emissions

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | Gassed out: are renewables running gas out of the market?

    Last week, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) released its ‘Quarterly Energy Dynamics’ (QED) report for Q4 2020. The report highlighted that operational demand has fallen to its lowest quarterly level since 2001; largely driven by mild weather and strong uptake of rooftop solar. Coupled with record high wind and...

  • Heat networks

    Pixie Chart of the week | Ignition: the role of biomethane in low-carbon heat

    On 11 March, Energy and Clean Growth Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng announced that the government aims to issue a Heat and Buildings Strategy later in 2020. This will set out short-term activities that government will take to reduce emissions from existing buildings. The actions will concentrate on energy efficiency measures and...

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Pixie Chart of the week | UnBEVlievable: EV sales break records in 2019

    2019 was an exceptional year for electric vehicle (EV) sales, and particularly for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which are fast becoming the choice powertrain within the plug-in vehicle category. BEV sales are higher than the National Grid Future Energy Scenarios’ (FES) Consumer Evolution and Steady Progression forecasts, shown in this...

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Pixie Chart of the week | City Connections on Climate and Energy

    The Urban Transport Group has released a report focusing on the connections between transport, energy and the built environment at the city-region level. This week's Chart of the Week highlights the importance of cities in their contributions to CO2 emissions as well as their enhanced ability to achieve emissions reduction through innovative projects,...

  • Heat networks

    Pixie Chart of the week | Key lessons from European heat networks

    As the electricity sector decarbonises, policymakers and advisers are increasingly focusing on the decarbonisation of the heat sector. This has been embodied by multiple consultations on the topic, such as Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming from the Committee on Climate Change. One of the most promising technologies...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | Europe accelerating plans for CCUS

    Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) is expected to be an important tool for meeting net zero carbon targets and for mitigating climate change. Although uptake of CCUS technology has been slow in the UK, on 27 June BEIS announced that nine companies have been awarded government funding to advance...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Pixie Chart of the week | ESC reimagines carbon pricing to drive decarbonisation

    In this Pixie Chart of the Week, we look at a study by Oxford Energy Associates commissioned by Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), Rethinking Decarbonisation Incentives: Near-Term Options to Address Low-Priced Emissions. It provides fresh insight into how carbon policy could be altered to deliver stronger outcomes in the lead up to 2030. 

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Pixie Chart of the week | Norway leads EV sales for Q119

    In the first quarter of 2019 (Q119), battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations grew by 87.5% across the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), in comparison with the same quarter in the previous year.  In this week's Pixie Chart of the week, we compare the major European battery...

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Pixie Chart of the week | CCC: 2030 EV switchover would maximise savings

    In this week’s Pixie Chart of the week, we examine the new emissions target discussed in Net Zero – The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming published on 2 May by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The report is a response to a request from the Governments of the UK, Wales and Scotland,...

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Pixie Chart of the week | OIES reviews prospects for naural gas as transport fuel

    On 23 April, the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies published A Review of Proposals for Natural Gas as a Fuel in Road Transport.  In this week's Chart of the Week we consider the environmental advantages of natural gas as a transport fuel.

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Pixie Chart of the Week | £232bn in EV investment announced

    A study published by Reuters on 10 January has revealed that $300bn (£232bn) of global investment is planned for EVs (electric vehicles) over the next 10 years. This represents the publicly announced procurement and investment budgets of automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) (car manufacturers). Actual spending on research and development,...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the Week | Electrification can drive EU emissions reduction

    Europe could reduce its energy-related emissions by as much as 90% by 2050 by implementing ambitious policies and accelerating electrification, according to a report published by industry organisation WindEurope. The report, Breaking New Ground: Wind Energy and the Electrification of Europe’s Energy Systems, published in September, proposed an “electric future” for...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Chart of the week | Labour plans unprecedented renewables expansion

    The Labour Party held its annual conference in Liverpool on 23-26 September. While much of the attention focused on the party’s nationalisation plans, Labour also pledged a level of renewables deployment thus-far unimagined by one of the larger political parties. As well as headline goals of a 60% emissions reduction...