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Higher Energy Bills Due To Debt 'Underlines Need For Social Tariff', MP Says
Higher Energy Bills Due To Debt "Underlines Need For Social Tariff", MP Says
Energy
Chair of the energy security and net zero committee Angus MacNeil has said that soaring bills as energy companies try to recuperate consumer debt proves there is desperate need fo the introduction of a "social tariff" to support people struggling to keep up with fuel costs.

Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Furious Scottish Tories Warn They Won't Be 'Sacrificial Lambs' On Windfall Tax
Energy
Furious Scottish Tories Warn They Won't Be "Sacrificial Lambs" On Windfall Tax
Climate Protest MP Tells Voters To Use Locals To Shift Net Zero Plans
Environment
Climate Protest MP Tells Voters To Use Locals To Shift Net Zero Plans
Energy Sector Is Frustrated By Uncertainty Over Labour £28bn Green Spending Pledge
Energy
Energy Sector Is Frustrated By Uncertainty Over Labour £28bn Green Spending Pledge
Labour Says Spike In Cold Deaths Underlines Urgency Of Home Insulation Scheme
Energy
Labour Says Spike In Cold Deaths Underlines Urgency Of Home Insulation Scheme
Government Denies Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Is 'Smoke And Mirrors'
Energy
Government Denies Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Is "Smoke And Mirrors"
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Renewable Liquid Gases and their role in decarbonising heating in off-gas grid Britain Partner content
Energy
By Calor Gas
Renewable Liquid Gases and their role in decarbonising heating in off-gas grid Britain
Net Zero: Burden or Opportunity? Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Net Zero: Burden or Opportunity?
We must incentivise landlords and tenants to access energy improvement grants
Economy
By Dan Wilson Craw
We must incentivise landlords and tenants to access energy improvement grants
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Tories Are Hopeful Rishi Sunak Can Swerve Local Elections Backlash From MPs
Tories Are Hopeful Rishi Sunak Can Swerve Local Elections Backlash From MPs
Political parties
Tory Hopes Are Hanging On The West Midlands Mayoral Race
Tory Hopes Are Hanging On The West Midlands Mayoral Race
Political parties
Former Justice Secretary Doubts 'Pyjama Injunction' Will Block Rwanda Deportations
Former Justice Secretary Doubts "Pyjama Injunction" Will Block Rwanda Deportations
Home affairs
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Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
Environment
By Adam Bell
Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
By installing heat pumps and buying electric vehicles, the wealthy are insulating themselves from current and future energy price shocks while avoiding paying for the investment needed to help the less well-off join the party. That’s not going to help the politics of decarbonisation, says Adam Bell. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Labour's Green Sweep
Environment
By Justine Smith and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Labour's Green Sweep
Last month, Rishi Sunak blindsided allies and foes alike as he announced a U-turn on key green measures, with the deadlines pushed back for banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers.
All The Changes Rishi Sunak Is Making To Net Zero Pledges
Economy
All The Changes Rishi Sunak Is Making To Net Zero Pledges
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a significant overhaul of the government's net zero policy, including pushing back the ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035.
Energy news
Britain must kick its addiction to gas to protect consumers and the environment Partner content
Environment
By EDF
Britain must kick its addiction to gas to protect consumers and the environment
EDF’s Managing Director for Customers, Philippe Commaret, explains why global gas price increases are causing our energy bills to increase and why we must take action to kick our addiction to the fossil fuel
How advanced manufacturing can power the clean, green recovery Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
How advanced manufacturing can power the clean, green recovery
Over the past ten years we have seen what UK manufacturing can achieve. With 2030 on the horizon, we must build on this momentum.
Copping It: How Boris Johnson’s Global Climate Ambition Risks Rebellion And Rancour At Home
Environment
Copping It: How Boris Johnson’s Global Climate Ambition Risks Rebellion And Rancour At Home
With less than three months until COP26 Boris Johnson is battling on two fronts to show the UK can lead the way in making the high profile climate conference a success.
Families Face “Perfect Storm” This Autumn With Energy Bills Rising As Furlough Ends And Universal Credit Uplift Ditched
Energy
Families Face “Perfect Storm” This Autumn With Energy Bills Rising As Furlough Ends And Universal Credit Uplift Ditched
This autumn could see a “perfect storm” for families as energy bills are set to jump by £150 at the same time as the furlough scheme finishes and the £20 Universal Credit uplift ends.
Why we need to start talking about the future of energy retail Partner content
Energy
By Energy UK
Why we need to start talking about the future of energy retail
If we want to make life easier for consumers and reach net zero, we must discuss what a sustainable energy retail sector looks like.
Invest in green transport and energy to level up Britain’s cities
Energy
By Marvin Rees
Invest in green transport and energy to level up Britain’s cities
In Bristol, investing in a low-carbon mass transit system will connect people to jobs and opportunity, including from the most deprived areas of the city.
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life? Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?
