Greenhouse gas emissions from waste management in the United Kingdom totaled 18.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022.
The UK cement sector was responsible for around 7 Mt of carbon dioxide emissions in 2010. These emissions were due to direct fuel use, the chemical reactions that occur as part of the production process, and electricity use (leading to indirect emissions). Historical trends show that the sector...
The new plant will use a patented process to capture carbon dioxide from emissions. In October 2024, SSE Renewables, the UK-based renewable energy company commenced construction of a battery storage facility at Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire. The new battery energy storage system (BESS) project is...
There are plans to expand the system over the coming years to cover CO₂ venting by the upstream oil and gas sector, domestic maritime emissions, and energy from waste and waste incineration. The UK is also looking to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism, which would place a ...
The UK power market had a cumulative installed capacity of 106.8GW in 2023 and will grow at a CAGR of more than 6% during 2023-2035. The UK power market research report highlights the key opportunities and challenges influencing the sector. It provides s
UK OIL AND gas companies need to do more if they are to meet an official target of halving their emissions from fossil fuel extraction by the end of the decade, the North Sea regulator has warned. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) said it would set out proposals to help give ...
“This is a huge challenge for companies such as retail and pharma, and many will be looking to their supply chains – which account for up to 80% of Scope 3 emissions – first.” Scope 3 refers to indirect emissions that are caused not by an organisation itself, bu...
Objectives will drive economic growth, jobs, resource efficiency and reduced emissions, it says Biodiversity CIEEM report reinforces concerns over biodiversity net gain for small sites 14 January 2025| News | Biodiversity, UK Responses to survey highlight challenges among practitioner community ...
A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research center has found that the U.K. housing sector is lagging over 30% behind neighboring countries when it comes to the adoption of heat pumps, despite their enormous potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide cost savings for house...
they must be made mandatory to effectively reduce emissions and to set the foundations for a strong low carbon industrial sector. It will also be essential to phase out free allowances under the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme as the CBAM is introduced, to ensure that the overall system incentiv...