I guess stories like this will be more common going forward
#climate
“This has been another torrid year for many farmers in the UK, with the pendulum swinging from too wet to too hot and dry,” said Tom Lancaster at the ECIU.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climate
“This has been another torrid year for many farmers in the UK, with the pendulum swinging from too wet to too hot and dry,” said Tom Lancaster at the ECIU.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I guess stories like this will be more common going forward
#climate
“This has been another torrid year for many farmers in the UK, with the pendulum swinging from too wet to too hot and dry,” said Tom Lancaster at the ECIU.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climate
“This has been another torrid year for many farmers in the UK, with the pendulum swinging from too wet to too hot and dry,” said Tom Lancaster at the ECIU.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30: UK cow & chicken flesh supplies are vulnerable to climate extremes. “As government allegedly blocks report showing UK food supplies vulnerable to climate change in Brazil, new analysis from ECIU quantifies what is at stake”
Brazil COP: UK beef and chicken vulnerable to climate extremes
As government allegedly blocks report showing UK food supplies vulnerable to climate change in Brazil, new analysis from ECIU quantifies what is at stake
eciu.net
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#COP30: UK cow & chicken flesh supplies are vulnerable to climate extremes. “As government allegedly blocks report showing UK food supplies vulnerable to climate change in Brazil, new analysis from ECIU quantifies what is at stake”
Die globale Energiewende übertrifft Erwartungen 🌍⚡️
Laut ECIU-Studie wird 15-mal so viel Solarkraft installiert wie 2015 erwartet und 41 % der Energie ist nicht fossil. 3% mehr, als für ❗2035❗ prognostiziert.
Für DE heißt das: Keine Rückschritte in der Energiewende. Nicht den Anschluss verlieren.
Laut ECIU-Studie wird 15-mal so viel Solarkraft installiert wie 2015 erwartet und 41 % der Energie ist nicht fossil. 3% mehr, als für ❗2035❗ prognostiziert.
Für DE heißt das: Keine Rückschritte in der Energiewende. Nicht den Anschluss verlieren.
How they got it wrong – pessimistic predictions upended by post-Paris…
Analysis finds that the clean energy transition has advanced far beyond what was predicted a decade ago.
eciu.net
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Die globale Energiewende übertrifft Erwartungen 🌍⚡️
Laut ECIU-Studie wird 15-mal so viel Solarkraft installiert wie 2015 erwartet und 41 % der Energie ist nicht fossil. 3% mehr, als für ❗2035❗ prognostiziert.
Für DE heißt das: Keine Rückschritte in der Energiewende. Nicht den Anschluss verlieren.
Laut ECIU-Studie wird 15-mal so viel Solarkraft installiert wie 2015 erwartet und 41 % der Energie ist nicht fossil. 3% mehr, als für ❗2035❗ prognostiziert.
Für DE heißt das: Keine Rückschritte in der Energiewende. Nicht den Anschluss verlieren.
Der Siegeszug der #Erneuerbaren hat sogar die Erwartungen von 2015 übertroffen, bilanziert eine Studie der Organisation ECIU. Besonders die Klimaabkommen hätten eine Dynamik ausgelöst, die „unumkehrbar und unbestreitbar“ sei. Eine Erfolgsgeschichte, die es gilt, fortzuschreiben! #Energiewende
Energiesektor: Prognose zum Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien deutlich übertroffen
Der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien ist seit dem Pariser Klimaabkommen von 2015 deutlich schneller erfolgt als erwartet. Dies hat eine britische Studie festgestellt.
www.zeit.de
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Der Siegeszug der #Erneuerbaren hat sogar die Erwartungen von 2015 übertroffen, bilanziert eine Studie der Organisation ECIU. Besonders die Klimaabkommen hätten eine Dynamik ausgelöst, die „unumkehrbar und unbestreitbar“ sei. Eine Erfolgsgeschichte, die es gilt, fortzuschreiben! #Energiewende
ECIU Comment on new Defra data
"Farmers are now counting the costs of climate change, with over a billion pounds knocked off arable farm incomes following the extreme wet winter that we saw in 2024."
"Farmers are now counting the costs of climate change, with over a billion pounds knocked off arable farm incomes following the extreme wet winter that we saw in 2024."
UK farmers lose £1bn from extreme wet winter: comment on new Defra…
New Defra data shows UK farmers lose £1bn from extreme wet winter
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June 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
ECIU Comment on new Defra data
"Farmers are now counting the costs of climate change, with over a billion pounds knocked off arable farm incomes following the extreme wet winter that we saw in 2024."
"Farmers are now counting the costs of climate change, with over a billion pounds knocked off arable farm incomes following the extreme wet winter that we saw in 2024."
Data shows 1 in 4 cars sold in June were electric: comment
Strong EV sales are "proof that the ZEV mandate continues to work as intended", says Colin Walker, ECIU; "the car industry as a whole is very much on track to hit [ZEV mandate] targets for the second year running."
Strong EV sales are "proof that the ZEV mandate continues to work as intended", says Colin Walker, ECIU; "the car industry as a whole is very much on track to hit [ZEV mandate] targets for the second year running."
