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South Sudan is a nation in turmoil
Foreign affairs
By Earl of Sandwich
South Sudan is a nation in turmoil
Alongside the horrors of war around the anniversary in Ukraine, one remarkable African event stood out in early February: the ecumenical visit to Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
Liz Truss Is 'Shooting Herself In The Foot' With Short-Term Fossil Fuel Focus, Energy Experts Say
Economy
Liz Truss Is "Shooting Herself In The Foot" With Short-Term Fossil Fuel Focus, Energy Experts Say
Energy experts have warned that Liz Truss's major push on fossil fuel projects, including North Sea oil and gas and fracking, will fail to improve the UK's energy supplies during the winter months.
Government Rules Out Rationing Energy After Labour Suggests They Should Plan For It In Wake Of Ukraine Crisis
Energy
Government Rules Out Rationing Energy After Labour Suggests They Should Plan For It In Wake Of Ukraine Crisis
A senior Cabinet minister has ruled out the UK having to ration oil and gas after the Ukraine invasion has caused a global energy crisis.
Downing Street Claims Boris Johnson's Saudi Arabia Trip To Curb Energy Crisis Was Not About 'Quick Fixes'
Economy
Downing Street Claims Boris Johnson's Saudi Arabia Trip To Curb Energy Crisis Was Not About "Quick Fixes"
Downing Street has defended the Prime Minister's trip to Saudia Arabia after he failed to secure an agreement from the Gulf state to increase oil production.
Downing Street Defends UK’s Approach To Saudi Arabia After 81 Men Are Executed In A Single Day
Foreign affairs
Downing Street Defends UK’s Approach To Saudi Arabia After 81 Men Are Executed In A Single Day
Number 10 has defended its approach to dealing with Saudi Arabia after the country executed 81 men on Saturday.
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.
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.
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.
Partner content
Economy
By OFTEC
We mustn’t let this pandemic halt progress on creating a greener economy, says OFTEC
With all the damage Covid-19 has done, let’s not let it put our decarbonisation goals at risk as well.
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Environment
By OFTEC
Off-grid heating industry ‘willing and able’ to deliver more cost-effective route to net zero for rural households
More than 45 key players in the off-grid heating industry have written to the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) underlining their readiness to deliver a cheaper, more practical solution to decarbonising oil heated homes than the current options backed by government.
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Environment
By OFTEC
OFTEC comments on Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
Decarbonising heat from UK homes is a national priority that must be urgently addressed. However, we are concerned about the high costs rural households are likely to face under current government proposals to achieve this.
Plans to decommission North Sea Oil rigs have been left adrift
Energy
By Richard Thomson MP
Plans to decommission North Sea Oil rigs have been left adrift
Delays to the Comprehensive Spending Review make it harder for oil and gas companies to meet transition challenges. The industry needs a sector deal
Low carbon homes will play a key role in reaching net-zero Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Low carbon homes will play a key role in reaching net-zero
Speaking at OFTEC’s panel discussion at Labour Connected, Shadow Minister for Green New Deal and Energy, Dr Alan Whitehead MP, stressed the important role that decarbonising our homes will play in reaching net-zero.
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Energy
By OFTEC
Government cannot afford to repeat off-grid heat decarbonisation policy mistakes, MPs warned
Consumer choice and affordable low carbon options must be a priority for rural homes or vital net zero targets could be missed, OFTEC will warn MPs at the 2020 Labour and Conservative Party Conferences.
Coronavirus
By OFTEC
OFTEC comments on Committee on Climate Change (CCC) annual report to Parliament
OFTEC chief executive Paul Rose says:
Coronavirus
By OFTEC
OFTEC comments on Wera Hobhouse MP statement: Improving the energy efficiency of our homes is central to a green recovery
Paul Rose, chief executive of OFTEC, the trade association for the liquid fuel industry, said:
Policy to decarbonise home heating must be fairer in wake of Covid-19 crisis, says OFTEC
Coronavirus
By OFTEC
Policy to decarbonise home heating must be fairer in wake of Covid-19 crisis, says OFTEC
As the UK begins to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, government must not waste the opportunity to ensure future heat policy is greener and fairer, says OFTEC.
Coronavirus
By OFTEC
OFTEC respond to COP26 announcement
It is of course the right decision to delay COP26 and focus on the UK’s response to the current global crisis.