Addressing climate change is the biggest issue of our lifetimes. Since the first industrial revolution over 200 years ago, economic growth and the advances that have flowed from it have been almost entirely driven by fossil fuels.
UK must lead in battery and fuel cell technology or risk losing its automotive industry
Economy
By Lord Holmes
UK must lead in battery and fuel cell technology or risk losing its automotive industry
The UK is at risk of losing its existing automotive industry, falling further behind global competitors in battery manufacture and failing to meet our net-zero commitment.
Weird world of Dungeness
Energy
By John Johnston
Weird world of Dungeness
The strikingly barren landscape of Dungeness sits in the shadow of two nuclear plants, neither of which are producing power. John Johnston visits one of Britain’s most unusual places.
Robotics and AI are speeding up our nuclear clean up mission Partner content
Energy
By Sellafield Ltd
Robotics and AI are speeding up our nuclear clean up mission
West Cumbria is delivering the future of nuclear robotics and artificial intelligence technology.
How we can deliver future heat for everyone Partner content
Energy
By Cadent
How we can deliver future heat for everyone
To deliver the heat technology required to make net zero a reality, policy-makers need to make brave decisions now that put the UK on a pathway towards decarbonisation.
Earth, Wind and Fire: Can UK Power Hit Net-Zero?
Energy
By Georgina Bailey
Earth, Wind and Fire: Can UK Power Hit Net-Zero?
In order to meet our emission goals by 2050, the UK must move away from using coal and gas-fired power to electricity generated from renewables, nuclear power and technologies such as carbon capture. Georgina Bailey looks at what steps the government must take now to stay on the Climate Change Committee’s ‘balanced pathway’ to net-zero.
Growing Onshore Wind for a Net Zero Future Partner content
Environment
By RenewableUK
Growing Onshore Wind for a Net Zero Future
Investment in onshore wind must be part of the UK's net zero ambition.
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
“The Earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1. What relevance might an ancient Hebrew poem, written millennia ago, have to the climate crisis?
Defending the power: can Britain secure its energy supplies? Sebastian Whale investigates
Energy
By Sebastian Whale
Defending the power: can Britain secure its energy supplies? Sebastian Whale investigates
Recent French threats over the electricity supply to Jersey have made a concerning truth clear: in the globalised world of energy, it’s easier than ever for foreign powers to exert control over each other.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Net Zero is a shared endeavour Partner content
Environment
By Net Zero Week
Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Net Zero is a shared endeavour
As the very first Net Zero Week fast approaches, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, has issued a video address on the importance of the week.
In conversation: Alexander Stafford, Alan Brown and Baroness Worthington debate energy
Environment
By Adam Payne
In conversation: Alexander Stafford, Alan Brown and Baroness Worthington debate energy
Three parliamentarians with strongly-held views on energy, Conservative BEIS committee member Alexander Stafford, the SNP’s energy and climate change spokesperson Alan Brown, and life peer Baroness Worthington discuss what more the government should be doing to meet its green targets — and have a fierce debate about the energy topic of the day: hydrogen. Chaired by Adam Payne
We are making tremendous progress to decarbonise transport by 2030
Energy
By Felicity Buchan MP
We are making tremendous progress to decarbonise transport by 2030
Decarbonising the transport sector is not just about cutting emissions, but also raising living standards and levelling up.
How Food and Drink can make Net Zero a success Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
How Food and Drink can make Net Zero a success
The food and drink industry is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector so there's no doubt it has a vital role to play in delivering the UK’s 2050 Net Zero target
Labour must lead the charge to get Britain to net-zero
Economy
By Richard Burgon MP
Labour must lead the charge to get Britain to net-zero
As the United Nations secretary-general recently warned: when you are on the edge of the abyss your next step better be in the right direction. We are at that edge as far as climate breakdown is concerned.
Creating smart opportunities for businesses on the road to net zero Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
Creating smart opportunities for businesses on the road to net zero
Across the UK, smart meters are helping small businesses lead the way on sustainability.
Chi Onwurah MP: 'There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet'
Coronavirus
By Radhika Sanghani
Chi Onwurah MP: "There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet"
As one of the few MPs with a background in science and engineering, Chi Onwurah has plenty of ideas for how the government could build back better and save the planet. She tells Radhika Sanghani greater urgency is needed to drive change.
Long-duration energy storage: The missing piece of the power sector puzzle for net zero Partner content
Environment
By SSE
Long-duration energy storage: The missing piece of the power sector puzzle for net zero
Jim Smith, Managing Director for SSE Renewables explains why projects like the Coire Glas pumped hydro storage scheme are needed to help the UK achieve its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
We need a plan for a green transition rooted in fairness that creates opportunities right across the UK
Environment
By Hilary Benn MP, Laura Sandys and Caroline Lucas MP
We need a plan for a green transition rooted in fairness that creates opportunities right across the UK
The public have a veto over the net zero transition and will stop it in its tracks if it isn't fair and they see no benefits. So it must be rooted in social and economic justice, otherwise it won’t succeed.
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The road to proactive government
2024
Online
The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024