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East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: 'Our Communities Feel Left Behind'
East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: "Our Communities Feel Left Behind"
Communities
Communities in the East Midlands feel unrewarded for their huge "sacrifices", according to the area's first mayor Claire Ward. With Nigel Farage's Reform looking to capitalise on local disillusionment, she believes a green industry boom can help the region realise its potential.
Can Britain Build The Energy Storage It Desperately Needs?
Energy
Can Britain Build The Energy Storage It Desperately Needs?
Locational Or National Pricing: The Great Energy Debate Dividing Experts
Energy
Locational Or National Pricing: The Great Energy Debate Dividing Experts
Is Clean Power By 2030 Achievable?
Energy
Is Clean Power By 2030 Achievable?
Residents Near New Pylons Could Get Money Off Bills, Says Energy Minister
Communities
Residents Near New Pylons Could Get Money Off Bills, Says Energy Minister
Donald Trump's Executive Orders Put UK In 'Stronger Position' To Attract Green Investment
Energy
Donald Trump's Executive Orders Put UK In "Stronger Position" To Attract Green Investment
Scottish Labour MP Warns Starmer Oil Refinery Closure Risks Thatcher-Scale 'Devastation'
Energy
Scottish Labour MP Warns Starmer Oil Refinery Closure Risks Thatcher-Scale "Devastation"
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Major carbon reductions and billions of pounds saved for government and consumers – the opportunity with renewable liquid fuels Partner content
Energy
By OFTEC
Major carbon reductions and billions of pounds saved for government and consumers – the opportunity with renewable liquid fuels
Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges
Going nuclear - the answer to Britain's energy future?
Energy
By Zoë Grünewald
Going nuclear - the answer to Britain's energy future?
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'The Tories Can Have Him': Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
"The Tories Can Have Him": Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
Political parties
Abolishing NHS England Became 'Inevitable' – But What Happens Next?
Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?
Health
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Political parties
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
University Crisis Has Reached 'Crunch Point', Says Education Committee Chair
University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair
Education
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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
New Climate APPG Chair Says Government Must Learn From 'Poor' Energy Transitions Like Margaret Thatcher's Mine Closures
Energy
New Climate APPG Chair Says Government Must Learn From "Poor" Energy Transitions Like Margaret Thatcher's Mine Closures
Labour MP and new chair of the Climate All-Party Parliamentary Group Luke Murphy has said the Government must avoid the mistakes of past "unjust" energy transitions such as Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher's closure of the mines in the 1980s.
Parliament can make Britain a clean energy superpower – it must embrace the challenge
Environment
By Luke Murphy
Parliament can make Britain a clean energy superpower – it must embrace the challenge
Lifting the ban on onshore wind, approving new solar farms and ending support for the Cumbrian coal mine: all down payments to put Britain on the path to becoming a clean energy superpower.
Rachel Reeves Aide Aims To Pull Green Agenda Away From The 'Culture War'
Energy
Rachel Reeves Aide Aims To Pull Green Agenda Away From The "Culture War"
Cross-party working and consensus is key in giving investors confidence in the UK’s green agenda, according to new chair of the Environment APPG, Alistair Strathern.
The key tests for Labour's GB Energy
Energy
By Adam Khan and Melanie Brusseler
The key tests for Labour's GB Energy
How exactly will Great British Energy “take back control of the country's energy”?
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
Environment
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
The Government will work with the Crown Estate to deliver Great British Energy, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday at the launch of the major Labour policy.
We can enhance biodiversity and accelerate offshore wind at the same time Partner content
Environment
By Ørsted
We can enhance biodiversity and accelerate offshore wind at the same time
Faster planning decisions don’t have to come at the expense of protecting our marine environment. We have the tools to do both, we just need to use them.
Investing in Green Energy Ports Partner content
Environment
By Forth Ports
Investing in Green Energy Ports
Paving the way for whole energy system decarbonisation and the UK’s transition to a green energy future.
Partner content
Energy
By Policy@Manchester
University of Manchester researchers working to solve UK energy storage conundrum
Ensuring the UK has sufficient levels of renewable energy to meet its needs is only possible with suitable energy storage infrastructure – and University of Manchester experts are working to provide a “future-proof” solution.
Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero Partner content
Environment
By The MCS Foundation
Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero
The race to install heat pumps is a crucial part of the United Kingdom's net-zero ambitions. David Cowdrey, Acting Chief Executive for The MCS Foundation, calls for reforming electricity pricing to ensure heat pumps are always cheaper to run than gas boilers
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition
Cadent delivers almost as much energy annually as all the electricity networks combined, providing heat and power to half of the United Kingdom’s homes and businesses. Mark Belmega, Director of Sustainability and Social Purpose at Cadent, discusses how their work impacts numerous people’s lives
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility Partner content
Environment
By Cornwall Insight
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility
Jacob Briggs, Senior Consultant at Cornwall Insight, outlines research by Cornwall Insight, commissioned by Smart Energy GB, demonstrating why charging electric vehicles (EVs) flexibly, with a smart meter, benefits consumers and the energy system as we transition to a smart, flexible and decarbonised future
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero Partner content
Environment
By Dimeta
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero
As the world transitions to sustainable energy solutions to combat climate change, Sophia Haywood, Director of Advocacy and Communications at Dimeta, calls for the government to embrace a multiple energy solution to help the United Kingdom achieve its net-zero goals
The future needs innovators Partner content
Environment
By Urban Splash
The future needs innovators
Suzy Jones, Director of the Future at regeneration company Urban Splash and recent contributor to the Davos Baukultur Alliance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) head quarters in Geneva, outlines the housing sector’s role in reducing the United Kingdom’s carbon impact
How clean energy will help deliver UK economic growth Partner content
Communities
By SSE
How clean energy will help deliver UK economic growth
SSE’s Chief Executive writes on the once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our energy system and kickstart economic growth through partnership between industry and the new government.
Harnessing the untapped potential of biomethane Partner content
Environment
By SGN
Harnessing the untapped potential of biomethane
SGN's Future of Energy Director Tony Green shares his thoughts on the currently under recognised opportunity presented by biomethane that could help realise the government’s vision to turn the UK into a clean energy superpower1.
Liberal Democrats tackling climate change
Environment
By Tim Farron MP
Liberal Democrats tackling climate change
With climate change at the top of political parties’ agendas, Tim Farron MP, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, reiterates the Liberal Democrats’ policies to help the United Kingdom towards its net-zero goals
Action plan needed to fight the war on climate change
Environment
By Baroness Young of Old Scone
Action plan needed to fight the war on climate change
Baroness Young of Old Scone, Chair of the Labour Climate and Environment Forum and former Chair of the Woodland Trust, sets out what the new government needs to focus on for the United Kingdom to reach its net-zero goals
Industry is holding the net-zero baby
Environment
By Natascha Engel
Industry is holding the net-zero baby
Former Labour MP, Natascha Engel, believes net-zero is the defining policy of our generation and it will make or break this next government
Leading the way: businesses’ role in achieving net-zero
Environment
By Lord Teverson
Leading the way: businesses’ role in achieving net-zero
Former Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change, Lord Teverson, considers the increasingly important role of business in achieving the United Kingdom’s net-zero goals
Accelerating net-zero by 2050 or sooner?
Environment
By Alex Sobel MP
Accelerating net-zero by 2050 or sooner?
The Net Zero All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) worked to accelerate policy change, promote zero carbon solutions, and support clean growth technology. Alex Sobel MP, Chair of the Net Zero APPG from 2019 to 2024, sets out his thoughts on a long-term strategy for a low-carbon economy in the United Kingdom
My chairmanship: reflecting on the environmental audit committee
Environment
By Philip Dunne MP
My chairmanship: reflecting on the environmental audit committee
As a new parliamentary session begins, former Chair of the Commons Environmental Audit Committee, Rt Hon Philip Dunne, explores the work of the committee in the previous Parliament and his hopes for the committee in the future
London Gatwick’s operation will be net-zero in just six years. Here’s how Partner content
Environment
By London Gatwick
London Gatwick’s operation will be net-zero in just six years. Here’s how
As London Gatwick continues its path to net-zero, Steve Kelso, Head of Engineering at London Gatwick, explains how they will reach net-zero by 2030 and their additional plans to be hydrogen-ready
Climate and nature must go hand in hand in our fight for net-zero
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP
Climate and nature must go hand in hand in our fight for net-zero
Former Co-Leader of the Green Party and former Member of the Commons Environmental Audit Committee, Caroline Lucas, puts forward the importance of addressing both the climate and nature together to help combat climate change
EventsAll
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
2025
Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home