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Energy Secretary Says 'Common Sense' Approach To Climate Change Can Beat The Greens
Energy Secretary Says "Common Sense" Approach To Climate Change Can Beat The Greens
Environment
A "common sense" approach to climate change and the clean energy transition can fend off challenges from the Greens, Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has said.
PM Says Government Plans To Remove Standing Charges From Energy Bills
Energy
PM Says Government Plans To Remove Standing Charges From Energy Bills
Senior Labour MP Says UK Must Not Repeat North Sea Oil Mistakes With AI Wealth
Energy
Senior Labour MP Says UK Must Not Repeat North Sea Oil Mistakes With AI Wealth
What More Could Government Do To Help With Energy Bills?
Energy
What More Could Government Do To Help With Energy Bills?
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2026 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2026
Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink
Energy
Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink
Ex-Energy Minister And Burnham Ally Says Tony Blair Is Wrong About Net Zero
Energy
Ex-Energy Minister And Burnham Ally Says Tony Blair Is Wrong About Net Zero
Opinion
Britain is deindustrialising – the Budget must put a stop to it, and the PM should approve Rosebank
Economy
By Henry Tufnell MP
Britain is deindustrialising – the Budget must put a stop to it, and the PM should approve Rosebank
The Budget must make clean heating affordable for homes and businesses Partner content
Economy
By Mitsubishi Electric
The Budget must make clean heating affordable for homes and businesses
Delivering reliable power today, whilst investing in tomorrow’s energy needs Partner content
Energy
By Uniper
Delivering reliable power today, whilst investing in tomorrow’s energy needs
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Ministers In Budget Eve Row With Labour MPs Over Miner Pension Fund
Ministers In Budget Eve Row With Labour MPs Over Miner Pension Fund
Communities
Labour Surges To Eight-Point Lead In New Poll
Labour Surges To Eight-Point Lead In New Poll
Political parties
Parliament needs an employment model fit for the modern political era Partner content
Parliament needs an employment model fit for the modern political era
By GMB
Political parties
Chris Bryant: Northern Ireland's Politicians Are Addicted To The Abnormal – They Need A Spell Of Cold Turkey
Chris Bryant: Northern Ireland's Politicians Are Addicted To The Abnormal – They Need A Spell Of Cold Turkey
Home affairs
How regulatory failures permit Britain's gambling sector to grow Partner content
How regulatory failures permit Britain's gambling sector to grow
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Communities
Inside The Green Party Struggle Over Reforms Amid 'Zionism Is Racism' Row
Inside The Green Party Struggle Over Reforms Amid 'Zionism Is Racism' Row
Foreign affairs
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Anas Sarwar: 'I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems'
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
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
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
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Environment
By Tali Fraser
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
Energy news
Minister Says Heat Pump Grant Is 'First Step' To Green Homes But It Could Take 15 Years To Phase Out Gas
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 Partner content
Environment
By Taylor & Francis
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.
Urgent action is required to prevent avoidable deaths as millions more face fuel poverty this winter
Economy
By Baroness McIntosh
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 Partner content
Economy
By SSE
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.
BEIS Hands Rishi Sunak Demands For Tackling Energy Crisis As Panic Deepens
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.
Kwasi Kwarteng Says The Energy Price Cap Will Not Be Moved
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.
More Trouble For Boris Johnson’s Plans To Reshape The Economy As Car Industry Calls For Help
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 Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
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 Partner content
Economy
By EDF
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 Partner content
Environment
By WSP
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.
Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
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.
Net Zero with the Lights On: Nuclear’s Role in Our Energy Future Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
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.
Boris Johnson Says Key Workers Won't Get Priority At Petrol Pumps Amid Fuel Shortages
Energy
Boris Johnson Says Key Workers Won't Get Priority At Petrol Pumps Amid Fuel Shortages
The government has rejected calls from Keir Starmer to give priority to key workers at petrol stations, and have said there are signs the nationwide fuel shortages are beginning to ease.
Decarbonising the heat sector will protect consumers from future energy cost spikes
Energy
By Steve Brine MP
Decarbonising the heat sector will protect consumers from future energy cost spikes
It’s time to level up our buildings and energy infrastructure and release the UK from its vulnerability to volatile fossil fuels.
Industry Leaders Doubt Government's 'Smoke And Mirrors' Army Plan Will Curb Fuel Crisis
Economy
Industry Leaders Doubt Government's 'Smoke And Mirrors' Army Plan Will Curb Fuel Crisis
The government's move to put the army on standby amid ongoing fuel shortages has been met with doubt from industry leaders, with one senior figure describing it as "PR" and "smoke and mirrors".
Ministers Set To Decide Within Hours Whether To Deploy Soldiers To Tackle Fuel Crisis
Economy
Ministers Set To Decide Within Hours Whether To Deploy Soldiers To Tackle Fuel Crisis
The government could decide as soon as today to bring in the army to help abate fuel shortages, with ministers set to hold an urgent meeting about the crisis on Monday.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET responds to potential future gas crisis within the UK
Ministers Poised To Relax Immigration Rules As Lorry Driver Crisis Hits Fuel Supplies
Brexit
Ministers Poised To Relax Immigration Rules As Lorry Driver Crisis Hits Fuel Supplies
The government is preparing to temporarily relax immigration rules for foreign lorry drivers in what is set to be a major U-turn brought about by the growing supply chain crisis.
Grant Shapps Claims Brexit Has Helped Provide A 'Solution' For HGV Shortage
Brexit
Grant Shapps Claims Brexit Has Helped Provide A "Solution" For HGV Shortage
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has dismissed claims that Brexit is partly to blame for a shortage of HGV drivers.
The nuclear industry is harnessing the Best of British to create a new generation of skilled professionals Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Sellafield Ltd
The nuclear industry is harnessing the Best of British to create a new generation of skilled professionals
The future of the nuclear industry is in good hands and well placed to help Britain face some of its biggest challenges.
Ed Miliband Has Accused The Government Of Being “Complacent” Over The Energy Crisis
Energy
Ed Miliband Has Accused The Government Of Being “Complacent” Over The Energy Crisis
Ed Miliband has accused the government of being “complacent about the crisis in the market” as skyrocketing global gas prices put pressure on businesses and consumers.
Minister Admits Customers Could Face Higher Energy Tariffs If Their Current Supplier Goes Bust
Economy
Minister Admits Customers Could Face Higher Energy Tariffs If Their Current Supplier Goes Bust
Consumers who are forced to switch to a new energy supplier will not be guaranteed they will pay the same rate, a business minister has said.
Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021 Partner content
Coronavirus
By Policy@Manchester
Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021
Join Policy@Manchester at this year’s Labour and Conservative party conferences for an exciting programme of fringe events.
No.10 Signals CO2 Plant Funding Could Be Extended To Avoid Winter Crisis
Economy
No.10 Signals CO2 Plant Funding Could Be Extended To Avoid Winter Crisis
The government has left the door open to funding the operation of a key CO2-producing plant beyond the three weeks agreed amid warnings that the industry faces long-term disruption.
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