Data shows 1 in 4 cars sold in June were electric: comment
Data shows electric car sales buoyant.
buff.ly
July 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Data shows 1 in 4 cars sold in June were electric: comment
Strong EV sales are "proof that the ZEV mandate continues to work as intended", says Colin Walker, ECIU; "the car industry as a whole is very much on track to hit [ZEV mandate] targets for the second year running."
Strong EV sales are "proof that the ZEV mandate continues to work as intended", says Colin Walker, ECIU; "the car industry as a whole is very much on track to hit [ZEV mandate] targets for the second year running."
What's cheaper* than a hotel in Belém, Brazil?
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Sign up to get the wit and insight of #COP30 newsletters from our ECIU man on the ground @gredmondking.bsky.social (or floating on a nearby docked cruise-hotel)
*It's actually completely free >> bit.ly/46tfoMq
September 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
What's cheaper* than a hotel in Belém, Brazil?
Sign up to get the wit and insight of #COP30 newsletters from our ECIU man on the ground @gredmondking.bsky.social (or floating on a nearby docked cruise-hotel)
*It's actually completely free >> bit.ly/46tfoMq
Sign up to get the wit and insight of #COP30 newsletters from our ECIU man on the ground @gredmondking.bsky.social (or floating on a nearby docked cruise-hotel)
*It's actually completely free >> bit.ly/46tfoMq
Britain’s last coal-fired power station to close: comment
Jess Ralston, Head of Energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), comments on the closure of the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
eciu.net/media/press-...
Jess Ralston, Head of Energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), comments on the closure of the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
eciu.net/media/press-...
Britain’s last coal-fired power station to close: comment
The UK's last remaining coal-fired power station is to shut.
eciu.net
September 30, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Britain’s last coal-fired power station to close: comment
Jess Ralston, Head of Energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), comments on the closure of the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
eciu.net/media/press-...
Jess Ralston, Head of Energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), comments on the closure of the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
eciu.net/media/press-...
New UK parliament is considerably greener than its immediate predecessor, finds polling for ECIU; 94 per cent of MPs support net zero target compared to 76 per cent of MPs elected to previous parliament, which was Conservative dominated:
www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/10...
www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/10...
Net zero: new parliament considerably ‘greener’ than predecessor
However, the ECIU’s findings also suggest many MPs are misinformed when it comes to the technologies for reaching net zero. Net zero:
www.politics.co.uk
October 11, 2024 at 8:36 AM
New UK parliament is considerably greener than its immediate predecessor, finds polling for ECIU; 94 per cent of MPs support net zero target compared to 76 per cent of MPs elected to previous parliament, which was Conservative dominated:
www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/10...
www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/10...
New ECIU analysis of government data suggests that England is heading for one of its worst harvests on record, following record breaking rain last winter that has reduced yields, disrupted farmers’ ability to grow crops and reduced crucial wheat harvest by almost a fifth:
September 10, 2024 at 6:20 AM
New ECIU analysis of government data suggests that England is heading for one of its worst harvests on record, following record breaking rain last winter that has reduced yields, disrupted farmers’ ability to grow crops and reduced crucial wheat harvest by almost a fifth:
September 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🚨 Atenció, #UABers! Voleu aconseguir una estada de 3 dies a la Universitat de Trento?
Amb l'ECIU University és possible!
📆 10-11/06
✅ 5 places
✅ Despeses cobertes
🚨 Inscripció fins 14/02
➕ Concurs Interrail (2 places)
👉 eciu.eu/events/eciu-...
#UAB #EciuUAB
Amb l'ECIU University és possible!
📆 10-11/06
✅ 5 places
✅ Despeses cobertes
🚨 Inscripció fins 14/02
➕ Concurs Interrail (2 places)
👉 eciu.eu/events/eciu-...
#UAB #EciuUAB
February 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🚨 Atenció, #UABers! Voleu aconseguir una estada de 3 dies a la Universitat de Trento?
Amb l'ECIU University és possible!
📆 10-11/06
✅ 5 places
✅ Despeses cobertes
🚨 Inscripció fins 14/02
➕ Concurs Interrail (2 places)
👉 eciu.eu/events/eciu-...
#UAB #EciuUAB
Amb l'ECIU University és possible!
📆 10-11/06
✅ 5 places
✅ Despeses cobertes
🚨 Inscripció fins 14/02
➕ Concurs Interrail (2 places)
👉 eciu.eu/events/eciu-...
#UAB #EciuUAB
Apologies, forgot to add the graphic to the post, here is is: bsky.app/profile/eciu...
🇬🇧 Patriotic heat pumps 🇬🇧
By 2030, w/ renewables roll out:
🔎1.3MWh: amount of imported primary energy a heat pump would use (55%⬇️than 2024)
🆚
🔎7.6MWh: imported gas a boiler would use, (80% dependent on imports, 1/3⬆️than 2024)
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By 2030, w/ renewables roll out:
🔎1.3MWh: amount of imported primary energy a heat pump would use (55%⬇️than 2024)
🆚
🔎7.6MWh: imported gas a boiler would use, (80% dependent on imports, 1/3⬆️than 2024)
buff.ly/3Z66QHH
November 25, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Apologies, forgot to add the graphic to the post, here is is: bsky.app/profile/eciu...
