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- Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Mon, 2 Mar 26, 3:00amCampaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand
- Calls to move England’s home insulation scheme into council workers’ hands Thu, 26 Feb 26, 11:00pmThinktank proposes councils stop using private contractors in attempt to improve quality and spending
- The Guardian view on Merz and Meloni: an emerging Berlin-Rome axis is threatening the EU’s green deal Fri, 20 Feb 26, 6:05amThe deregulation agenda being pushed by Germany’s chancellor and Italy’s prime minister is economically and ethically flawed
- Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin Fri, 13 Feb 26, 11:01amEx-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
- Tony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices Fri, 13 Feb 26, 11:01amReport by Tony Blair Institute urges government to drop some green policies amid criticism of decarbonisation goal
- Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes Tue, 10 Feb 26, 9:30amUK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretary
- No ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn push Wed, 21 Jan 26, 9:30amGovernment opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a year
- ‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals Mon, 5 Jan 26, 11:38pmExclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
- Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025 Thu, 1 Jan 26, 4:00amLegal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans
- ‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change Thu, 20 Nov 25, 10:21pmIt’s a climate-vulnerable nation, while also being the world’s sixth-largest greenhouse-gas emitter. Global investment in climate action is vital
- Scrapping green subsidies is short-termist sabotage – and as usual the consumer will pay | Camilla Born Sat, 15 Nov 25, 4:53amWeaning ourselves off gas is the only way to reduce energy bills long term. Cutting support for this is exactly the ‘sticking-plaster politics’ Labour promised to end
- ‘Giving up would be a betrayal’: Miliband says 1.5C target still alive before Cop30 Sat, 8 Nov 25, 5:00amExclusive: Environment secretary says global tipping points are possible as he rejects far-right climate ‘defeatism’
- UK unveils ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ to get back on track for net zero targets Thu, 30 Oct 25, 1:45amEd Miliband says pushing for renewable energy and lower emissions will reduce household bills and boost economy
- ‘A punch in the face’: Germany’s dash for gas raises questions over climate targets Tue, 21 Oct 25, 2:00amPlans for a fossil fuel project in Wadden Sea nature reserve have angered local people and campaigners, as political enthusiasm for renewables wanes
- Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened Tue, 7 Oct 25, 4:16amHalf of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader. This live blog is closed