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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
- 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
- ‘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?
- 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
- Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows Thu, 16 Oct 25, 9:50pmLobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’
- UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told Wed, 15 Oct 25, 3:00pmClimate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
- Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site Wed, 15 Oct 25, 2:25amTillbridge solar farm will be built in county where Reform UK’s anti-renewables agenda has rising support
- Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy Wed, 15 Oct 25, 12:26amSustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other