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Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Defence
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that only the Conservatives can be trusted with the UK’s national, energy, and economic security in a new plea to keep his party in office.
Higher Energy Bills Due To Debt 'Underlines Need For Social Tariff', MP Says
Energy
Higher Energy Bills Due To Debt "Underlines Need For Social Tariff", MP Says
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Furious Scottish Tories Warn They Won't Be 'Sacrificial Lambs' On Windfall Tax
Energy
Furious Scottish Tories Warn They Won't Be "Sacrificial Lambs" On Windfall Tax
Climate Protest MP Tells Voters To Use Locals To Shift Net Zero Plans
Environment
Climate Protest MP Tells Voters To Use Locals To Shift Net Zero Plans
Energy Sector Is Frustrated By Uncertainty Over Labour £28bn Green Spending Pledge
Energy
Energy Sector Is Frustrated By Uncertainty Over Labour £28bn Green Spending Pledge
Labour Says Spike In Cold Deaths Underlines Urgency Of Home Insulation Scheme
Energy
Labour Says Spike In Cold Deaths Underlines Urgency Of Home Insulation Scheme
The House Live
It’s time to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance and spend the cash on properly targeted help
Energy
By Sam Robinson
It’s time to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance and spend the cash on properly targeted help
Being bossy about green issues won’t get us to net-zero any faster
Environment
By John Redwood MP
Being bossy about green issues won’t get us to net-zero any faster
Skilled labour shortage is stunting our green revolution
Environment
By Alexander Stafford MP
Skilled labour shortage is stunting our green revolution
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Jeremy Corbyn Risks Total Exclusion From Labour After Accepting Donation
Jeremy Corbyn Risks Total Exclusion From Labour After Accepting Donation
Political parties
Voters Are Warning Wannabe MPs That They're In No Mood For Westminster
Voters Are Warning Wannabe MPs That They're In No Mood For Westminster
Political parties
Women's Issues Have Seen A 'Sea Change' In Parliamentary Attention
Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention
Political parties
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GB Energy: What role will Labour's state-owned energy company really play?
Energy
By Sienna Rodgers
GB Energy: What role will Labour's state-owned energy company really play?
Labour’s pledge to create a state-owned energy company is key to its 2030 clean power target – yet has received little attention so far. Sienna Rodgers gets to the bottom of the GB Energy policy
Claire Coutinho: 'People want us to play a part in climate change, but not at any cost'
Energy
By Sienna Rodgers
Claire Coutinho: 'People want us to play a part in climate change, but not at any cost'
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho talks to Sienna Rodgers about her journey from banking to politics – and why those who speculate about her potential as a future chancellor may ‘need pills’
Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
Environment
By Adam Bell
Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
By installing heat pumps and buying electric vehicles, the wealthy are insulating themselves from current and future energy price shocks while avoiding paying for the investment needed to help the less well-off join the party. That’s not going to help the politics of decarbonisation, says Adam Bell. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Energy news
The Government’s Net Zero fuel and engines policy needs to change and change fast
Energy
By Karl McCartney MP
The Government’s Net Zero fuel and engines policy needs to change and change fast
The Government needs to change its position on fuel and engines, and change it fast.
Net-zero: why it’s more than just hydrogen and electrification Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Net-zero: why it’s more than just hydrogen and electrification
We need the full range of green technology to achieve net-zero. Calor’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Duncan Carter, explains why this must include renewable liquid gases.
We should regulate the Voluntary Carbon Market
Environment
By Lord Sarfraz
We should regulate the Voluntary Carbon Market
The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) is currently facing an existential threat.
Labour MP Challenges Grant Shapps To Justify 'Insane' Onshore Wind Ban
Energy
Labour MP Challenges Grant Shapps To Justify "Insane" Onshore Wind Ban
Labour MP Barry Gardiner has said the government's decision to keep the effective moratorium on building new onshore wind farms is “insane” and is keen for the chance to challenge the Energy Security and Net Zero secretary to justify the government's Net Zero plans to MPs.
UK must seize the opportunity to become a world leader in carbon capture and storage
Environment
By Simon Fell MP
UK must seize the opportunity to become a world leader in carbon capture and storage
With the threat of climate change growing ever closer, the government is making significant investments in developing solutions which have the potential to save our warming planet.
