All articles written by Natascha Engel on PoliticsHome.com

25 Nov Energy

Renewables and biomethane lead the charge

As the government announces its aim to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions, former Labour MP Natascha Engel explores how biomethane can play a role in helping the UK meet its net-zero targets

10 Jul Environment

Industry is holding the net-zero baby

Former Labour MP, Natascha Engel, believes net-zero is the defining policy of our generation and it will make or break this next government

26 Mar 2023 Energy

There’s no silver bullet to carbon-free energy but hydrogen could be part of the solution

We have been making and using it in fertilisers and rocket fuel for decades. Until the 1960s, homes in the United Kingdom were supplied with town gas which contained over 50 per cent hydrogen.

27 May 2022 Parliament

Inside Parliament’s Dragon’s Den

It’s hard to imagine now what a disruptor the Backbench Business Committee was when it was first set up 12 years ago.

$It's time to stop pandering to myths about fracking$

20 May 2019 Home affairs

It's time to stop pandering to myths about fracking

We need to make the case for shale gas as a safe, reliable and secure source of energy, says Natascha Engel

03 Dec 2018 Home affairs

Energy security and our climate are of crucial importance. They deserve a calm and rational debate

In her new role as shale gas commissioner, former Labour MP Natascha Engel is keen to establish the facts around fracking and encourage calm, rational debate