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Government Doesn't 'Expect' Energy Rationing And Power Cuts This Winter
Government Doesn't "Expect" Energy Rationing And Power Cuts This Winter
Energy
Downing Street has said they don’t “expect” there to be energy rationing this winter after reports that six million households could face blackouts because of the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on power supplies.
Rishi Sunak Suggests Wealthy People Who Don't Need The £400 Cost Of Living Grant Should Give It To Charity
Economy
Rishi Sunak Suggests Wealthy People Who Don't Need The £400 Cost Of Living Grant Should Give It To Charity
Rishi Sunak Announces Windfall Tax And One-Off Grants To Help Households With Cost Of Living Crisis
Economy
Rishi Sunak Announces Windfall Tax And One-Off Grants To Help Households With Cost Of Living Crisis
Treasury Minister 'Definitively' Not Ruling Out Windfall Tax As Pressure Builds On Government To Act
Economy
Treasury Minister "Definitively" Not Ruling Out Windfall Tax As Pressure Builds On Government To Act
Impatient Tory MPs Fear They'll Be Stitched Up By A U-Turn On Windfall Tax
Economy
Impatient Tory MPs Fear They'll Be Stitched Up By A U-Turn On Windfall Tax
Boris Johnson Accused Of Watering Down Energy Plans To Appease Hostile Tory MPs
Energy
Boris Johnson Accused Of Watering Down Energy Plans To Appease Hostile Tory MPs
Government Agrees Plan To Ramp Up Building Nuclear Power Stations
Energy
Government Agrees Plan To Ramp Up Building Nuclear Power Stations
The House Live
Green Freeport status in the Scottish Highlands could speed up a just transition to net zero Partner content
Environment
By Opportunity Cromarty Firth
Green Freeport status in the Scottish Highlands could speed up a just transition to net zero
The Path to Net Zero - A Net Zero Week Special Edition
Environment
By Dods Impact
The Path to Net Zero - A Net Zero Week Special Edition
Scientific Britannia - how can Britain become a science and tech powerhouse?
Economy
By Tom Hunter
Scientific Britannia - how can Britain become a science and tech powerhouse?
Most read
A critical enabler: How technology is helping the UK thrive Partner content
A critical enabler: How technology is helping the UK thrive
By BT
Education
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
By John Johnston
Education
Westminster Foundation for Democracy at 30: 'We can’t assume democracy is safe – it’s not'
Westminster Foundation for Democracy at 30: 'We can’t assume democracy is safe – it’s not'
By Sienna Rodgers
Foreign affairs
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Why can't BEIS and the Treasury get on?
Environment
By Tom Sasse
Why can't BEIS and the Treasury get on?
At the heart of the government’s problems with the cost-of-living crisis is a rupture between the two departments charged with managing the economy. Is it just down to the personalities, or is there something deeper going on? Tom Sasse reports.
Boris Johnson Accused Of Watering Down Energy Plans To Appease Hostile Tory MPs
Energy
Boris Johnson Accused Of Watering Down Energy Plans To Appease Hostile Tory MPs
A new briefing war has erupted within government after Boris Johnson faced criticism this week for not going far enough to support onshore wind in week’s energy strategy, as the UK tries to reduce its reliance on gas imported from abroad.
Rising energy bills are fuelling a difficult Christmas for families
Energy
By Alan Brown MP
Rising energy bills are fuelling a difficult Christmas for families
Christmas is always an expensive time of year, but as a result of a Brexit fuelled cost-of-living crisis this year could be the worst yet. As inflation continues to soar, one of the biggest increases households are facing is to energy bills. Currently, electricity prices are 18.8 per cent higher than in 2020, with gas prices 28.1 per cent higher.
