For a couple of days this month, wind power supplied over half the UK’s electricity. You wouldn’t know it from our bills – or our politiciansI remember the first time wind energy emerged as a serious contender in the UK’s energy provision. It was 6 Nov…
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UK net zero report: what are its recommendations and conclusions?
What seeks to be comprehensive review actually contains huge gaps and is devastating assessment of Tories’ failuresChris Skidmore, the head of the government’s net zero review, said he aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the UK’s net zero am…
Read moreHousehold solar boom back on track after severe weather and supply disruptions lead to 14% drop in capacity
December 2022 was third-busiest month on record for solar panel installation partly driven by spiking electricity pricesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen record rainfall caused flooding in south-east Queensla…
Read moreSunak’s stop-start policies harming UK green investment, says net zero tsar
Exclusive: Lack of confidence in ‘inconsistent’ government is huge barrier to investors, finds Chris SkidmoreRishi Sunak has been criticised by his own net zero tsar, who says the UK risks missing its green targets due to inconsistent policies and lack…
Read more‘Billionaire biffo’ shines light on hugely ambitious $30bn Sun Cable solar project
The row between Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest reveals the technical, economic and even geopolitical hurdles to completionFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily new…
Read moreGiant solar farm project in doubt after disagreement between Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest
Australian billionaires had backed $30bn Sun Cable venture designed to help power Darwin, Indonesia and Singapore but the company has gone into voluntary administrationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian …
Read moreEnergy efficiency ‘war effort’ needed to cut bills and emissions, say MPs
Ministers missed crucial opportunities but should use energy windfall tax to speed up insulation efforts, committee saysA national “war effort” on energy efficiency is required to cut energy bills, reduce climate-heating emissions and ensure energy sec…
Read moreEnergy efficiency ‘war effort’ needed to cut bills and emissions, say MPs
Ministers missed crucial opportunities but should use energy windfall tax to speed up insulation efforts, committee saysA national “war effort” on energy efficiency is required to cut energy bills, reduce climate-heating emissions and ensure energy sec…
Read more2022 in review: is this the year Australia faced its climate reckoning?
The environmental crisis changed the political tide in 2022. There are some reasons to be optimistic about the outlook ahead – but much more to be doneGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe year 2022 is likely to b…
Read morePower to the people: the neighbours turning their London street into a solar power station
Lynmouth Road, Walthamstow, is about to become its own power station, with solar energy for 30 homes. Now the artists responsible want us all to change how we heat our homesLynmouth Road appears unremarkable. It consists largely of redbrick Victorian t…
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