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- World’s biggest investor accused of dragging feet on climate crisis Tue, 21 May 19, 3:00pmBlackRock, which controls $6.5tn in assets, urged to use its influence on planet’s biggest polluters
- The Guardian view on the future of fracking: keep it in the ground | Editorial Wed, 10 Jan 18, 6:30amThe rewards are uncertain and time limited. Massive investment in a short-lived fuel may not make business senseJust a few short years ago, fracking – the underground extraction of gas from rock – was to revolutionise...
- Alarm sounded over delays to develop UK mini nuclear reactors Tue, 2 May 17, 8:58pmLords scold government for lack of progress on small modular reactors plan, warning UK nuclear sector will suffer if firms walk away
- Oil price plunge 'will lead to £1bn burden on taxpayers' Thu, 17 Mar 16, 6:29amGeorge Osborne introduces budget measures to help North Sea industry which is forecast to make losses until at least 2021
- Environmental and economic impact of British energy policy Wed, 16 Mar 16, 6:01amIn December, David Cameron joined 195 other leaders to promise ambitious action on climate change. Achieving the Paris goals requires leaving most of the world’s fossil fuel reserves in the ground. A first step must be...
- If Hinkley Point doesn’t go ahead, it could be lights out for one big political career Sun, 13 Mar 16, 8:00pmThe much-hyped £18bn project is key to Tory energy policy – however, its fate will be decided in France, not BritainAlfred the Great supposedly burned his cakes at Bridgwater in Somerset...
- Steve Bell on Hinkley Point nuclear project – cartoon Wed, 9 Mar 16, 9:46amContinue reading...
- The Guardian view on energy policy: keeping the lights on is what governments are for | Editorial Tue, 8 Mar 16, 7:12amGeorge Osborne’s fixation with flattering the books is jeopardising much-needed investment in the UK’s future power generationIt is a good thing this winter has been so mild: the lights didn’t go out...
- EDF unions call for Hinkley Point project to be postponed Tue, 8 Mar 16, 1:36amWorkers’ representatives say UK nuclear scheme is threat to EDF’s future and that finance chief’s resignation shows senior figures in company agree
- Government’s miserable record on energy policy | Letters Mon, 21 Dec 15, 5:28amThe business leaders, academics and environmentalists warning that we need a major U-turn in UK energy policy (Government ‘must change course’ after climate pact, 14 December) were clearly correct...
- Why I tried to install solar panels on George Osborne’s roof | Josie Long Wed, 16 Dec 15, 2:54amWhile other leaders at the climate summit in Paris announced awesome solar projects, the UK is cutting renewable energy subsidies, and guess who’s to blameOne day scientists will work out a way to meet the entire world’s...
- The Guardian view on UK energy policy after Paris: Amber Rudd must flick the trip switch | Editorial Tue, 15 Dec 15, 7:03amThe energy secretary played a positive part in positive global discussions. She must now rethink and fix the government’s destructive record on climate at homeWhen Laurent Fabius brought down his green gavel in Paris on...
- Major energy U-turn needed to meet Paris targets, government warned Mon, 14 Dec 15, 6:10amConservatives’ attacks on wind, solar and other ‘clean’ technologies has undermined ability to meet CO2 targets, experts say
- Diesel power companies given big tax breaks under Osborne’s energy regime Sat, 12 Dec 15, 4:59amWealthy investors to earn millions after £175m of National Grid contracts are awarded to dirty electricity generators
- Will the UK be the joker in the pack at Paris climate talks? | Damian Carrington Thu, 26 Nov 15, 9:44pmDavid Cameron will sit down at the summit’s high stakes poker game with little but bluff after his government’s discarding of endless trump cards