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- Expert recommendations will influence plans for energy, housing, transport industry and farming for decades
- Site in Cumbria can now return to routine inspections but concerns remain over cybersecurity
- Heat pump sales in Europe fall 23% to pre-Ukraine war levels Wed, 19 Feb 25, 10:01amGrowth in 2022 and 2023 was driven by soaring gas prices caused by Russia’s invasion, but 2024 saw sales slump
- ‘It feels enveloping and calming’: the London house wrapped in cork Wed, 19 Feb 25, 4:00amDesigner Nina Woodcroft has created an energy-efficient family home that is also a useful conversation starter
- Fossil fuel industry accused of seeking special treatment over oilfield emissions Tue, 18 Feb 25, 5:00pmLobbyists argued it was unfair for their industry to be treated the same as others as end product – oil and gas – inevitably produced emissions
- Keir Starmer’s nuclear reactors won’t be small, cheap or popular | Letters Mon, 17 Feb 25, 4:10amDavid Elliott and Arthur Stansfield on Labour’s plans for expanding nuclear power plants
- Thirteen more oil and gas licences could be cancelled after Rosebank court ruling Fri, 14 Feb 25, 4:15amExclusive: Future of further projects uncertain after Rosebank and Jackdaw licences were found to have been unlawfully granted
- Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scots for rare diseases, says scientist Thu, 13 Feb 25, 11:39pmGeneticist who discovered hotspots of illnesses in Scottish islands calls for redirection of community benefit funds
- Reform MP installed solar to cut bills but party calls renewables ‘massive con’ Fri, 14 Feb 25, 1:40amExclusive: Rupert Lowe recently fitted panels on his farm, it emerges, as Reform claims renewables are more expensive
- Solar panels could cut fuel-poor UK families’ energy bills by 24%, says study Thu, 13 Feb 25, 5:00pmCall for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting
- Starmer ‘not telling truth’ over Gaza family asylum decision, claims Badenoch, after PMQs clash – as it happened Thu, 13 Feb 25, 4:19amOpposition leader says PM was wrong when he said that the decision was taken under the last government
- Drax is the subsidy show that goes on and on | Nils Pratley Tue, 11 Feb 25, 5:33amGovernment cranks handle again for group owning Yorkshire power plant because cheaper generating capacity not in place
- ‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials Tue, 11 Feb 25, 2:56amMixed reaction from campaigners as ministers impose reduced subsidies and stringent conditions on Yorkshire wood-burning plant
- UK halves subsidies for Drax and says it must use 100% sustainable wood Mon, 10 Feb 25, 9:12pmNorth Yorkshire power plant has been criticised for burning wood pellets sourced from US and Canadian forests
- Keir Starmer urged to resist pressure to permit Rosebank North Sea oilfield Sun, 9 Feb 25, 6:00pmLeading climate group warns of damage to green agenda if giant project goes ahead