Ansty Battery Energy Storage System If the Ansty Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is approved it is expected to reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by over 62,000 metric tonnes whilst providing electricity storage equivalent to supplying over 240,000 homes with energy for 2 hours. Ansty BESS would make a positive contribution towards Rugby’s target of achieving net-zero by 2030. The …
In autumn 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delayed a ban on new petrol and diesel cars, and weakened targets on phasing out gas boilers, as part of a major shift in green policy. In an interview with Laura Kuenssberg broadcast on BBC TV on 21 April 2024, Chris Stark, head of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) said "I think it's set …
