Climate groups and MPs criticise proposals for consumers to foot bill to support biomass plant after existing scheme ends in 2027 The government has proposed plans to offer the Drax power plant extra subsidies to burn trees for...
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Read MoreCampaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zeroA single new oil and gas field in the North Sea would be enough to exceed the UK’s carbon budgets from...
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Read MoreControversial technology is at centre of ‘powering up Britain’ strategy, but critics argue it has ‘little merit’ and ‘delays real cuts in emissions’The UK government will defy scientific...
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Read MoreBriefing notes obtained by FoI reveal minister meeting with Drax CEO was told Greenpeace supported practiceGreenpeace has accused the government of misrepresenting its stance on burning trees for electricity, giving a minister...
Read MoreEast Coast Cluster and HyNet North West chosen for scheme aimed at cutting 20-30m tonnes of CO2 a yearThe UK government has selected two sites in the north of England to develop multibillion-pound carbon capture projects by the...
Read MoreLong-awaited plan aims to expand electric car use and windfarms and commits £120m to new nuclear plantToday’s politics news – live updatesThe UK government has set out its long-awaited strategy for reaching net...
Read MoreLabour says proposals, some of which had already been trailed, are ‘deeply disappointing’ The key areas of Boris Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’Boris Johnson has announced plans for the...
Read MoreCentrists draw up report aimed at bringing the UK in line with official climate adviceA group of moderate Conservative MPs has joined green groups in calling for the government’s ban on new fossil fuel vehicles to be...
Read MoreIt may be best near-term way to remove CO2, say scientists, but cutting fossil fuel use remains criticalSpreading rock dust on farmland could suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air every year, according to the...
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