Party donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than UlezThe government risks a huge political backlash if it keeps pushing the public to install heat pumps to...
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Read MorePM says he will not gamble on energy security, in move likely to be seen as backwards step in decarbonising networkRishi Sunak risks further criticism from green campaigners after throwing his weight behind the building of new...
Read MoreBritain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace findsThe UK spends less on low-carbon energy policy than any other major European economy, analysis...
Read MoreCash injection in Great British Energy should be increased to £30bn, thinktank says after Keir Starmer U-turnKeir Starmer is being urged to more than double Labour’s investment in publicly owned renewable energy to...
Read MoreHousebuilders and campaigners warn of cold, damp homes and UK missing legally binding targetsLabour’s slashing of proposed spending on home insulation will leave millions of people on low incomes in cold, damp homes and...
Read MoreImprovement targets for horticulture and poultry reduced after lobbying from National Farmers’ UnionThe UK government has weakened energy efficiency targets for farmers after lobbying from the National Farmers’...
Read MoreGovernment’s Energy Company Obligation has managed to upgrade only 65,000 homes since April 2022, figures showLabour has attacked the Conservatives over the speed of government efforts to upgrade Britain’s draughty...
Read MoreGovernment and gas-focused industry body resist conclusion that heat pumps are ‘only viable’ option for heating UK homesThe government and sections of UK industry will continue to back the prospect of using hydrogen...
Read MoreAdvisers say government should cover cost of replacing gas boilers with pumps in more than 2m homesMore than 2 million low-income households should be given a free electric heat pump to replace their gas boiler if the UK hopes...
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MPs vote to give leave to bring in private
As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, the
Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to
Members of the national assembly banned from entering building
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
Andrew RT Davies narrowly won a confidence vote but
Change in schedule comes after Wallace stepped back from
Davies says position ‘untenable’ despite narrowly winning confidence vote,
Tougher guidance in England and Wales will also prevent
Minister for safeguarding unveils measures including ‘right to know’,