Eleanor Williams

The Climate Change Committee recently published its Seventh Carbon Budget, outlining the UK’s strategic framework for achieving significant emissions reductions over the coming decades. A key takeaway is the downgrading of the CCC’s view on hydrogen for home compared with the Sixth Carbon Budget published in 2020. In this article, Brevia reviews the CCC’s positioning on heat in the Seventh Carbon Budget compared to the Sixth Carbon Budget.

 This article explores the challenges and opportunities within Labour’s plans for decarbonising transport, emphasising the need for clarity and ambition in identifying how transport fits into the Government’s clean power plans.

Since taking office in July 2024, the Labour Government has made notable progress in energy policy, including launching Great British Energy and accelerating the development of clean energy infrastructure. However, significant gaps remain in areas critical to achieving the UK’s long-term energy objectives. This article explores the challenges and opportunities within Labour’s nuclear energy policy, emphasising the need for greater clarity and decisive action.

With the full membership of the Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ) Committee now confirmed, Brevia Energy examines its new members, the role of Select Committees, and the value of engaging with their inquiries.

With a slew of announcements being made over the past fortnight, Brevia Energy has highlighted the three key developments in the clean power by 2030 mission that you need to know about.

As political attention focused on Liverpool this week, Brevia Energy brings you the top three energy-related moments from the Labour Party Conference.

As the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero continues to re-establish itself in this new Government, Brevia Energy brings you the top three developments in energy this week.

The ministerial team for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has now been finalised. The team brings together a range of parliamentary and professional experience and are tasked with delivering Labour’s most ambitious aim for Government, delivering a clean energy system by 2030.Below, Brevia Energy provides an overview of the newly appointed DESNZ ministers, their backgrounds, and the policy decisions they will be facing as part of their new roles.

Last week the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP delivered what is expected to be his final Spring Budget. Whilst net zero was not a key theme of the speech, energy security and nuclear were given prominent focus and despite being conspicuously absent from his speech, the Budget announced the setting of a £1bn+ budget for this year’s renewable auctions.