Industry taskforce to develop guidance on how seabed changes can affect offshore wind installations Partner content
Energy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Industry taskforce to develop guidance on how seabed changes can affect offshore wind installations
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has joined forces with leading offshore wind developers and seabed mobility experts to provide clear guidance on seabed change and how it affects offshore wind and marine energy projects.
'Altogether we are failing to deliver': The Lord Deben interview
Environment
By Sophie Church
"Altogether we are failing to deliver": The Lord Deben interview
Lord Deben has chaired the Climate Change Committee for 11 years. As he prepares to step down, he speaks to Sophie Church about how government is responding to the challenges facing our climate and the danger of delayed action. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning
A novel interactive online guide created to aid the acceleration of commercial floating offshore wind development has today been published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
What Energy Price Cap Update Will Mean For Bills
Energy
What Energy Price Cap Update Will Mean For Bills
Ofgem's energy price cap is expected to fall below the government's Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) in July for the first time since the government introduced it last September – but experts have warned of a new normal of high energy bills.
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use
Energy Performance Certificates in their current form are not fit for purpose. They need a revamp to capture the real measured performance of buildings.
In Brief: Transport
Energy
By Grant Hill-Cawthorne
In Brief: Transport
In an occasional series, staff from Parliament’s libraries give The House choice nuggets from the archives. This week, Professor Grant Hill-Cawthorne, librarian of the House of Commons and managing director of research and information, looks at transport
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH
The Digital, Autonomous and Robotics Engineering (DARE) Centre at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth has been opened today (Thursday) by Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Rt Hon. Graham Stuart MP.
“A British Success Story”: A Decade of Offshore Wind Power Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
“A British Success Story”: A Decade of Offshore Wind Power
As the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look back at a remarkable decade of transformation in the offshore renewable energy sector and try to anticipate what the future holds as the nation heads towards its net zero target.
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes
The Energy Saving Stamp Duty Incentive will provide a fair and flexible nudge for homeowners, valuing energy performance in the housing market and creating a strong, stable, sustainable competitive market.
How the Sapporo agreement can make the UK a world leader in nuclear Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
How the Sapporo agreement can make the UK a world leader in nuclear
The landmark agreement at the G7 Nuclear Energy Forum offers tremendous benefits we must not waste.
Chemical investment in the UK stalling Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Chemical investment in the UK stalling
The latest figures from one of the UK’s largest manufacturing industries show a fall in sales with no expectation of a full recovery in Q2.
Eight UK businesses awarded £2m from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Partner content
Economy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Eight UK businesses awarded £2m from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership
Eight UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £2 million Development Grant Competition from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP).
Embedding sustainability: How homegrown semiconductor technology can help realise the UK’s sustainability goals Partner content
Environment
By Pragmatic Semiconductor
Embedding sustainability: How homegrown semiconductor technology can help realise the UK’s sustainability goals
Homegrown technology and innovation can be vital catalysts when it comes to realising the UK’s sustainability goals. However, Government must set the conditions for these sectors to thrive.
Building a Sustainable Future: Why Collaboration is Key to Combat Climate Change Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
Building a Sustainable Future: Why Collaboration is Key to Combat Climate Change
The Government’s recent energy day policy announcements brought different strands of policymaking together: investments in renewable energy, infrastructure, and energy efficiency. Now is the moment to work in partnership with industry to effectively implement public policy for the benefit of everyone in the UK, and around the world.
Devolution is critical for securing a just transition to net zero for workers
Economy
By Andrew Phillips
Devolution is critical for securing a just transition to net zero for workers
In The Net Zero Growth Plan, the government states that “our transition to a green and sustainable future will provide new opportunities to grow and level up the United Kingdom’s economy” and will support up to 480,000 “green, high skilled jobs” by 2030.
Households Braced For Expensive “New Normal” As Higher Energy Bills Kick In
Energy
Households Braced For Expensive “New Normal” As Higher Energy Bills Kick In
Cost of living campaigners have urged government not to allow a "new normal" of high gas and electricity bills, which will increase by at least £67 this month.
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber
The biggest offshore wind ‘living lab’ in the world will be created off the Grimsby coast through the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm.
Crucial gaps remain for the UK’s path to energy independence and net zero
Energy
By Jack Richardson
Crucial gaps remain for the UK’s path to energy independence and net zero
Rishi Sunak wants his government to focus on delivery. Yesterday, it delivered thousands of pages of documents and policies that have been missing in action for months.
EventsAll
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024