Why Marine Le Pen’s nationalism would be disastrous for climate action
The election of the far-right candidate would likely derail Europe’s net zero ambitions.
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Labour’s attack on climate protesters is wrong-headed
It deflects blame from what’s really responsible for rising prices: the Conservative government’s atrocious energy strategy.
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Labour’s crackdown on climate protesters is a political necessity for the green cause
Those struggling to fill up their cars might vote for parties promising petrol rather than clean power.
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UK voters are the losers from the government’s energy strategy
People could die next winter if they can’t heat their homes. The Tories’ latest plan fails to address rising bills…
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Why a wrong step from Biden on energy could put Trump back in the White House
Realpolitik obliges the US president to focus on the energy crisis, but he mustn’t forget the climate one.
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Tory dissent threatens to blow Johnson’s onshore-wind plans off course
With Grant Shapps seeming to contradict Kwasi Kwarteng, Conservatives are again airing their clean-energy divisions in public.
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The Tories are more united on energy than net-zero opponents suggest
Boris Johnson's government can use its majority to make the upcoming UK energy strategy truly transformative.
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Why Rishi Sunak refused a windfall tax on oil and gas companies
The UK Chancellor has opted to listen to Big Oil and ignore consumer and climate concerns.
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Climate can’t cope with rush for oil in the face of Russian aggression
War in Ukraine is prompting rich nations to look for new oil supplies when they should be committing to ending…
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Cutting the “green crap” is hurting us all
Environmental measures are all the more important in a cost-of-living crisis.
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Why can’t the UK manage to insulate its homes?
The UK government has failed since 2013 to offer policies or funding to push up insulation rates, leaving homes leaky…
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Blaming Putin for energy prices is a cover for the government’s own mistakes
Consumers are being asked to shoulder the cost of the UK’s failure to decarbonise.
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Boom time in Norway as the West cracks down on Russian oil
Norway is often viewed as a “green” country, but oil is central to its economy, and the country is making…
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Switching off Russian gas could put the planet on the road to a green economy
The war in Ukraine must be the trigger for radical climate action.
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Exclusive polling: Brits want more climate action as energy prices bite
Cutting reliance on fossil fuels is a political opportunity for Boris Johnson.
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The young paying for the old’s mistakes speaks volumes about the House of Lords
A new report, written by 12 peers with an average age of 71, suggests that the financial burden of the…
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Would energy sanctions really help stop Putin’s warmongering?
Quickly rolling out clean energy technologies could be the best solution to cut funding to Russia.
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Net zero is the energy answer to Russian aggression
The halting of Nord Stream 2 should be a wake-up call for Europe: green energy, not gas, is the future.
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How the energy crisis could reinforce Europe’s gas addiction
Clean energy sources are overall cheaper and less susceptible to geopolitics than gas. But it is proving difficult to break…
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Will the lights go out in Europe if Russia invades Ukraine?
Energy experts in Kyiv warn a full-scale invasion could push energy prices even higher and derail climate action.
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