Dithering on renewable energy and insulation will leave people in Britain ‘colder and poorer’, campaigners warnRishi Sunak is facing further attacks on his plans to expand oil and gas exploration in the North Sea this week. The Offshore Petroleum Licen…
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Rishi Sunak facing renewed pressure over plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil
Dithering on renewable energy and insulation will leave people in Britain ‘colder and poorer’, campaigners warnRishi Sunak is facing further attacks on his plans to expand oil and gas exploration in the North Sea this week. The Offshore Petroleum Licen…
Read moreLabour’s energy advisers warn against watering down £28bn green investment
Climate thinktank says Britain could be left trailing in global race to develop low-carbon energyLabour’s independent energy advisers have warned the party against watering down its £28bn green spending plans in advance of its promise to create a zero …
Read moreZero onshore wind plans submitted in England since de facto ban was ‘lifted’
Exclusive: Developers still unwilling to put forward schemes despite change to planning rules in SeptemberNo new plans for onshore wind have been accepted in England since the government claimed it had “lifted” the de facto ban, new analysis reveals.Re…
Read moreLabour vows to ‘rewire Britain’ as pylon plans spark row in Tory party
Opposition vows to tackle rural connection delays to the grid while Conservatives call for offshore network to preserve landscapesLabour is promising to “rewire Britain”, making its case to the UK’s rural communities that it will connect farmers and bu…
Read moreLabour vows to ‘rewire Britain’ as pylon plans spark row in Tory party
Opposition vows to tackle rural connection delays to the grid while Conservatives call for offshore network to preserve landscapesLabour is promising to “rewire Britain”, making its case to the UK’s rural communities that it will connect farmers and bu…
Read moreStarmer says £2.5bn renewables jobs fund will help North Sea oil workers
Labour leader aims to set up ‘British jobs bonus fund’ to challenge oil firms to accelerate shift to clean energyKeir Starmer has challenged the oil industry to dramatically speed up its shift to clean energy by offering up to £2.5bn to subsidise new j…
Read moreOnshore wind projects in England stall as no new applications are received
Fears grow that Rishi Sunak’s anti-green policy shift is driving investment in renewable energy abroadThe government has received no new applications for onshore wind farms in England since cabinet ministers eased planning rules earlier this year – in …
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…
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