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Will the solar industry cut its ties to modern slavery?
Parts of solar panels are being produced by the forced labour of Uyghurs. The EU and the US are working…
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Europe’s gas dash risks leaving African countries high and dry
Africa should be wary of Europe’s sudden rush to diversify its oil and gas suppliers.
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How Tory governments left voters paying a duke’s heating bill
Consecutive Conservative governments have failed to support energy efficiency measures for the masses.
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(Not) Made in Dagenham: Why electric vehicles aren’t rolling out of Ford’s iconic factory
UK-based car companies are struggling with the electric revolution.
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Saudi Arabia is the biggest beneficiary of the war in Ukraine
As leaders congratulate themselves for shunning Russian oil, Saudi Aramco becomes the world’s most valuable company.
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UK offshore wind will be “more valuable” than North Sea oil ever was
Why the government should focus on renewable energy; not waste time with new oil and gas fields.
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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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