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Higher Energy Bills Due To Debt 'Underlines Need For Social Tariff', MP Says
Higher Energy Bills Due To Debt "Underlines Need For Social Tariff", MP Says
Energy
Chair of the energy security and net zero committee Angus MacNeil has said that soaring bills as energy companies try to recuperate consumer debt proves there is desperate need fo the introduction of a "social tariff" to support people struggling to keep up with fuel costs.

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
Government Denies Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Is 'Smoke And Mirrors'
Energy
Government Denies Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Is "Smoke And Mirrors"
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The path to net-zero won’t be pleasant
Energy
By Lord Howell
The path to net-zero won’t be pleasant
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
Environment
By Graham Stringer MP
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
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?
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Foreign affairs
Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Local Elections
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Communities
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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 path to net-zero won’t be pleasant
Energy
By Lord Howell
The path to net-zero won’t be pleasant
There is a big secret hiding in plain sight at the heart of the United Kingdom’s energy policy.
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
Environment
By Graham Stringer MP
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
Privatising England’s water and sewage industry was always a bad idea.
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
Just Stop Oil: How far is too far?
Energy
By Harriet Symonds
Just Stop Oil: How far is too far?
Direct action groups like Just Stop Oil are increasingly targeting MPs and their homes. Harriet Symonds asks how far is too far?
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’
A successful energy transition has the potential to deliver the economic growth the UK needs Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)
A successful energy transition has the potential to deliver the economic growth the UK needs
Reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require major changes to every industry, region, and part of our society.
Hinkley’s once in a generation economic impact shows why we have to get on with Sizewell C Partner content
Energy
By Nuclear Industry Association
Hinkley’s once in a generation economic impact shows why we have to get on with Sizewell C
Hinkley Point C is the UK’s greatest single climate action, but as Tom Greatrex, Chief Executive of the Nuclear Industry Association writes, its impact has already been felt by communities and businesses all over the country.
Renewable Liquid Gases and their role in decarbonising heating in off-gas grid Britain Partner content
Energy
By Calor Gas
Renewable Liquid Gases and their role in decarbonising heating in off-gas grid Britain
The National Audit Office (NAO) has recently called on the government to clarify its policies on supporting rural, off-gas grid homes to decarbonise. A consultation is expected later this year after the government reversed plans for the early phase out the sale of fossil fuel boilers used in off-gas grid homes and business from 2026.
Net Zero: Burden or Opportunity? Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Net Zero: Burden or Opportunity?
Is Net Zero a burden for hard-pressed citizens or an opportunity to stimulate the economy and boost flagging productivity? As Britain’s biggest action on climate change, the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C is a case study that provides answers to the question.
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
Chair of the energy security and net zero committee Angus MacNeil has said that soaring bills as energy companies try to recuperate consumer debt proves there is desperate need fo the introduction of a "social tariff" to support people struggling to keep up with fuel costs.

We must incentivise landlords and tenants to access energy improvement grants
Economy
By Dan Wilson Craw
We must incentivise landlords and tenants to access energy improvement grants
Private renters have been more exposed than other tenures to increased energy costs in the two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The fight to repurpose – not demolish – Britain’s ageing housing stock
Communities
By Alex Daniel
The fight to repurpose – not demolish – Britain’s ageing housing stock
Residents of London’s Central Hill estate have lived under the threat of demolition for a decade.
Sellafield clean-up skips ahead after triple first in legacy pond Partner content
Energy
By Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield clean-up skips ahead after triple first in legacy pond
It’s a huge moment in one of the site’s most challenging decommissioning programmes.
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Labour remains confident about their record on environmental policy, despite recent drama over the decision to drop the £28bn price tag from its flagship Green Prosperity Plan.
Regulatory certainty as a key ingredient for industry resilience Partner content
Energy
By BASF
Regulatory certainty as a key ingredient for industry resilience
Chemicals are essential for modern lifestyles and industry sectors such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, technology and water purification depend on chemical products as critical raw materials.
Sellafield: creating a new legacy Partner content
Energy
By Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield: creating a new legacy
Sellafield has been at the heart of innovation in the UK nuclear industry for almost 70 years. With nuclear power once again at the centre of the policy agenda, PoliticsHome sat down with Euan Hutton, CEO at Sellafield Ltd, to learn more about the vital role the site continues to play on behalf of the nation
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
A major row is brewing between Downing Street and Tories in Scotland after the Government confirmed on Tuesday that it is extending the windfall tax on energy companies as part of the Budget.
Partner content
Energy
By Ørsted
Salamander floating wind project to collaborate with Scottish universities on marine environment study
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has partnered with two Scottish universities to investigate any potential impact of floating windfarms on marine ecosystems.
Why the nuclear industry needs a joined up approach to skills Partner content
Education
By EDF
Why the nuclear industry needs a joined up approach to skills
Addressing the nuclear skills gap, Matthew Lay, Head of EDF Nuclear Skills Alliance, calls for a collaborative approach to tackle the growing demand for talent
How advertising can accelerate a sustainable economy Partner content
Environment
By Advertising Association
How advertising can accelerate a sustainable economy
Our industry, worth some £37Bn in ad spend in 2023, is well aware of the UK economy’s need to grow, and the need to increase productivity in order to support jobs, help people through the cost-of-living pressures and secure a quality of life through fair incomes and rewards.
A just energy transition for rural areas: no ‘one size fits all’ approach Partner content
Energy
By Dimeta
A just energy transition for rural areas: no ‘one size fits all’ approach
Over 40 per cent of constituencies in the UK are rural and 88 per cent of rural dwellers feel that the government should take more account of their views1
New oil and gas licences signal Britain is not serious about tackling climate change
Energy
By Wera Hobhouse MP
New oil and gas licences signal Britain is not serious about tackling climate change
We’re not even two months into the year and multiple storms have already caused not just property damage and business disruption across the country, but sadly also the loss of life.
New North Sea oil and gas licences will protect our net zero future
Energy
By Graham Stuart MP
New North Sea oil and gas licences will protect our net zero future
When it comes to global climate leadership, the United Kingdom’s record speaks for itself.
Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
British Safety Council publishes introductory guide for employers to manage risks posed by storing and charging lithium-powered e-bikes and scooters in the workplace
Most e-bikes are powered by Lithium Ion (Li-ion) batteries, larger versions of the kind found in our smartphones, tablets, and some laptops.
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
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Net Zero Week 2024
2024
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