Exclusive: decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’Fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas under offshore wind-power...
Read MoreIncrease of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closuresThe world’s coal power capacity grew for the first time since 2019 last year, despite warnings that coal plants need to...
Read MorePM says handling China is an ‘epoch defining challenge’ as deputy prime minister expected to blame Beijing for hack and to announce new sanctionsAndrew Bowie, the energy minister, said the government should have...
Read MoreGreen MP Caroline Lucas says call for investment in gas-fired power plants is election ploy that will jeopardise UK’s net zero targetGreen MP Caroline Lucas has accused the government of stoking a culture war on climate...
Read MoreHackney MP says she feels more vulnerable after Tory donor said looking at her makes you ‘want to hate all black women’Black Britons ‘hurt by Hester attack on Diane Abbott’Biggest Tory donor said looking...
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 MorePotential investment by NatPower would create largest portfolio of battery storage projects in BritainBritain’s under-pressure green power industry has received a surprise fillip after a renewables developer pledged to...
Read MoreScottish Conservatives leader vows to vote against chancellor’s decision to lengthen levy to 2029Jeremy Hunt is facing a revolt by the Scottish Conservative leader and at least one junior minister after he ignored their...
Read MoreMichael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will notPreviously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government’s case for a new...
Read MoreBritain joins France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands in withdrawing from charter it says ‘penalises’ shift to net zeroThe UK is pulling out of a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over their...
Read MoreIndependent advice provider calls for clarity on funding and says project may offer ‘poor value for money’Ministers have been urged by Citizens Advice to protect consumers from a hike in household energy bills to pay...
Read MoreLack of activity persists despite lifting of ban on projects last year, and contrasts with 46 applications made in ScotlandNo new proposals for general-use windfarms were submitted for planning permission in England last year,...
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Co-leader Adrian Ramsay says party has won spread of
Party did better in places it had lost since
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say
Glossy promotional leaflet handed out to asylum seekers detained
Party source describes region as ‘beating heart of general
Ed Davey says ‘lifelong Conservative voters are backing the
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
News comes as Labour’s Chris Webb wins back ‘red
With more than a third of council elections declared,
Chris Webb wins back ‘red wall’ Blackpool South seat