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CCC: Faster electrification of UK will "put money back into people's pockets'
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (1719+ words) Faster electrification is the best way to secure lower energy bills and stronger energy security, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The government's official climate advisers have stressed the importance of electrification, noting that electric cars and heat pumps can…...
Factcheck: What the UK car industry is not saying about EV targets
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1031+ words) For several years, the UK car industry has been claiming that demand is not high enough to meet the government's targets for sales of "zero emissions vehicles" (ZEVs). To date, however, the car industry has actually beaten the targets under…...
Clean power "permanent shift" | EV sales up 51% | UK "to delink" gas and power
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (655+ words) global clean-power generation grew faster than electricity demand in 2025, according to new figures TODAY'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY HEADLINES Today's climate and energy headlines: - Global clean-power growth points to permanent shift, analysts say - Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as…...
Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (724+ words) Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) overtook petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025, according to new figures released by industry group the European Automobile Manufacturers" Association (ACEA)." The figures show that registrations of battery EVs " sometimes…...
Guest post: How to steer EVs towards the road of "mass adoption
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1712+ words) This guest post is by:" Izzy Woolgar, director of external affairs, Centre for Net Zero Andy Hackett, senior policy adviser, Centre for Net Zero" Electric vehicles (EVs) now account for more than one-in-four car sales around the world, but the…...
EU weakens car goal | Coal decline forecast | Trump "to dismantle" NCAR
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (899+ words) EU walks back 2035 all-electric target, permitting some new combustion engine cars, and more climate news from the past 24 hours. TODAY'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY HEADLINES Today's climate and energy headlines: - EU walks back 2035 all-electric target, permitting some new combustion engine cars…...
Trump "guts" EV efforts | SE floods cost $20bn | Climate study retraction
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (870+ words) US president Donald Trump has announced plans to "significantly weaken" fuel efficiency requirements for cars, which were implemented under the Biden administration TODAY'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY HEADLINES Today's climate and energy headlines: - Trump returns to gasoline as fuel of choice…...
UK budget | Australia's fossil-fuel emissions fall | Indonesia floods
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1275+ words) The Guardian reports that electric vehicles will face a 3p-per-mile charge from 2028 TODAY'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY HEADLINES Today's climate and energy headlines: - UK: Reeves freezes fuel duty for now as she confirms 3p-a-mile electric vehicle charge - 'Britain has just made…...
China Briefing 30 October 2025: 15th "five-year plan" priorities; 2035 wind goal; "Vehicle-to-grid" tech
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (830+ words) Welcome to Carbon Brief's China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for'free here. China's surging electric vehicles (EVs) ownership " now exceeding 25. 5m " is opening the door to…...
Q&A: How "vehicle-to-grid" technology could boost China"s electricity system
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1275+ words) China's surging electric vehicles (EVs) ownership " now exceeding 25. 5m " is opening the door to a new technology that can help to enhance the flexibility of electricity supply." EVs connected via "vehicle-to-grid" (V2 G) technology can function as "batteries on wheels" that charge and…...