Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progressIt was a curious way of conducting negotiations. Ahead of the 2025 climate summit, in the Amazonian port...
Read MoreExclusive: Ofgem to be given powers to issue fines and rein in bonuses for executives who ‘reward themselves while customers suffer’Energy bosses in the UK will have their bonuses curtailed when suppliers and brokers break the...
Read MoreAndrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’UK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of the UK’s biggest trade union has called for the same...
Read MoreExclusive: Backbenchers voice alarm over ‘intolerable position’ faced by Miatta Fahnbulleh over oilfield decisionFurious Labour MPs have been lobbying the prime minister and chancellor not to overrule the energy secretary should...
Read MoreEmissions from exported oil would not count against carbon budget, insiders say – reasoning likely to draw dismay from climate campaignersThe giant Rosebank oilfield can be approved without breaching the UK’s emission targets,...
Read MoreGovernment-backed Warm Home Loans scheme to help households cut energy bills by hundreds of poundsHouseholds across the UK can now cut their energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year at no upfront cost by applying for...
Read MoreChris Packham among voices calling on Treasury to scale back £24bn for ‘national embarrassment’ projects in budgetCampaigners are calling on the chancellor to cut the government’s £24bn spending plans for “fairytale” carbon...
Read MoreLetter to PM argues series of wrong choices on North Sea oil, Heathrow, EVs and heat pumps will scupper net zero plansAndy Burnham will “sleepwalk” into climate disaster if he fails to get a grip on a series of important...
Read MoreChancellor is in favour the North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting itA cabinet split has emerged over whether to approve drilling at the Rosebank oilfield, with the chancellor, John...
Read MorePrime minister pledges his government’s commitment to address climate crisis saying ‘our determination is unwavering’We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan |...
Read MoreThe government has given the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gasfield, but that was the easy part. The next big headache is the Rosebank oilfield. The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, has indicated she might reject this licence...
Read MoreClimate campaigners have condemned the UK government’s decision to allow the drilling of the Jackdaw gasfield. Critics argue the move will put climate targets at risk, while failing to reduce energy bills and the cost of living...
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