Farming and land could be UK’s largest source of emissions in little more than a decade
ECIU analysis shows that progress on emissions reductions for farming and land use is significantly off target.
eciu.net/media/press...
ECIU analysis shows that progress on emissions reductions for farming and land use is significantly off target.
eciu.net/media/press...
Farming and land could be UK’s largest source of emissions in little…
Ahead of Climate Change Committee’s annual progress report, new analysis shows that emissions reductions for farming and land use in England are off track or going backwards.
eciu.net
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Farming and land could be UK’s largest source of emissions in little more than a decade
ECIU analysis shows that progress on emissions reductions for farming and land use is significantly off target.
eciu.net/media/press...
ECIU analysis shows that progress on emissions reductions for farming and land use is significantly off target.
eciu.net/media/press...
No one could have predicted this... 🙄
"Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds"...
#UKHousingCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds"...
#UKHousingCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
No one could have predicted this... 🙄
"Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds"...
#UKHousingCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds"...
#UKHousingCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🔊 Net Zero Economy Briefing 🔉
Louise Hellem, CBI Economics unpacks how the regional footprint of the #netzero economy benefits not only communities and businesses in those hotspots and spends money in the wider economy.
Watch the full webinar here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJY...
Louise Hellem, CBI Economics unpacks how the regional footprint of the #netzero economy benefits not only communities and businesses in those hotspots and spends money in the wider economy.
Watch the full webinar here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJY...
March 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The net zero economy – from renewables and electric cars to green finance – grew 9% in 2023 to contribute £74 billion to the UK, report by CBI Economics for ECIU reveals:
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Net zero economy grew 9% in 2023 to be worth £74 billion, report says
Hotspots for green activity include electoral battleground constituencies, think tank says as it urges politicians to back the sector.
www.independent.co.uk
February 27, 2024 at 6:31 AM
The net zero economy – from renewables and electric cars to green finance – grew 9% in 2023 to contribute £74 billion to the UK, report by CBI Economics for ECIU reveals:
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
🔎 £1,000
The amount added to the energy bills of new homes by poor building standards. Analysis by the ECIU has found that about £5bn more has been spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016.
buff.ly/UJ5ZxGk.
The amount added to the energy bills of new homes by poor building standards. Analysis by the ECIU has found that about £5bn more has been spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016.
buff.ly/UJ5ZxGk.
Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds
buff.ly
May 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🔎 £1,000
The amount added to the energy bills of new homes by poor building standards. Analysis by the ECIU has found that about £5bn more has been spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016.
buff.ly/UJ5ZxGk.
The amount added to the energy bills of new homes by poor building standards. Analysis by the ECIU has found that about £5bn more has been spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016.
buff.ly/UJ5ZxGk.
A series of successive Governments’ delays to new build standards have resulted in families living in new build homes paying an extra £5 billion in energy bills between 2017 and 2025, new @ECIU analysis finds.
eciu.net/media/press...
eciu.net/media/press...
May 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A series of successive Governments’ delays to new build standards have resulted in families living in new build homes paying an extra £5 billion in energy bills between 2017 and 2025, new @ECIU analysis finds.
eciu.net/media/press...
eciu.net/media/press...
UK funding has helped farmers who grow staples like bananas, rice, tea and coffee to adapt to climate change. ECIU found the UK co-invested in at least 348 projects spanning 111 countries, 84 (76%) of which grow food sold on UK supermarket shelves.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
UK investment helping overseas farmers struggling with climate change – analysis
The UK has co-invested in at least 348 projects helping overseas farmers struggling with climate change, the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit said.
www.independent.co.uk
November 1, 2024 at 4:41 PM
UK funding has helped farmers who grow staples like bananas, rice, tea and coffee to adapt to climate change. ECIU found the UK co-invested in at least 348 projects spanning 111 countries, 84 (76%) of which grow food sold on UK supermarket shelves.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
There May Not Be Enough Electric Cars To Go Round If Sales Rules Are Relaxed: A weakening of electric vehicle sales rules could increase the cost of driving for millions of motorists, according to new research. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) mirror.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
There May Not Be Enough Electric Cars To Go Round If Sales Rules Are Relaxed: A weakening of electric vehicle sales rules could increase the cost of driving for millions of motorists, according to new research. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) mirror.co.uk
England has second worst harvest on record with fears mounting for 2025
Data released shows England experienced it’s second worst harvest since 1983 after record breaking wet weather last winter, with recent downpours leaving many farmers unable to drill crops again.
Data released shows England experienced it’s second worst harvest since 1983 after record breaking wet weather last winter, with recent downpours leaving many farmers unable to drill crops again.
Confirmed: England has second worst harvest on record with fears…
Data released shows England experienced it’s second worst harvest since 1983 after record breaking wet weather last winter, with recent downpours leaving many farmers unable to drill crops again
buff.ly
December 12, 2024 at 11:25 AM
ECIU 18/07/25
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
July 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
ECIU 18/07/25
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...