The University of Oxford is to be a partner for the ZEBAI project (Zero-Emission and cost-effective Buildings based on Artificial Intelligence); a major new initiative which aims to revolutionise the way Zero-Emission buildings are designed. The project, backed by 3.8 million Euros of funding fro...
Advanced AI systems are coming under increasing critcism for how much energy they use. But it’s important to remember that AI could also contribute in various ways to our response to climate change.
The Electricity System Operator (ESO) has released a new report calling for a £58 billion overhaul to the UK grid to meet the country’s ‘growing and decarbonising demand’ for electricity by 2035.
The UK has become the first major economy to halve its emissions, achieving a 50% reduction between 1990 and 2022 while experiencing a nearly 80% growth in the economy, according to new official statistics.
Risks associated with increased capital costs for new technologies remain, according to a new report.
The manufacturing sector asks for stable policies. A new survey conducted in Germany, France and Poland shows that the EU’s 2035 ban on the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as the least popular climate policy in all three countries, even among voters of centre-left parties....
Following on from the news item posted on 28th February, INET Oxford Complexity Economics Programme Director and Smith School Baillie Gifford Professor of Complex Systems Science at the Oxford Martin School, Doyne Farmer, said that there was a danger that traditional economic modellers were being...
Nearly 62% of UK households won’t switch to electric vehicles or solar power due to rising costs, according to a new survey.
Industry data reveals an increase in qualified heat pump installers, with numbers jumping by 166% from approximately 3,000 in 2022 to nearly 8,000 in 2023.