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- 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
- Offshore windfarm projects may be exempted from new UK nature rules Wed, 29 Oct 25, 2:04amExclusive: Firms say added costs would mean they are unable to install enough turbines to meet green energy goals
- Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds Tue, 28 Oct 25, 4:00pmReduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
- 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
- Australia fiddles with fossil gas while the country swelters in record heat. It doesn’t make sense | Bill Hare Sat, 25 Oct 25, 10:00amAustralians have an obvious interest in action against global warming. Focusing on gas instead of renewables for the energy transition risks sabotaging our future
- 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
- Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 Wed, 22 Oct 25, 3:01pmBleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
- ‘Much fairer’: all profits from new Orkney windfarm to benefit locals Wed, 22 Oct 25, 12:25amConstruction due to begin in 2027 on what is expected to become UK’s largest publicly owned windfarm
- All profits from Orkney windfarm will go to local services, says council Wed, 22 Oct 25, 12:25amConstruction due to begin in 2027 on what is expected to become UK’s largest publicly owned windfarm
- 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?
- Labour’s clean energy plan needs a revamp: get real on costs and ignore the artificial deadline | Nils Pratley Tue, 21 Oct 25, 4:05amWould long-term strategy be imperilled if, say, only 80% of UK electricity generation was low carbon by 2032? Hardly
- 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
- Energy clubs offer chance to reduce electricity bills by up to 30% Sat, 18 Oct 25, 5:00pmEnergy Local, a non-profit, creates a way for customers to team up with green projects to get a better deal
- Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program Fri, 17 Oct 25, 9:00amStates who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communities
- Brazil to ask countries at Cop30 to vastly increase biofuel use, leak suggests Fri, 17 Oct 25, 5:04amExclusive: Document sets draft pledge for leaders gathering at climate summit to increase use of controversial fuels
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.