UK Energy Security Bill introduced amid political turmoil has wide-ranging implications for the energy sector

12 July, 2022
On 6 July 2022, a day of significant political uncertainty, the Government published its long-awaited Energy Security Bill. Notwithstanding the current political turmoil, this is expected to survive to become the most wide-ranging legislative reform of the UK’s energy market for several years. The Energy Security Bill (Bill) was published and introduced to Parliament for … Read more

Carbon capture, usage and storage – point 8 of the UK Government’s Ten Point Plan

06 January, 2021
Becoming a world-leader in carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) technology is at the heart of the UK Government’s new plan for a “green industrial revolution” released on 18 November 2020 (Ten Point Plan). The Ten Point Plan makes it clear that by capturing carbon from power generation, low carbon hydrogen production and industrial processes, … Read more

UK Government announces plan for a Green Industrial Revolution

18 November, 2020
Today the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out the Government’s ten point plan for what it is calling the green industrial revolution. This is part of the blueprint for the UK to meet the legally-binding target to produce net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The ten points of the plan are: Offshore wind – … Read more