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Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink

09 Jun Energy

The chair of the Red Wall caucus of Labour MPs has called on ministers to keep British oil and gas in the energy mix as the government's net zero policy comes under backbench pressure.

29 May Energy

Ex-Energy Minister And Burnham Ally Says Tony Blair Is Wrong About Net Zero

21 May Energy

China And Clean Energy: Is Britain Swapping One Dependency For Another?

22 Apr Energy

Private Sector Offered To Lend Government Experts To Help Design Energy Bill Support

02 Apr Economy

Rail And Bus Fares Should Be Cut To Protect Public From Iran Petrol Spike, Says Ed Davey

01 Apr Economy

PM Warns Reopening Strait Of Hormuz "Will Not Be Easy"

30 Mar Energy

PM Says Iran Conflict Is "Not Our War"

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Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment

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04 Jun Economy

Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment

We need a clean heating plan for commercial buildings, not just homes

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03 Jun Energy

We need a clean heating plan for commercial buildings, not just homes

Building Jobs, Skills and Growth in Wales and Scotland

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01 Jun Energy

Building Jobs, Skills and Growth in Wales and Scotland

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Andy Burnham: The Makerfield Campaign, The Aftermath And His Prep For Government

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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards

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Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink

09 Jun Energy

Miles Thorpe: From Former Stationery Entrepreneur To Zack Polanski's Morgan McSweeney

08 Jun Political parties

The Sánchez Doctrine: How The Greens Are Remaking Their Foreign Policy Offer

07 Jun Political parties

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Net Zero Week 2026

04 Jul Environment

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13 Jan 2025 Energy

Anas Sarwar: "I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems"

Sienna Rodgers talks to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about the UK government’s ‘teething problems’, a bespoke immigration solution for Scotland and how to fight Reform

16 Oct 2024 Economy

Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary

An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang

15 Oct 2024 Environment

A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C

Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C

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27 Oct 2021 Economy

Chancellor Warns The Supply Chain And Energy Crises Will Persist For Months

Rishi Sunak has warned that supply chain disruption that has led to price rises and empty supermarket shelves will continue "for months" amid growing warnings that the country faces shortages in the run-up to Christmas.

22 Oct 2021 Energy

Trusted information and good consumer protections would give people the confidence to make their homes ready for net zero

The government has finally set out the road map for how we decarbonise the UK’s homes and buildings in its long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy.

21 Oct 2021 Economy

Treasury And BEIS Wrangling Leaves Industry Waiting For Emergency Gas Price Support

The failure of government departments to agree on how best to support industries affected by soaring gas prices has left impacted sectors waiting for help which they say is needed urgently.

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21 Oct 2021 Energy

Heat and Buildings Strategy - Response from OFTEC and UKIFDA

Trade Associations UKIFDA, for fuel distributors, and OFTEC, representing liquid fuel equipment manufacturers and training providers, welcome the publication of the Heat and Buildings Strategy and associated off-grid consultation which recognises the role of renewable liquid fuels in supporting the decarbonisation of off-grid households in the UK.

20 Oct 2021 Communities

Labour Warns Renters Could Be Hit By Higher Fuel Bills With Green Home Plans

A focus on homeowners in the government's new heat pump plan could mean that renters could "bear the brunt" of green housing policies, Labour has warned.

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20 Oct 2021 Environment

MIMA's response to the Heat and Buildings strategy and Net Zero strategy

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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Commitment to retrofit vital for Heat and Buildings Strategy says CIOB

19 Oct 2021 Environment

Minister Says Heat Pump Grant Is "First Step" To Green Homes But It Could Take 15 Years To Phase Out Gas

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has suggested the replacement of gas boilers could take as long as 15 years as she defended a scheme to subsidise heat pumps as a "fantastic first step".

Evidence Week 2021: learn from top researchers how we can best tackle the climate crisis

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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Evidence Week 2021: learn from top researchers how we can best tackle the climate crisis

To reach net zero we need policies that achieve public support. This means equipping policy makers with the insights into what their priorities are. We are on a mission to make that happen.

12 Oct 2021 Economy

Urgent action is required to prevent avoidable deaths as millions more face fuel poverty this winter

It is a matter of great concern that against the background of rising inflation, the end of furlough and cut to Universal Credit that the price cap might end in April 2022.

Net zero can only be achieved with public support – that’s why it must be affordable for everyone

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12 Oct 2021 Economy

Net zero can only be achieved with public support – that’s why it must be affordable for everyone

If we are serious about moving to a renewables-led energy system, we have to adopt a flexible approach that makes solutions cost-effective for consumers.

11 Oct 2021 Economy

BEIS Hands Rishi Sunak Demands For Tackling Energy Crisis As Panic Deepens

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has given Chancellor Rishi Sunak proposals for protecting gas-reliant sectors from soaring energy prices as industry groups urge the Treasury to help stop factories going bust.

10 Oct 2021 Energy

Kwasi Kwarteng Says The Energy Price Cap Will Not Be Moved

Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed that the price cap on consumer energy bills will not be changed or removed this winter.

09 Oct 2021 Brexit

More Trouble For Boris Johnson’s Plans To Reshape The Economy As Car Industry Calls For Help

Boris Johnson has made it clear he wants to use the current supply chain crisis to reshape the British economy, but businesses are warning he risks breaking it this winter as staff shortages continue to cause major issues across a host of industries.

IKEA continues to champion climate action by joining COP26 as a Partner

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06 Oct 2021 Environment

IKEA continues to champion climate action by joining COP26 as a Partner

Five years on, 22,000 workers in Britain are at work on Hinkley Point C

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04 Oct 2021 Economy

Five years on, 22,000 workers in Britain are at work on Hinkley Point C

From new jobs to investment in British businesses, the benefits of Hinkley Point C are clear to see.

Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society

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04 Oct 2021 Environment

Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society

Amid the urgency of action to tackle climate change, the issue of biodiversity collapse can easily get lost. In the UK and most countries across the world, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, yet understanding of the correlation between climate change and biodiversity loss is lacking.

Net Zero with the Lights On: Nuclear’s Role in Our Energy Future

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30 Sep 2021 Environment

Net Zero with the Lights On: Nuclear’s Role in Our Energy Future

The UK’s energy system can only survive the transition to net zero if we invest urgently and heavily in homegrown nuclear power.

Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room

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30 Sep 2021 Environment

Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room

Today marks the start of the Pre-COP summit, the last chance for world leaders to discuss climate change mitigation strategies ahead of the upcoming negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November in Glasgow. If COP26 organisers are serious about meeting the Paris Agreement and “keeping 1.5 degrees alive” to limit the potentially catastrophic impact of global warming, it’s crucial that all leading drivers of climate change are acknowledged and addressed. Yet, until now, one topic has remained the cow in the room: intensive animal agriculture.