This graph on number of public chargers pretty much shows exponential growth

Slightly undermines narrative that we aren't installing enough

Now it isn't all about numbers - we need to ensure we're putting the right chargers in the right places

But still, not to be sniffed at

Blackpool South: new analysis

📍 38% - over 15,000 households - are in fuel poverty, putting it in bottom 10% UK constituencies

📍73% homes at EPC band D or below: 9th highest levels in country

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UK ‘not exciting’ for green investors, says former climate adviser

Chris Stark: UK losing out on green investment due to Rishi Sunak’s rollback on #NetZero targets and failure to respond to US’s Inflation Reduction Act

Attracta Mooney Jim Pickard bit.ly/3QsgOjk

✳️ #Cheadle is a top 25 UK green economy hotspot

Net zero businesses bring

📈 £3️⃣6️⃣3️⃣M to the local economy

👥 2️⃣,4️⃣4️⃣3️⃣ of local jobs

Gross Value Added by businesses in the UK #NetZero economy now stands at £74bn across the nation

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Blackpool South households gripped by fuel poverty: new ECIU analysis

Ahead of the Blackpool South by-election, our analysis has found that it is one of the worst performing English constituencies on fuel poverty and insulation rates.

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UK food security: winter washout could cut harvests by 1/5

UK wheat harvest could be down by over 1/4 = pressure on price of bread, beer and biscuits

1st time analysis done on what ⬇️ in key crops likely to mean for UKarable production at harvest 2024
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Unusually wet weather seen over autumn and winter could hit UK harvests by almost a fifth

British farmers are facing losses after struggling to establish key crops over autumn and winter due to the warm, wet weather.

Rebecca Speare-Cole bit.ly/4aTXsMd

Jeremy Clarkson walks back previous #climate change dismissal as ‘a joke’

U-turn on his previous comments disregarding climate change after seeing its effects on farm life.

Nicole Vassell bit.ly/49WnxZI

Rolls-Royce scales back plans to build nuclear factories in UK

Curtailing comes after repeated delays to an ongoing government design competition.

Matt Oliver bit.ly/3UE2wia

Tesla has announced a new membership model for all Supercharger network customers, opening up its discounted fast charging rates to more electric car drivers.

John Lewis-Stempel bit.ly/3wdApwC

When Sadiq Khan launched his campaign for a 3rd term as Labour mayor of London, he put his green policies front and centre, highlighting his work on air pollution, the climate crisis and nature.

Matthew Taylor bit.ly/3xUqhcK

Taxing big fossil fuel firms ‘could raise $900bn in #climate finance by 2030’

Levy on oil and gas majors in richest countries would help worst-affected nations tackle climate crisis, says report co-authored by Stamp out Poverty

Matthew Taylor bit.ly/4dfCxVr

Climate change risks fuelling antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’

Antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are among the greatest public health threats of our age — and researchers fear that climate change will make them still more dangerous.

Michael Peel bit.ly/3xUq89c

#NetZero does not mean ‘huge shift’ in everyday lives, top #climate adviser says

The shift to zero emissions is an investment strategy for the UK, Climate Change Committee chief executive Chris Stark said, as he leaves the role.

Emily Beament bit.ly/4aWc8KC

We did some analysis looking at the potential impact of the wet winter on the harvests of key crops

We estimated a net decline of 4m tonnes, driven by a 26.5% drop in the wheat harvest

All based on Defra UK yield data & AHDB crop area forecasts

Here’s a thread on it 🧵

Unusually wet weather seen over autumn and winter could hit UK harvests by almost a fifth

British farmers are facing losses after struggling to establish key crops over autumn and winter due to the warm, wet weather.

Rebecca Speare-Cole bit.ly/4aTXsMd

UK food security: winter washout could cut harvests by 1/5

UK wheat harvest could be down by over 1/4 = pressure on price of bread, beer and biscuits

1st time analysis done on what ⬇️ in key crops likely to mean for UKarable production at harvest 2024
bit.ly/3xTbDCp

Tesla sees biggest revenue drop since 2012 but company shares still surge

Kari Paul bit.ly/3xZMLZH

Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, acc International Energy Agency

#Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%.

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Oil price could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns

Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high.

RTLarryElliott bit.ly/3Wg0S7y