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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
- Will net zero really cost UK households £500 a year? 20 hours agoAn official report lays out different scenarios for the cost of transitioning away from fossil fuels to net zero by 2050
- ‘It’s Scotland’s energy’: SNP to focus on renewables in Holyrood election Tue, 9 Dec 25, 5:05amLeader John Swinney says independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term
- ‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections Mon, 8 Dec 25, 5:00pmBacklog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
- UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations Fri, 28 Nov 25, 10:30pmFrench government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
- North Sea plan allows drilling while enabling Labour to keep ‘no new licences’ pledge Thu, 27 Nov 25, 2:47am‘Tiebacks’ will permit small amount of new fossil fuel extraction, but campaigners want bolder strategy
- Miliband urges Cop30 to find ‘creative’ routes to roadmap on phasing out fossil fuel Sat, 22 Nov 25, 10:50amUK 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