Green Energy Together took £2,000 of Wendy Lewis’s money – but four months and many phone calls later, she’s nowhere near getting what she orderedA leaflet from Lewisham council was the incentive Wendy Lewis needed to take the green plunge. It offered …
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Labour planning £8bn green revolution for UK industry in deprived regions
National wealth fund is intended to pull in private investment and create thousands of new jobs in areas beyond the south-eastThe Labour party is planning to put the UK at the head of a worldwide green industrial revolution, with a massive US-style, pu…
Read moreLabour proposes long-term tax breaks to increase UK investment and growth
News comes after top company bosses criticise government energy policy for failing to spur investmentLabour is considering bringing in long-term tax breaks to boost investment and raise the UK’s sluggish growth rate, adding to pressure on the chancello…
Read moreOffshore energy workers call for public ownership in UK’s net-zero carbon transition
Coalition of workers, unions and climate campaigners aims to safeguard shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sourcesWorkers in the UK’s offshore oil, gas and renewables sector have called for public ownership of energy companies to ensure that t…
Read moreOffshore energy workers call for public ownership in UK’s net-zero carbon transition
Coalition of workers, unions and climate campaigners aims to safeguard shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sourcesWorkers in the UK’s offshore oil, gas and renewables sector have called for public ownership of energy companies to ensure that t…
Read moreBitter harvest for some in a global economy changed by Russia’s war
A year of conflict has brought soaring prices and faltering trade, but also a step change in the switch to renewablesRussia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves through the global economy and now, a year on from the start of the attack, the world is f…
Read moreIn the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces
As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delayThe United States is out of the blocks. The European Union is hurrying along the track. China is competing too. Here in dear…
Read moreIn the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces
As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delayThe United States is out of the blocks. The European Union is hurrying along the track. China is competing too. Here in dear…
Read moreJoe Biden’s green subsidies have left Europe struggling for a response | Lorenzo Marsili
The EU needs an ambitious climate strategy for industry. So why is Giorgia Meloni its chief supporter?European governments have for many years basked in a sense of climate superiority over the US. We had the most ambitious climate goals; we were the co…
Read moreJoe Biden’s green subsidies have left Europe struggling for a response | Lorenzo Marsili
The EU needs an ambitious climate strategy for industry. So why is Giorgia Meloni its chief supporter?European governments have for many years basked in a sense of climate superiority over the US. We had the most ambitious climate goals; we were the co…
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