Category: Politics

Labour’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 …

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Zero 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…

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Labour 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…

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Labour 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…

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Starmer 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…

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Onshore 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 …

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As 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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As 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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