The Drax gas plant is dead – but others remain
A UK commitment to phase-out gas by 2035 will avoid wasting more public money.
Time for the UK to show it’s serious about CCS
Today, the BEIS Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) Cost Challenge Taskforce, on which Sandbag sits, has published its report to Government, with recommendations on how the UK can begin deployment of this vital technology for tackling climate change. Back...
How will the UK cut carbon in the 2020’s?
The Clean Growth Strategy covers the whole economy – but reducing coal and gas in electricity generation is still where the bulk of the emissions cuts fall out to 2032
Overhauling UK energy – An ambitious new proposal for power, heat and industry
The deadline for UK coal phaseout is looming and the remaining 6GW of coal capacity on the grid must be replaced. Meanwhile, options for cutting emissions from the heat (gas) network have yet to make significant progress. In response to the National Infrastructure...
CCU-fuels are not renewable
30th NOVEMBER UPDATE The Commission published its proposals for the Renewable Energy Directive today as part of the EU’s Winter Package. You can read them here. Disappointingly, a loophole that allows non-renewable CCU-fuels to contribute to the EU renewables...