Energy news
Calls to abandon net zero to tackle the energy crisis are short sighted
Energy
By Mark Menzies MP
Calls to abandon net zero to tackle the energy crisis are short sighted
These are worrying times. As we emerge from the pandemic, global energy costs have spiralled, a situation exacerbated by sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Rishi Sunak Is In Talks With Tories Who Are Desperately Trying To Halt The Energy Bills Crisis
Economy
Rishi Sunak Is In Talks With Tories Who Are Desperately Trying To Halt The Energy Bills Crisis
The Chancellor has held meetings with multiple Conservative MPs this week where he heard their suggestions for how to further protect households from soaring energy prices, PoliticsHome has learned.
Greenwashing must be stopped to protect consumer investment in renewables Partner content
Energy
By Choose
Greenwashing must be stopped to protect consumer investment in renewables
The energy crisis is revealing a loss of consumer confidence in green tariffs.
Pubs Could Be Hit With Huge Energy Bill Hike Due To Russia Sanctions
Economy
Pubs Could Be Hit With Huge Energy Bill Hike Due To Russia Sanctions
Ministers are faced with the challenge of helping thousands of hospitality businesses find new energy suppliers after hitting Russian gas giant Gazprom with sanctions.
Keir Starmer Calls For U-Turn On 'Total Mess' Energy Measures As Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs
Energy
Keir Starmer Calls For U-Turn On "Total Mess" Energy Measures As Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs
Labour leader Keir Starmer has urged the government to go further in its support for households as he warned average bills would rise by £700 even before the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine were taken into account.
UK To Phase Out Russian Oil By The End Of 2022 Announces Kwasi Kwarteng
Energy
UK To Phase Out Russian Oil By The End Of 2022 Announces Kwasi Kwarteng
The UK will stop importing Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022 after the country’s invasion of Ukraine, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced.
LISTEN: How can we effectively decarbonise transport? Partner content
Environment
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
LISTEN: How can we effectively decarbonise transport?
Transport currently accounts for around a quarter of carbon emissions and is the largest emitting sector in the UK. Decarbonising the transport industry to hit the UK net-zero target by 2050 requires urgent, clear and decisive action.
Why the Government needs to rethink its approach to the energy crisis Partner content
Economy
By Choose
Why the Government needs to rethink its approach to the energy crisis
The chancellor’s £350 help package for energy customers is unwanted and ineffective.
Renewable liquid fuels solve a fundamental problem for off-grid decarbonisation Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Renewable liquid fuels solve a fundamental problem for off-grid decarbonisation
It's time to move away from a one size fits all approach when it comes to decarbonising our homes.
Sadiq Khan Calls On Government To Seize London Property Owned By Russian Oligarchs
Communities
Sadiq Khan Calls On Government To Seize London Property Owned By Russian Oligarchs
The Mayor of London is calling for the cronies of President Putin to have their London properties seized by the UK government.
Government Insists No New Measures Are Needed To Protect Gas Prices From Russia's Invasion
Economy
Government Insists No New Measures Are Needed To Protect Gas Prices From Russia's Invasion
Ministers are confident that they will not need to bring in new measures to protect British consumers if Russia's invasion of Ukraine leads to gas prices in the UK being driven up further.
Home heating is integral to prevent another gas crisis in the UK
Energy
By Wera Hobhouse MP
Home heating is integral to prevent another gas crisis in the UK
Getting off gas for good is a non-negotiable goal to tackle the climate crisis. The ongoing gas crisis and subsequent cost of living crisis are two disastrous symptoms of an over-reliance on foreign fossil gas markets, worsened by government policy.
Energy bill loan will not be enough to help families with rising costs – we need a plan to insulate more homes
Energy
By Lord Willetts
Energy bill loan will not be enough to help families with rising costs – we need a plan to insulate more homes
There is no escaping the financial struggles that 2022 will bring – families are already being squeezed as real wages fall with inflation pushing up the cost of day-to-day life.
A dirty profits tax will bill energy giants for rising energy costs
Economy
By Amelia Womack
A dirty profits tax will bill energy giants for rising energy costs
While millions of people are facing crisis as their energy bills soar, oil and gas companies are making record-breaking profits.
