean energy superpower?

Chris Livemore

Dec 5, 20255 min read

Case Study: Hydrogen on the Rails: Germany's Coradia iLint Fleet, a milestone marred with growing pains.

Case Study: Hydrogen on the Rails: Germany's Coradia iLint Fleet, a milestone marred with growing pains.

Case Study: Hydrogen on the Rails: Germany's Coradia iLint Fleet, a milestone marred with growing pains.

Chris Livemore

Dec 2, 20254 min read

Case Study: How Finland is turning excess heat from Data-Centres into Neighbourhood Heating Programmes (and what the UK's urban landscapes can learn)

Case Study: How Finland is turning excess heat from Data-Centres into Neighbourhood Heating Programmes (and what the UK's urban landscapes can learn)

Case Study: How Finland is turning excess heat from Data-Centres into Neighbourhood Heating Programmes (and what the UK's urban landscapes can learn)

Chris Livemore

Dec 1, 20256 min read

COP30 Ends with another Underwhelming Deal: And a world that is still happily sleepwalking into crisis.

COP30 Ends with another Underwhelming Deal: And a world that is still happily sleepwalking into crisis.

COP30 Ends with another Underwhelming Deal: And a world that is still happily sleepwalking into crisis.

Chris Livemore

Nov 24, 20254 min read

COP30 Week Two: What happened, what mattered...and what comes next for global climate action.

COP30 Week Two: What happened, what mattered...and what comes next for global climate action.

COP30 Week Two: What happened, what mattered...and what comes next for global climate action.

Chris Livemore

Nov 24, 20255 min read

Labour promised us cheaper energy bills, so why has there been a surprise cap-rise (again)?

Labour promised us cheaper energy bills, so why has there been a surprise cap-rise (again)?

Labour promised us cheaper energy bills, so why has there been a surprise cap-rise (again)?

Chris Livemore

Nov 22, 20255 min read

The Case of the Disappearing Swift Bricks: A growing case of hypocrisy on protecting nature in Britain?

The Case of the Disappearing Swift Bricks: A growing case of hypocrisy on protecting nature in Britain?

The Case of the Disappearing Swift Bricks: A growing case of hypocrisy on protecting nature in Britain?

Chris Livemore

Nov 20, 20254 min read

Britain's Escalating Flood Crisis: Rising costs, broken communities and the looming threat of uninsurable homes...

Britain's Escalating Flood Crisis: Rising costs, broken communities and the looming threat of uninsurable homes...

Britain's Escalating Flood Crisis: Rising costs, broken communities and the looming threat of uninsurable homes...

Chris Livemore

Nov 19, 20253 min read

Plans to Rewrite the Feed-in Tariff Rates would absolutely SHATTER Public Trust in the Government's Future Net Zero Policy.

Plans to Rewrite the Feed-in Tariff Rates would absolutely SHATTER Public Trust in the Government's Future Net Zero Policy.

Plans to Rewrite the Feed-in Tariff Rates would absolutely SHATTER Public Trust in the Government's Future Net Zero Policy.

Chris Livemore

Nov 19, 20254 min read

Case Study: The City of Gothenburg's Green Bonds - Pioneering Municipal Sustainable Finance

Case Study: The City of Gothenburg's Green Bonds - Pioneering Municipal Sustainable Finance

Case Study: The City of Gothenburg's Green Bonds - Pioneering Municipal Sustainable Finance

Chris Livemore

Nov 18, 20253 min read

COP30: What's Happened in Week One?

COP30: What's Happened in Week One?

COP30: What's Happened in Week One?

Chris Livemore

Nov 18, 20254 min read

Why Leaked Briefings and Rumours are Sparking Real Concerns Across the UK's Net Zero Sector.

Why Leaked Briefings and Rumours are Sparking Real Concerns Across the UK's Net Zero Sector.

Why Leaked Briefings and Rumours are Sparking Real Concerns Across the UK's Net Zero Sector.

Chris Livemore

Nov 18, 20256 min read

Local Net Zero Delivery: Stuck in the Slow Lane until we Unlock Truly Affordable Finance?

Local Net Zero Delivery: Stuck in the Slow Lane until we Unlock Truly Affordable Finance?

Local Net Zero Delivery: Stuck in the Slow Lane until we Unlock Truly Affordable Finance?

Chris Livemore

Nov 18, 20255 min read

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