Oxford to Ban Gas Boilers and Hobs in New Homes From 2025
Gas hobs and boilers are to be banned in all new homes in Oxford from 2025 under the council's radical Net Zero 2040 plans.
Gas hobs and boilers are to be banned in all new homes in Oxford from 2025 under the council's radical Net Zero 2040 plans.
In the King's Speech the Government confirmed plans for mandatory annual oil and gas licensing rounds, but measures to stop anti-car schemes like Ulez were missing.
The man running Britain’s gas network has said the country will need fossil fuels to prevent blackouts for decades to come as he reveals there is not enough breeze for wind power 71% of the year.
The truth is out, writes Matt Ridley. An official report has admitted for the first time the scale of the cost of reaching Net Zero by 2050 – the same as spending £1 a second for the next 31,000 years.
Shut down Britain's gas network, roll out heat pumps and ban all private vehicles from cities, the Government has been told by its National Infrastructure Commission.
Politicians repeatedly reassure the public that wind power is cheaper than gas, but these misleading claims ignore the true costs of trying to run a modern electricity grid on the back of unreliable weather.
The German Government on Wednesday approved putting coal power plants back online from October until the end of March 2024 to address scarce natural gas this winter and avoid shortages.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced hundreds of new oil and gas drilling licences in the latest setback for climate activists.
An energy analyst recently estimated that since 2021, Europe has spent $1.1 trillion – yes, trillion – on gas. This helps to explain why household energy bills will remain elevated until at least 2030.
Cutting oil and gas production would be "dangerous and irresponsible", the boss of energy giant Shell has said, pointing to the recent hike in the cost of living globally.
