Energy bills are set to surge again after price cap update
Typical energy bills are forecast to be more than £3,000 a year until at least 2024.
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Can we stop energy companies profiting from the cost-of-living crisis?
BP, Centrica and Shell have announced more record profits and share buy-backs as energy bills become unaffordable.
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The EU’s energy crisis is emboldening the European far right
Six months into the Ukraine war, the shock that temporarily banished pro-Russian views from European politics is wearing off.
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Gordon Brown is wrong – we need to renationalise energy permanently, not just temporarily
It would be an act of corporate welfare to privatise when the good times return.
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Energy crisis: what the UK could learn from Germany
While Berlin is investing heavily to boost energy efficiency and cut usage, the British government is in denial.
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How close are we to truly zero carbon renewable energy?
Simply moving to renewables does not guarantee “net zero”.
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Hard work won’t be enough to pay your energy bill
The UK government must introduce a proper windfall tax and help the poorest with the soaring cost of energy.
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Russia counterattacks in its economic war with the West
Moscow is exploiting the only significant leverage it has over European economies: energy.
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The case for public ownership of energy has never been stronger
Keir Starmer should recognise that renationalisation is best for consumers and the planet.
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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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The UK isn’t prepared for Russia’s new energy war
Almost none of the Tory leadership candidates want to talk about the strategic conflict Europe is embroiled in.
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Germany’s impending energy crisis is no reason for it to abandon Ukraine
It is both wrong and dangerous to write off the German economic model
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Letter of the week: What Brexit meant
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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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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With Saudi visit, Joe Biden shows rhetoric against autocracy is bluster
What, exactly, is the US getting out of this?
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Fuel prices are about to hit £2 a litre. What can the government do?
It could soon cost well over £100 to fill up the average car. Is there any policy that would help?
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How Russia has increased its oil exports to Asia
An increasing share of Russian oil is ending up in India and China rather than Europe.
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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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Rishi Sunak’s UK windfall tax has un-greened a green idea
The Chancellor’s levy on energy companies will create more problems for the climate.
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“A windfall tax with no green strings attached”: Reactions to Rishi Sunak’s cost-of-living measures
The Chancellor has laid out steps to help people with food and fuel costs. Will it be enough?
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