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Almost 80% of farms in England do not have solar panels installed but, if they did, they could reap significant financial benefits by avoiding high gas prices and generating additional revenue streams, a new analysis has concluded.
Published 24 November by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), the analysis reveals that 78% of farms in England have no renewable energy generation installed onsite. The most common form of onsite generation for English farmers is solar.
It concludes that, if all farms which could install solar did so, they could reap some £1.1bn of financial benefits within a two-year period from 2023. The benefits would primarily arise from reduced energy bills, through the avoidance of expensive gas and gas-fired electricity, and through the ability for farmers to sell energy back to the grid, providing an additional revenue stream. Read more…
Solar power ban on England’s farms could see farmers missing out on £1bn benefit, analysis reveals
UK water companies accused of discharging raw sewage even during dry weather
Water companies in the UK have discharged sewage more than 9,200 times over the past 12 months, and are accused of discharging sewage when there has been no rain more than 160 times – something they are not legally allowed to do.
Those are some of the headline findings from Surfers Against Sewage’s latest annual water quality report, published today (24 November).
The report confirms that, between October 2021 and September 2022, the environmental NGO issued 9,216 sewage pollution alerts through its Safer Seas and Rivers Service. A quarter of these alters were issued during this summer bathing season. The Service provides digital alerts cautioning members of the public against activities such as swimming, surfing and paddleboarding in places where sewage discharges or other events are worsening water quality. It covers 450 beach and river locations across the UK.
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Palm oil firms failing to address deforestation across the supply chain.
More than half of the world’s largest palm oil companies are failing to assess their supply chains to ensure that sustainability and zero-deforestation targets are in place and being met, according to new research.
ZSL’s annual SPOTT ranking of palm oil producers, processors and traders was published this week. The report found that just 39% of companies are reporting and demonstrating progress to assess suppliers, leaving 61% with “limited or no” public commitments to evaluate sustainability and deforestation risks.
The analysis also found that a little over half (58%) of companies have made a public zero-deforestation commitment that accounts for the supply chain. Just 12% have time-bound targets to ensure compliance across the supply chain.
Palm oil firms failing to address deforestation across the supply chain
What energy scenarios are required to deliver net-zero by 2050?
The 1.5C limit of the Paris Agreement can still be achieved, provided new policies are introduced to help decarbonise energy and transport, but under current trajectories, the world id on course for 2.6C by 2050. So, what needs to change? edie explores a new report that lays out a net-zero scenario.
What energy scenarios are required to deliver net-zero by 2050?