• Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2021

        Heat and building strategy - gas boilers phase-out

        The United Kingdom plans to phase out the installation of new natural gas boilers beyond 2035 to ensure that all heating systems used in 2050 supports the net-zero ambition. UK is also exploring for all new natural gas boilers to be hydrogen compatible by 2026. Scotland is developing an advanced phase-out strategy as early as 2025.

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2017

        Clean Growth Strategy - Oil, LPG and coal boilers phase-out

        The United Kingdom initially aimed at phasing out the installation of oil, LPG and coal heating systems in new and existing off-gas-grid homes during the 2020s, with the goal of all heating systems to be low-carbon by 2050.Support for new LPG and oil heating systems was removed from 2022 onwards, but the sales ban was delayed to 2035 in September 2023. 

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2014

        UK waste classification technical guidance

        The United Kingdom (UK) government, through the Environment Agency, maintains technical guidance (WM3) that outlines robust procedures for waste classification and assessment, particularly focusing on hazardous properties and chemical composition of materials. This aligns with established European standards and demonstrates the UK's commitment to maintaining high environmental standards and facilitating compliant international trade in recyclable materials.This guidance document serves as a detailed reference manual for waste producers, managers and regulators, incorporating the List of Waste (LoW) codes that align with international standards. The guidelines establish clear protocols for sampling, testing, and classification of waste materials - including recyclable minerals…

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2021

        CfD Budget increase, power sector auction. Tidal and floating wind energy

        The United Kingdom increased the CfD budget for less-established technologies in its annual power sector auction from a level equivalent to around USD 45 million to more than USD 340 million, including some ringfenced budget for tidal and floating wind energy. Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is the government’s main method for encouraging investment in low-carbon power. CfD contracts pay the difference between open and close of a trade, allowing traders to take advantage of price movements and avoid physical delivery of the asset. As a result, a large floating wind project was able to secure a…

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2021

        The Passenger Car Regulations

        The United Kingdom updated the regulations for passenger cars in 2021 to account for the latest requirements on passenger cars' fuel consumption and CO2 testing regime. The amendment takes into account of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) to better reflect fuel consumption standards. 

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2023

        Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Decarbonisation Innovation Programme

        The United Kingdom government is financing projects leveraging the deployment of new artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to accelerate industrial decarbonisation through improving industrial energy efficiency. The UK's first Center for Excellence on AI innovation for decarbonisation (ADViCE) was established to provide virtual hub that will bring together industries, academics, and experts to promote research on AI solutions for CO2 emissions in industrial sector. The fund will be granted through calls for proposals for AI solutions for decarbonization, such as ultra-low-power AI technology, AI supporting grid management, solar PV production forecasts, and agricultural robotics.

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2023

        Fusion Energy Technologies Investment

        The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) awarded funding to nine organisations to advance innovative technologies for fusion energy. 

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2020

        UK Budget 2020 - Carbon Capture and Storage Support

        The United Kingdom’s 2020 budget included support for CO2 capture projects by way of:

         

        1) a new Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund, which aims to establish carbon capture support in two sites (one in the 2020’s and another in the 2030’s);

         

        2) support for at least one CO2 capture equipped gas power plant by 2030 with the help of consumer subsidies

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        Total announced support for these CCUS initiative is GBP 800 million.

        • Policy

        • Japan

        • 2025

        Drastically Reducing Methane Emissions in Global Fossil Fuel Sector

        Led by the United Kingdom, the Statement on Drastically Reducing Methane Emissions in Global Fossil Fuel Sector was signed by Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway, and the United Kingdom, with support from the European Commission, IEA, and OLADE at COP30 in Brazil. The Statement presents a shared commitment to achieve near zero methane emissions across the fossil fuel sector.  The Statement outlines 6 actions to accelerate methane reductions in the fossil fuel sector:Implementation of robust measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification (MMRV)Effective use of market signals, including rewarding producers who act quickly and transparently Ending routine flaring and venting…

        • Policy

        • United Kingdom

        • 2021

        The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations

        Following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, the UK government retained EU legislation on Ecodesign and energy labelling for most energy related products, while adjusting legislation for some energy-related products in the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021.

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