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Labour Urged Not To Fall Into 'Tory Trap' On Electric Vehicles
Labour Urged Not To Fall Into "Tory Trap" On Electric Vehicles
Energy
The director of a Labour Party environment campaign has urged the Government to not fall into the "Tory trap" of "chopping and changing policy" on green energy.
Labour MP Not Afraid To Be 'Unpopular' In Calling For Council Tax Reform
Communities
Labour MP Not Afraid To Be "Unpopular" In Calling For Council Tax Reform
Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will 'Follow The Money' On Net Zero
Energy
Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will "Follow The Money" On Net Zero
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Environment
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
A Bolt From The Blue: Inside Britain's Energy Revolution
Energy
A Bolt From The Blue: Inside Britain's Energy Revolution
New Climate APPG Chair Says Government Must Learn From 'Poor' Energy Transitions Like Margaret Thatcher's Mine Closures
Energy
New Climate APPG Chair Says Government Must Learn From "Poor" Energy Transitions Like Margaret Thatcher's Mine Closures
Rachel Reeves Aide Aims To Pull Green Agenda Away From The 'Culture War'
Energy
Rachel Reeves Aide Aims To Pull Green Agenda Away From The "Culture War"
The House Live
The Future Home Standard and growing rural housing supply Partner content
Energy
By Calor Gas
The Future Home Standard and growing rural housing supply
Decarbonising Britain will offer a nationwide opportunity for jobs, investment and community impact Partner content
Energy
By Vattenfall
Decarbonising Britain will offer a nationwide opportunity for jobs, investment and community impact
Teesside leading the way to net-zero, creating jobs and future-proofing the economy
Energy
By Ben Houchen
Teesside leading the way to net-zero, creating jobs and future-proofing the economy
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Government Prepares For Fight With Tory Lords Over Football Bill
Government Prepares For Fight With Tory Lords Over Football Bill
Culture
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
By Jim Allister MP
Foreign affairs
Sir Chris Wormald Named As Next Cabinet Secretary
Sir Chris Wormald Named As Next Cabinet Secretary
Political parties
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Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Environment
By Tali Fraser
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C
Sarah Jones: 'The possibility of us being able to import carbon is incredibly exciting'
Energy
By Sienna Rodgers
Sarah Jones: 'The possibility of us being able to import carbon is incredibly exciting'
Energy minister Sarah Jones talks to Sienna Rodgers about the government’s commitment to carbon capture and storage, why the UK has struggled to attract investment, and the shake-up in No 10
Energy news
“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.
Lords praise for top student Partner content
Education
By Sellafield Ltd
Lords praise for top student
First year Sellafield mechanical design apprentice Saarah Hashmi has picked up a top award in parliament from Lord Kenneth Baker.
How to deliver a reliable decarbonised power system
Energy
By Lord Deben
How to deliver a reliable decarbonised power system
A reliable and resilient decarbonised power system by 2035 is achievable but it will require swift deployment of critical infrastructure, with barriers to this removed and policy gaps remedied. It can only be achieved through a co-ordinated and strategic approach to delivery and government leadership is essential.
Top Stories: Cash Boost For Energy Security, Labour Pledge Council Tax Freeze
Energy
Top Stories: Cash Boost For Energy Security, Labour Pledge Council Tax Freeze
The government is set to announce its “powering up Britain” strategy, with a particular focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
What lessons can the UK learn from abroad about onshore wind?
Energy
By Tom Sasse
What lessons can the UK learn from abroad about onshore wind?
With the government considering ending the ban on onshore wind in England, Tom Sasse analyses what the UK should learn from abroad
Labour will make Britain a clean energy superpower – and innovation in tech is crucial to succeed
Energy
By Chi Onwurah MP
Labour will make Britain a clean energy superpower – and innovation in tech is crucial to succeed
Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time, an existential threat to our lives, our prosperity and the planet
Mission Zero: Why the Skidmore Review can kickstart the nation’s journey to net zero Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Mission Zero: Why the Skidmore Review can kickstart the nation’s journey to net zero
The publication of Mission Zero, the independent review into net zero by Chris Skidmore MP, provides a roadmap for the UK to deliver on its net zero ambition. But is it a roadmap that policymakers and others will follow? PoliticsHome sat down with academics from UKCRIC to find out why they believe the recently published Review is an opportunity the nation cannot afford to miss.
A hot mess – the difficulties of decarbonising home heating
Energy
By Adam Bell
A hot mess – the difficulties of decarbonising home heating
Adam Bell, head of policy at Stonehaven, walks us through the perils and pitfalls in trying to decarbonise the heating of our homes
There’s no silver bullet to carbon-free energy but hydrogen could be part of the solution
Energy
By Natascha Engel
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.
Without more efficient housing stock the poorest households will be left out in the cold
Energy
By Peter Smith
Without more efficient housing stock the poorest households will be left out in the cold
The United Kingdom continues to be in the grips of an energy crisis. Millions of people are struggling to afford to pay for enough energy to stay safe, warm, and healthy at home.
Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Statement: The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult respond to the INTOG leasing round
Statement from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in response to the INTOG leasing round from Crown Estate Scotland.
The UK must seize the opportunity of floating offshore wind in Wales
Energy
By Stephen Crabb MP
The UK must seize the opportunity of floating offshore wind in Wales
When you stand on the coast of South Wales and look to the south and west, you’re not just gazing at the horizon – you’re also looking at the future
Government must act quickly to keep energy suppliers in the UK
Energy
By Rebecca Groundwater
Government must act quickly to keep energy suppliers in the UK
In the Chancellor’s autumn statement, the government announced changes to the Energy Profits Levy (EPL), disregarding industry warnings
The UK is at a crucial turning point for its energy security
Energy
By Lord Callanan
The UK is at a crucial turning point for its energy security
Countries around the world have been impacted by Russia’s illegal invasion on Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin’s weaponisation of energy disrupting global power suppliers and causing record high gas prices.
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Unlocking Grade 7
2024
Online
Unlocking Grade 7
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
2025
Online
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
CSW Collaboration Conference
2025
London
CSW Collaboration Conference