Former Tory Leader Says Partygate Has Been 'Hugely Damaging' For Boris Johnson
Energy
Former Tory Leader Says Partygate Has Been "Hugely Damaging" For Boris Johnson
Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has described the fallout from ‘partygate’ as “hugely damaging” for both Boris Johnson and the Tory party.
Rishi Sunak Urged To Drop Green Levy To Ease The Cost Of Living Crisis
Environment
Rishi Sunak Urged To Drop Green Levy To Ease The Cost Of Living Crisis
The Chancellor is facing renewed pressure from backbench MPs to scrap the green levy on energy bills in an effort to alleviate the spiralling cost of living.
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies? Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies?
The government may be in a hurry to decarbonise Britain's homes and businesses, but in its haste, it is leaving fairness to off-grid households to fall by the wayside.
Rishi Sunak Announces One-Off £200 Discount On Energy Bills To Help Counter Major Rise In Prices
Economy
Rishi Sunak Announces One-Off £200 Discount On Energy Bills To Help Counter Major Rise In Prices
Rishi Sunak has announced new steps to offset energy price hikes after Ofgem announced the energy price cap would rise by £693 a year.
MJD In Partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Makes Total Switch to HVO Biofuel GD+ To Cut Carbon And Particulate Emissions Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
MJD In Partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Makes Total Switch to HVO Biofuel GD+ To Cut Carbon And Particulate Emissions

London – MJD, road hauliers to blue chip companies including Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), has announced a total transition to an Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) drop-in biofuel called GD+ across all its haulage operations. The fuel will be used with immediate effect in MJD’s existing diesel engine trucks, with no modifications required, and will cut carbon emissions by 17,000 metric tonnes of CO2e per year.
Energy Companies Warn That Price Hike Will Leave 'Even Average Households' Struggling To Pay Bills
Energy
Energy Companies Warn That Price Hike Will Leave "Even Average Households" Struggling To Pay Bills
The chief executive of Britain’s energy trade association has warned that “even average households will struggle to pay their bills” as the price cap on energy is set to rise in April.
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety Partner content
Energy
By Electrical Safety First
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety
With the Building Safety Bill progressing through the Lords, Peers have the power to help avoid another tower block tragedy by enforcing electrical safety checks for social tenants and leaseholders in England.
Partner content
Energy
By SGN
Green boiler pilot to accelerate low-carbon heat in social housing launches
We’ve co-launched a pilot scheme aimed at simultaneously cutting bills and carbon emissions for people unable to afford the switch to clean heating.
Partner content
Environment
By [email protected]
How to incentivise bioenergy with carbon capture and storage responsibly
The latest IPCC report on the state of the world’s climate shows that the remaining carbon budget – the amount of CO2 that can still be emitted while keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees – is almost gone. To meet net zero within these parameters, we will need to remove CO2 that is already in the atmosphere. One method of achieving this is by using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). However, BECCS is not yet ready for use at scale, and raises societal concerns around land use for biomass, the safety of stored carbon, and potential distraction from emissions reductions. Here, Dr Rob Bellamy from the Department of Geography explains his recent research into how BECCS might be incentivised responsibly, by accounting for public and stakeholder preferences.
A windfall tax shouldn’t be ruled out by the Conservatives
Economy
By Joe Tetlow
A windfall tax shouldn’t be ruled out by the Conservatives
As the government scrabbles to find policy solutions to cut bills ahead of whopping price increases this April, several things have become clear.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Leeds
2022
Leeds
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Leeds
Can departmental data sharing really transform citizen services?
2022
Online
Can departmental data sharing really transform citizen services?
Financing the reinvention of affordable housing
2022
Online
Financing the reinvention of affordable housing
Women into Leadership Online
2022
Online
Women into Leadership Online