Next time someone tells you that the energy transition cannot be done remember: In 2012 almost 40% of UK electricity was coal. Since 1 October 2024 it's zero. This is when Britains last coal power plant shut down on 30 September - the end of 142 years of coal. National Energy System Operator

High-speed freight trains emerge as fresh alternative to trucks in UK. ft.com/content/9a40dc…

📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872 🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London 🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn 🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power 📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84% carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-em… 1/9

Is rail #freight on track to overtake road? Carousel Logistics UK Managing Director Andrew Lowery recently spoke to the Financial Times about their partnership with innovative electric #rail #freighter Varamis Rail Read more in Robert Wright piece: ft.com/content/9a40dc… via @ft

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Analysis: UK emissions fall 3.6% in 2024 as coal use drops to lowest since 1666 | Simon Evans Verner Viisainen Read here: buff.ly/TtEqVy3

High-speed freight trains emerge as fresh alternative to trucks in UK. ft.com/content/9a40dc…

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High-speed freight trains emerge as fresh alternative to trucks in UK. ft.com/content/9a40dc…

It’s what we do!! Enjoy….. 🚆⚡️📦✉️⚡️🚆 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Freight, 321s and 37218 at Tring 07/04/25 youtu.be/m9fzUhdItB0?si… via YouTube #train #trains #railway #railways #trainspotting #trainvideo Freightliner Varamis Rail Europhoenix Ltd

Two hundred years since the first goods were hauled on steam trains revolutionising commerce, the railway is once again at the forefront of transforming how goods can get from A to B - this time by reducing their environmental impact. The Varamis Rail project has converted a

The Economist estimates that the annual costs of Reform UK’s manifesto would be around £200bn and savings around £100bn. The gap would amount to a colossal fiscal shock, blowing up the deficit and straining the gilt market to its limit econ.st/4jGgTfP

British electricity mix at 6pm on 11th May 2025 🔥Gas 19.8% Biomass 8.9% 🍃Wind 28.1% Solar 9.5% Hydro 0.7% ⚛️Nuclear 13.1% ➡️Imports 19.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 149 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 7pm on 11th May 2025 🔥Gas 22.7% Biomass 11.3% 🍃Wind 29.4% Solar 4.6% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️Nuclear 14.2% ➡️Imports 17.0% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 28GW Carbon intensity 151 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 8pm on 11th May 2025 🔥Gas 22.4% Biomass 12.8% 🍃Wind 29.5% Solar 0.7% Hydro 1.0% ⚛️Nuclear 14.9% ➡️Imports 18.7% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 26GW Carbon intensity 154 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

British electricity mix at 9pm on 11th May 2025 🔥Gas 24.1% Biomass 9.1% 🍃Wind 27.4% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.0% ⚛️Nuclear 15.3% ➡️Imports 23.1% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 26GW Carbon intensity 165 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

Businesses push government to extend HS2 line to Crewe. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A somewhat of a bonus view from the NORTHERN 🚆 #mobileoffice a pair of Varamis Rail #DustyBins head south away from Preston with their usual 1M04 from Mossend to Birmingham International Railcam UK