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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 energy secretary says UN climate talks must find way to keep proposals alive despite significant resistance
- 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
- Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan Fri, 14 Nov 25, 3:59amExclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers
- US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors Thu, 13 Nov 25, 11:01amAs Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’
- Prepare the escape pod — Keir Starmer says: “The consensus is gone” Sat, 8 Nov 25, 6:33amImage by ThankYouFantasyPictures from Pixabay By Jo Nova The stench of failure is written all over Cop30 in Brazil The USA, China and India are not attending...
- ‘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’
- ‘We’re leading the way’: Starmer defends plans for green economy before Cop30 Thu, 6 Nov 25, 7:00amPM defies critics calling for a slowdown as he flies to Brazil, where he may have frosty reception after opting out of tropical forest fund
- Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills Wed, 5 Nov 25, 7:47amExclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
- 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
- Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough Tue, 28 Oct 25, 6:10amOne energy industry source says they expected an annual budget as high as £2bn to meet UK’s green energy targets
- Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders Thu, 23 Oct 25, 9:00pmFormer European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors
- Keir Starmer prepares to miss key green target in effort to keep energy bills down Thu, 23 Oct 25, 7:47amExclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be quietly abandoned over cost
- Ed Miliband’s new green jobs will bring Britain hope. I dare Reform to denounce them | Polly Toynbee Tue, 21 Oct 25, 4:00pmWhile Nigel Farage promotes retro plans to reopen coalmines, will he really tell thousands of clean energy workers to leave their well-paid, local jobs?
- Mass media trickery and deception about protests they don’t like Mon, 20 Oct 25, 6:04amBy Jo Nova The information war goes on This is just another public service announcement so nobody misses out on finding out just how far the media will prostitute themselves to trick the voters.
- Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan Sun, 19 Oct 25, 10:01amScheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognition