Johnson vows to invest £500m in hydrogen and to ‘lace the land’ with EV charging points, achieve net zero in the maritime and aviation industries and create 250,000 new green jobs. (2/2) ft.com/content/6c112691-fa2f…

UK PM @BorisJohnson is set to ban petrol cars by 2030. The government has pledged £12bn investment and expects to unlock £36m from the private sector within a 10 point ‘Green Recovery’ plan. (1/2) thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/…

The @IEA also welcomes @JoeBiden as president-elect, adding that a #BidenTransition would accelerate this shift if his policies are implemented. (3/3)

The trend predicts that green electricity will become the world's largest power source by 2025, overtaking coal. (2/3) iea.org/reports/renewables-2…

Renewables have risen up during the pandemic and the @IEA predicts that 90% of new electricity generation this year will be renewable, leaving just 10% for gas and coal. (1/3) theguardian.com/environment/…

The UK’s largest energy storage system (75MWh) is now live! Congratulations @greshamhouseplc and @nationalgriduk. The UK’s installed battery capacity is officially 1GW. powerengineeringint.com/smar…

3 Crucial Questions on #BorisJohnson’s wind plans: Thread Pledging £160m in ports/infrastructure to help UK #offshorewind reach 40GW cap by 2030, inc. 1GW floating wind is positive news in theory, but let's not hail him as a green hero until he answers these questions. (1/5)