Category: Renewable energy

Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy securityThe net zero sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, analysis has found, providing...

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Reform MP hails solar energy as money saver while party vows to tax sector

Exclusive: MP Rupert Lowe extols benefits of clean energy as Reform deputy leader Richard Tice calls renewables ‘massive con’UK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform MP Rupert Lowe installed solar panels on...

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Labour facing defeat in vote to ban green energy investments tied to Xinjiang slavery

Cross-party backing likely for amendment to GB Energy bill aiming to block solar panels made by Uyghur forced labourThe government is facing defeat next week over a move to guarantee that companies using forced labour do not...

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Starmer faces test of climate leadership with big decisions on carbon budget

PM will have to respond to Climate Change Committee’s recommendations on future emissions cuts with drastic changes in many sectors of economyKeir Starmer will face a key test of his claims to leadership on the climate...

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Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29

Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of actionKeir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK on Tuesday, the Guardian can reveal, with a...

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Tory former energy secretary facing conflict of interest claim over JCB owner links

Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grantsA Conservative former cabinet ­minister who took donations from the...

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What will the UK’s plan for clean energy by 2030 mean for the industry and public?

Labour is relying on offshore wind and a move away from gas to make Britain a green energy economy. But the transition will not be cheapThe Labour government came to power with a bold agenda to create a clean electricity system...

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Labour MPs push back against anti-pylon lobbying despite local opposition

Letter by 61 Labour MPs supports ‘cheapest and most pragmatic’ plan for new electricity infrastructureMore than 60 Labour MPs have formed a bloc to push back against anti-pylon lobbying by Conservative and Green MPs,...

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