Tag Archives: emissions trading
Scottish renewable argument doesn’t address independence
Recent comments by Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing that the UK needs Scottish renewable energy in order to meet its climate and renewable energy targets may be true, but fail to address how they would contribute if Scotland became independent. … Continue reading
More challenges for aviation and shipping emmissions
This blog has reported on the troubled inclusion of aviation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) before. As it’s not a key area of coverage for Enagri, which deals primarily with bioenergy, it’s a subject I thought had … Continue reading
When blue and yellow don’t make green
It will come as no surprise to anyone in the renewable or environmental sector that a recent YouGov poll has found that only 2% of the population believes David Cameron is leading ‘greenest government ever’. Actually, it is surprising. Who … Continue reading
Airlines prepare for war with EU ETS
In an update to my previous blog on including airline emissions in the ETS (see here), here are some of the more recent developments in the soap opera between the airline industry and the European Commission…
Could household termostats be the key to reducing UK GHGs?
A couple of years ago I attended one of the first workshops to trial the first version of DECC’s 2050 Pathways modelling kit. One of the key variables was which contributed to reaching the UK’s target for 2050 greenhouse gas … Continue reading
