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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"
The House Live
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
The fight to repurpose – not demolish – Britain’s ageing housing stock
Communities
By Alex Daniel
The fight to repurpose – not demolish – Britain’s ageing housing stock
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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Britain cannot stay silent on atrocities in DRC to protect our Rwanda deal
Britain cannot stay silent on atrocities in DRC to protect our Rwanda deal
By Daniel Kawczynski MP
Foreign affairs
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
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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
Small business ‘climate leaders’ can help drive Britain’s net-zero future
Environment
By Andrew Griffith MP
Small business ‘climate leaders’ can help drive Britain’s net-zero future
From entrepreneurial family firms to the very largest household names, businesses have a critical role to play in cutting their carbon emissions to deliver the global action on climate change that we know is urgently needed.
Incentivise Our Homeowners to Upgrade Homes or Miss Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Incentivise Our Homeowners to Upgrade Homes or Miss Net Zero
British homeowners hold the key to decarbonising our homes. We must motivate them to take action now.
Why net zero needs nuclear to ensure a smooth road to 2050 Partner content
Environment
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Why net zero needs nuclear to ensure a smooth road to 2050
Without nuclear there is a risk that the UK’s net zero ambitions could be out of reach. The time for action is now.
Four actions in four months till COP will help ensure Britain makes the most of the opportunity Partner content
Environment
By EDF
Four actions in four months till COP will help ensure Britain makes the most of the opportunity
COP26 is different - there is the chance for the UK to lead the way on securing long lasting change.
Not Zero: Inside the Tory Party Split on Decarbonisation
Environment
By Rosamund Urwin
Not Zero: Inside the Tory Party Split on Decarbonisation
Boris Johnson’s enthusiasm for attaining net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 is not shared by all in his party. So can this relatively recent convert to the green agenda persuade Conservatives the price tag is worth it? Rosamund Urwin report
Kwasi Kwarteng MP: 'People should look at history with a bit more humility'
Culture
By Georgina Bailey
Kwasi Kwarteng MP: "People should look at history with a bit more humility"
Kwasi Kwarteng is a man on a mission, overseeing arguably the most important period in the UK’s route to net-zero. The BEIS secretary and keen historian talks to Georgina Bailey about the free-market case for decarbonisation – and why he won’t be drawn into the culture wars
How to make the transition to low carbon heating fair Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
How to make the transition to low carbon heating fair
The Government should target ‘heat pump ready’ homes first, and not rural homes, to ramp up heat pump installations quickly.
Why net zero needs nuclear to succeed Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Why net zero needs nuclear to succeed
New investment in large and small-scale nuclear will protect UK jobs, energy security and climate goals, says Nuclear APPG.
WATCH: The Green Innovation Conversation Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
WATCH: The Green Innovation Conversation
Climate change is the biggest challenge that we face as a society. However, as the urgent need to respond to the climate emergency drives the development of new technologies, it also represents an enormous economic opportunity for the UK.
Why meaningful action on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage is critical to the UK’s net zero transition Partner content
Environment
By Net Zero Week
Why meaningful action on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage is critical to the UK’s net zero transition
As the UK prepares to host COP26 later this year – how can the country truly demonstrate that it is serious about meeting its net zero target and becoming a global leader in low-carbon technologies?
Heat Pumps are vital to our Net Zero goal - but the time to act is now Partner content
Economy
By EDF
Heat Pumps are vital to our Net Zero goal - but the time to act is now
EDF’s Managing Director, Philippe Commaret, explains that heat pumps can help decarbonise heat in the UK but we must learn lessons in order to succeed
As this generation of nuclear technology concludes, what’s next to replace this essential source of low carbon power? Partner content
Environment
By EDF
As this generation of nuclear technology concludes, what’s next to replace this essential source of low carbon power?
For decades, the UK’s nuclear fleet has been safely generating zero carbon electricity to power millions of homes across the country, serving not only as a reliable low carbon power supply but as a major employer too.
How the billion pound horticulture industry can become a post-Brexit success story Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
How the billion pound horticulture industry can become a post-Brexit success story
Britain’s gardening industry is on the verge of a renaissance. So why are the Government restricting the trade of plants so much? James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications of the Horticultural Trades Association, explains why the Government should back the British horticulture industry and negotiate a plant health agreement with the EU to ‘Let Britain Grow’
An autumn of hope Partner content
Environment
By WWF
Net Zero Week
An autumn of hope
The UK can lead the global ambition to put nature on the path to recovery by 2030, restore degraded ecosystems and allow nature and people to thrive
Northern Gas and Power takes the lead role in Net Zero Week 2021 Partner content
Environment
By Net Zero Week
Northern Gas and Power takes the lead role in Net Zero Week 2021
The Role of Advanced Fuels in The Road to Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Net Zero Week
The Role of Advanced Fuels in The Road to Net Zero
Heat and Buildings Strategy must be high on ambition and pragmatism to truly level up Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Heat and Buildings Strategy must be high on ambition and pragmatism to truly level up
It’s time for positive rhetoric surrounding climate change to be matched with action that meets the scale of ambition required.
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Taking the lead in hydrogen: next steps
The deployment of new and existing materials will play a critical role in delivering the growth of the hydrogen sector, identified as a cornerstone of the UK Government’s net zero ambitions.
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Advanced nuclear energy for Net Zero: A strategy for action
The UK has committed to a net zero 2050 target, but what place does nuclear energy have in meeting this ambition?
UK soft-drinks maker accelerates emissions cut as it targets Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
UK soft-drinks maker accelerates emissions cut as it targets Net Zero
Suntory Beverage and Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) has announced its commitment to halve its emissions by 2030, as part of ambitious plans to reach net zero across its entire value chain by 2050.
Hinkley Point C spending in the North of England tops £1bn Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Hinkley Point C spending in the North of England tops £1bn
Across Britain, investment in nuclear is proving to be an integral part of the Green Recovery.
Funding Net Zero: how investment can unleash a green revolution Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Funding Net Zero: how investment can unleash a green revolution
As COP26 approaches, the world will be talking more and more about how we meet the challenges of climate change. But John Godfrey, L&G’s Corporate Affairs Director, is more interested in actions than words. He tells us why “inclusive capitalism” is the key to the UK’s future economic and environmental success.
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery
Science, technology, and innovation are set to play a critical role in helping the nation to meet its ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
STEM will make the future, so let’s open its doors to all Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
STEM will make the future, so let’s open its doors to all
Expanding accessibility within engineering and technology is essential for the UK as the world undergoes the biggest wave of technological change since the Industrial Revolution.
EventsAll
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