The end of BEIS: why mixing business and energy didn’t work
Grant Shapps’s new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will need clout and cross-government reach to turn around the…
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Running on fumes: how Britain squandered its gas wealth
The source of the current energy crisis goes back decades. How did the UK become so hopelessly hooked on foreign…
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The legislative battles to watch out for in 2023
UK policymakers and experts reveal the legislation and policy initiatives they have their eye on as parliament returns.
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“Nothing green” about soaring waste incineration, says former Defra chief scientist
Burned waste is marketed as “renewable” energy, but it produces more carbon emissions than natural gas and is no substitute…
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When will nuclear fusion produce more heat than hype?
Why a fusion power “breakthrough” is a true first, but won’t prevent climate breakdown.
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The green jobs bonanza is already here
The renewable energy transition promises to create tens of millions of jobs, but the UK risks missing out unless skills…
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Coal power has rebounded in Europe
Coal generation has risen by 30 per cent compared with 2020 as the war in Ukraine hits energy supplies.
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A new renewables boom is coming
The International Energy Agency forecasts that in the next five years as much renewable capacity will be added as in…
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Combat rising energy costs and become greener
We can save money in the kitchen without skimping on ingredients – just by changing our cooking habits
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The UK has the least insulated homes in Western Europe
British houses were found to lose an average of 3°C every five hours.
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Britons are reducing energy use to save money – and the environment
Exclusive Ipsos polling explores how people are coping with rising energy costs.
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How the Chinese takeover of the UK’s largest semiconductor factory unravelled
A national security review, a bitter row and a new approach to foreign investment – the story of Nexperia’s acquisition…
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Ofgem’s “regulatory failures” cost billpayers £2.7bn
The energy watchdog was “too slow” to prevent supplier bankruptcies, MPs said.
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Is nuclear energy actually sustainable?
Sizewell C, if built, would not produce electricity until the 2030s. SMRs could be up and running as soon as…
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What the price of diesel tells us about the coming recession
Industry and agriculture run on diesel; when it becomes unaffordable, the business cycle turns.
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Sizewell C must go ahead
Nuclear energy provides hope for the climate emergency – and our energy bills.
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Politicians fixated on growth have led Britain into chaos
Leaders must accept that the old economic regime is over, or face further disgrace.
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How to combat the energy crisis and keep the green transition on track
Policymakers need to keep their eye on the goal of decarbonising energy systems.
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Russia is trying to engineer a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Having failed on the battlefield, Moscow is hitting energy infrastructure before the winter.
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