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Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Energy
Reform councils could delay local green energy projects by up to a year, undermining the government's net zero ambitions, a sector leader has said.
UK Must Apply 'Wartime Mindset' To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Defence
UK Must Apply "Wartime Mindset" To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be 'Inseparable' After British Steel Saga
Defence
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be "Inseparable" After British Steel Saga
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
Energy
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: 'Our Communities Feel Left Behind'
Communities
East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: "Our Communities Feel Left Behind"
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
Opinion
Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy Partner content
Energy
By Net Zero Technology Centre
Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy
Electrifying Britain – how EDF is supporting customers to electrify their homes Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Electrifying Britain – how EDF is supporting customers to electrify their homes
Building sustainability on the road to net-zero Partner content
Energy
By Mitsubishi Electric
Building sustainability on the road to net-zero
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Over Half Of Labour's 2024 Vote Is Considering Switching To Lib Dem Or Greens
Over Half Of Labour's 2024 Vote Is Considering Switching To Lib Dem Or Greens
Political parties
Top Starmer Aide: Reform Voters Are 'Labour People' – They're Just 'Pissed Off'
Top Starmer Aide: Reform Voters Are 'Labour People' – They're Just 'Pissed Off'
Political parties
Disabled MPs Express Concern Over Labour Rule Changes Amid Backbench Anger
Disabled MPs Express Concern Over Labour Rule Changes Amid Backbench Anger
Political parties
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Labour MPs Warn New Restrictions On International Students Could Compound The University Funding Crisis
Education
In Greater Manchester, we have a plan to put prevention at the heart of the health system
In Greater Manchester, we have a plan to put prevention at the heart of the health system
By Andy Burnham
Health
The Other Insurgent Party: Should The Greens Turn Left With Eco-Populism?
The Other Insurgent Party: Should The Greens Turn Left With Eco-Populism?
Political parties
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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
Second shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany successfully completed Partner content
Energy
By Nuclear Transport Solutions
Sellafield Ltd
Second shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany successfully completed
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Energy
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Reform councils could delay local green energy projects by up to a year, undermining the government's net zero ambitions, a sector leader has said.
Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy Partner content
Energy
By Net Zero Technology Centre
Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy
Achieving net-zero is an immense challenge, but it is also an enormous social, environmental, and economic opportunity. That was the key message from a major conference in Aberdeen that brought innovators together to explore how they are changing the energy landscape in the UK and beyond.
UK Must Apply 'Wartime Mindset' To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Defence
UK Must Apply "Wartime Mindset" To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Nato countries like the UK must apply a "wartime mindset" to decisions over energy policy, a leading figure in the military alliance has said.
Electrifying Britain – how EDF is supporting customers to electrify their homes Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Electrifying Britain – how EDF is supporting customers to electrify their homes
“Electrification is one of the key ways that we can help Britain to achieve net zero,” says Toby Allen, EDF’s director of business development
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be 'Inseparable' After British Steel Saga
Defence
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be "Inseparable" After British Steel Saga
A Conservative MP has warned that government must treat energy and national security as "inseparable" as the UK faces growing questions over the role of foreign states in its critical infrastructure.
Building sustainability on the road to net-zero Partner content
Energy
By Mitsubishi Electric
Building sustainability on the road to net-zero
Decarbonising buildings is one of the biggest challenges on the road to net-zero – Russell Dean at Mitsubishi Electric explores the crucial role of the government, industry and consumers in transforming the way we heat our buildings for a greener future.
Partner content
Energy
By Net Zero Technology Centre
Clean energy pioneers secure £150 million equity investment boost

