Turbines can ‘steal’ energy from those downwind and neighbouring projects could lead to conflicts of interest Europe could theoretically produce all of its electricity needs from offshore wind power. With that objective, the continent’s coastal nations…
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Heat pump plan is a gift for landlords | Brief letters
Low-income renters | Yocheved Lifshitz | Luton’s fightback | Words with a bad press | Artificial intelligenceGiving low-income families free heat pumps (Report, 18 October) sounds like a great idea. However, I suspect that the majority of low-income fa…
Read moreAs a global energy crisis returns the UK push for a green economy makes even more sense | Richard Partington
Rishi Sunak’s decision to dilute net zero policies has become even more shortsightedEarlier this year, the world economy had a lucky escape. After a mild winter in Europe, energy prices were in retreat as the continent shifted away from Russian gas sup…
Read moreAs a global energy crisis returns the UK push for a green economy makes even more sense | Richard Partington
Rishi Sunak’s decision to dilute net zero policies has become even more shortsightedEarlier this year, the world economy had a lucky escape. After a mild winter in Europe, energy prices were in retreat as the continent shifted away from Russian gas sup…
Read moreEurope and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win
From deals on electric cars to investment in solar panels, there is room for all sides in the global green industrial revolutionOur polarised world is failing to tackle the climate crisis at the required speed. The only way to reverse this catastrophic…
Read moreHow Tories’ green hostility will hinder a future Labour government
Experts say current policies will make it tougher for Keir Starmer to mend UK’s economy and climate goals The Conservative government’s hostility to net zero and environmental policy will make it tougher for Labour to pursue green growth and mend the d…
Read moreEd Miliband to announce Labour plan to boost energy independence and cut bills
Exclusive: Party says bill would enable UK electricity system to be fully based on clean power by 2030UK politics live – latest updatesEd Miliband is to announce Labour’s plan for an energy independence act that would boost Britain’s energy independenc…
Read moreEd Miliband to announce Labour plan to boost energy independence and cut bills
Exclusive: Party says bill would enable UK electricity system to be fully based on clean power by 2030UK politics live – latest updatesEd Miliband is to announce Labour’s plan for an energy independence act that would boost Britain’s energy independenc…
Read more‘Detached from reality’: anger as Rishi Sunak plans to restrict solar panels
Climate campaigners dismiss government argument that controversial move will improve food securityRishi Sunak plans to restrict the installation of solar panels on swathes of English farmland, which climate campaigners say will raise bills and put the …
Read more‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy head
IEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plansThe prospects of the world staying within the 1.5C limit on global heating have brightened owing to the “staggering” gr…
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