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- Water for Melbourne via pipe from Tasmania Fri, 13 Nov 09, 7:26amDiscussion over why its far better for the environment to pipe water from Tasmania to Melbourne than building the Wonthaggi desalination plant
- UK ministers reopen door to drilling at two North Sea oilfields as new guidance released Fri, 20 Jun 25, 1:18amMichael Shanks says guidance brings ‘clarity’ to approval process as analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if sites get green light
- Reeves promised oil industry ‘quid pro quo’ over windfall tax in private meeting Thu, 19 Jun 25, 9:00pmGovernment accused of making ‘secret exchange deal’ with fossil fuel companies to compensate for tax hike
- UK ministers to restart approval process for two North Sea oilfields Thu, 19 Jun 25, 4:00pmExclusive: analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if fields get green light
- Ed Miliband says Labour will ‘win fight’ against UK net zero critics Wed, 18 Jun 25, 1:50amEnergy secretary speaks at launch of £1bn investment scheme to bolster jobs in offshore wind supply chain
- Wales needs a green future, not Nigel Farage’s coalmine fantasy | Letters Fri, 13 Jun 25, 3:05amThe Reform UK leader’s vision of reviving coalmines and blast furnaces in south Wales is absurd, writes Neil Kinnock
- Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked | Nils Pratley Thu, 12 Jun 25, 4:16amEd Miliband’s vehicle for investing in renewables lost 30% of its pot to small modular nuclear reactors in the spending review
- GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors Thu, 12 Jun 25, 4:01amNational energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance
- Spending review: Reeves vows to ‘renew Britain’ with big rises for NHS, housing and defence Wed, 11 Jun 25, 11:49pmChancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerity
- UK politics: Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – as it happened Wed, 11 Jun 25, 2:32amDaisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against Trump
- The Guardian view on Labour’s nuclear bet: big promises, but bigger questions remain unanswered | Editorial Wed, 11 Jun 25, 3:33amA bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarity
- Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – UK politics live Tue, 10 Jun 25, 9:58pmDaisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against Trump
- Miliband says funding plan means Sizewell C will happen as Green party criticises spending – UK politics live Tue, 10 Jun 25, 6:48pmEnergy secretary says government is ‘putting forward the money’ for new nuclear power station as Greens say money better spent on green energy
- Nigel Farage’s pitch for Welsh elections: bring back coalmining Mon, 9 Jun 25, 11:57pmReform leader says steel and coal industries can be revived but does not say how beyond ‘scrapping net zero’
- Will the North Sea oil and gas industry be Labour’s next U-turn? Sun, 8 Jun 25, 4:00pmWith Nigel Farage targeting net zero, could government policy change to protect jobs, revenue and votes?
- Labour’s £13.2bn warm homes plan will not face cuts in spending review Thu, 5 Jun 25, 8:51pmSource confirms decision that will help meet net zero targets and pledge to cut energy bills by £300