  • Green leaders showcased at Net Zero Innovators conference

  • Startups generate £36 million in revenue

  • NZTC’s £7 million backing attracts 20 times that in private funding
Low-carbon heat networks are the norm for coastal communities in Europe – why not here too?
Energy
By Polly Billington MP
Low-carbon heat networks are the norm for coastal communities in Europe – why not here too?
As chair of the coastal caucus of more than 60 Labour MPs, and as a member of Parliament’s Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee, I know how vital low-carbon solutions are for delivering not just on the government’s clean energy mission but also on our mission to lower bills and deliver higher living standards for coastal areas like mine.
Delivering infrastructure together Partner content
Economy
By Agilia Infrastructure Partners
Delivering infrastructure together
Agilia Infrastructure Partners joint CEOs, Amar Qureshi and Mike Pugsley, are at the forefront of transforming Britain's infrastructure landscape. Their journey, rooted in public service and innovation, has led to the creation of one of the UK's fastest-growing consultancies
Privatisation has failed – Labour ministers should not repeat the experiment
Economy
By Cat Hobbs
Privatisation has failed – Labour ministers should not repeat the experiment
Is private ownership of our critical infrastructure working? Cat Hobbs, founder and director of We Own It, argues privatisation has failed – so Labour ministers should think again
London’s super sewer shows that a bold vision and close collaboration can deliver infrastructure Partner content
Energy
By Tideway
London’s super sewer shows that a bold vision and close collaboration can deliver infrastructure
The Thames Tideway Tunnel – London’s new ‘super sewer’ – is now fully connected. As we look forward to a healthier future, it’s right to reflect on how this vital project has been delivered
Unlocking the potential of UK infrastructure – a pathway to growth and sustainability Partner content
Energy
By WSP
Unlocking the potential of UK infrastructure – a pathway to growth and sustainability
Investment in infrastructure is critical to achieving the Government’s missions of economic growth, housing, clean energy and net zero, says Paul Reilly, WSP’s new UK and Ireland President & Managing Director, in an interview with The House
Morocco can play a key role in the UK's clean energy mission
Energy
By Sir Nick Harvey
Morocco can play a key role in the UK's clean energy mission
Sourcing energy from a country with a guaranteed supply of sunshine and wind would help the government in its mission to bring down energy bills.
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
Energy
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
The director of the National Warm Homes Council has warned that the government is currently not on track to meet its target on insulating homes.
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
Decarbonising virtually all oil heated homes through heat pumps may be a noble ambition for the government, but the evidence for this approach doesn’t stack up. It’s undeniable the technology has a central role to play, but there are limits, both financial and logistical, to how widely heat pumps can realistically be deployed off the gas grid. That’s why we need renewable liquid fuels.
East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: 'Our Communities Feel Left Behind'
Communities
East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: "Our Communities Feel Left Behind"
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?
Britain faces two trilemmas over energy: as it seeks to find a middle ground between security, cost and carbon reduction, it also needs to balance supply, demand and storage. It’s the last of these, Benedict Cooper finds, that might be the biggest challenge of all.
Partner content
Energy
By Net Zero Technology Centre
Clean energy trailblazers to take centre stage at Net Zero Innovators conference
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
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?
With soaring costs and delays, is nuclear energy really the answer to Britain’s energy future? Zoë Grünewald reports
Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels Partner content
Energy
By OFTEC
Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels
One of the biggest challenges facing the Labour government is delivering decarbonisation without putting unnecessary financial burden on ordinary households.
The Warm Homes Plan: a path to energy efficiency and net-zero goals Partner content
Energy
By Building Research Establishment (BRE)
The Warm Homes Plan: a path to energy efficiency and net-zero goals
Jane Goddard, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Building Research Establishment (BRE), is calling for a focus on retrofitting the least energy-efficient homes to help reduce fuel poverty.
Locational Or National Pricing: The Great Energy Debate Dividing Experts
Energy
Locational Or National Pricing: The Great Energy Debate Dividing Experts
Do we tackle climate change via locational or national pricing? Adam Bell, director of policy at Stonehaven, explains the increasingly fraught debate that is pitting economists against each other.
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Starmer: One Year On
2025
Online
Starmer: One Year On
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
2025
Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025