‘No Deal’ Brexit will trigger a UK coal resurgence
A ‘No Deal’ Brexit will result in a major increase in coal burn. The UK needs a strong carbon price to ensure a smooth transition from coal to clean
Maintaining the UK lead in the coal phase-out
The UK is already leading the world in phasing out coal, but National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios show we can phase-out coal even earlier, by 2022
How can we reduce emissions from small fossil fuel generators?
In the near term the UK grid will require some additional fossil peaking plant, which will work alongside batteries and DSR to ensure the lights stay on.
Coal To Clean
New report finds UK is on track to phase-out coal by 2025 and can keep the lights on –
without building any new large gas plants
In or Out: Does Brexit mean the UK should leave the EU ETS?
On the 14th March Sandbag gave evidence at the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
Eggborough: old coal replaced by old gas
Eggborough, a UK 2GW coal power plant, announced today it would close this year, following failure to receive a Capacity Market payment.