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Global Briefing: China curtails record amount of wind and solar, as coal generation rebounds
07 August 2026
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11 min read
'Year-round crisis': Government urged to address 'heat trap' homes in summer and 'unaffordable' energy bills in winter
Citizens Advice calls for Warm Homes Plan update after research reveals one-in-six Britons are taking ‘drastic' steps, such as sleeping in kitchens, to survive summer heat
07 August 2026
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4 min read
National Grid appoints Escrick Park Estate to deliver 300 BNG units for Great Grid Upgrade project
Projects to restore and reconnect North Yorkshire habitats to generate BNG credits for electricity network upgrade
07 August 2026
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3 min read
Positive policies needed for bio-based chemicals, materials and final products
A range of everyday, bio-based products can be made from renewable biological resources such as plants, algae, microbes, mycelium as well as food and agricultural wastes, writes Emily Nichols of the Renewable Energy Association
07 August 2026
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5 min read
Lidl GB extends food distribution trial with Olio to 200 stores ahead of nationwide rollout
07 August 2026
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2 min read
Microsoft inks wastewater carbon removal deal with Crew Carbon
07 August 2026
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2 min read
Red Sea resorts first to achieve new standard for protecting natural night skies
07 August 2026
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1 min read
Global Briefing: China curtails record amount of wind and solar, as coal generation rebounds
China’s wind and solar curtailment rose by 49 per cent during H1, jet fuel made from tropical fruit scoops $3bn funding, and Walmart sets new emissions target
07 August 2026
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11 min read
How grid constraints are shaping large-scale data centre deployment across Europe
Data centre developers increasingly favouring sites with existing grid connections and in markets with abundant renewables amid queueing times of almost a decade, BNEF finds
06 August 2026
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5 min read
Summertime silence
The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
Global Briefing: Four-in-five countries failed to meet deadline for tackling 'harmful' subsidies
Just 21 countries met a target to identify all environmentally 'harmful' subsidies, Spain rolls out new EV incentives, and Canberra reveals next stage of strategy to reach net zero by 2045
31 July 2026
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8 min read
Summertime silence
The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
North star: Will this time be different?
Andy Burnham's Cabinet appointments and cuts to VAT on electricity bills suggest a commitment to net zero will remain, but can he marry new fossil fuel projects with continued decarbonisation?
21 July 2026
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6 min read
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