Soaring fossil gas costs drive 86% of UK electricity price increases
New analysis by Ember reveals that UK electricity prices have tripled in the last year, with 86% of this caused by the soaring costs of fossil gas imports.
IEA’s Net Zero by 2050
The IEA calls time on fossil fuels and demands a global switch to clean electricity by 2040. Wind and solar will power our way to a 1.5C world.
Gas drives Europe’s fossil comeback one year on from Covid-19
Europe’s fossil-fired electricity has returned to pre-Covid levels, driven by an increase in gas generation, despite resilient growth in wind and solar power.
OECD progress towards zero carbon electricity by 2035
Despite progress in the last 15 years, OECD countries will need to pick up the pace on electricity transition to reach zero-carbon power by 2035.
Gas power plants overtook lignite in 2020 to become Europe’s #1 power sector emitter
Just released EU data shows that CO2 emissions from gas power plants overtook those from lignite power plants for the first time.
UK spent £350m on new gas power despite nearing fossil phase-out
UK energy policy is pulling in two directions: this week’s T-4 Capacity Market auction conflicts with calls for gas phase-out.