Energy

The Chancellor should grasp the opportunity to enact measures that can maximise investment in offshore wind, writes RenewableUK's Ana Musat

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including a renewables record in Australia, offshore wind moves in Scandinavia, and France's short haul flight ban delivers

Government hails law as 'biggest piece of legislation in the UK's history', setting out a raft of reforms designed to build a greener, more secure energy system

Steelmaker Nucor is investing $35m in Helion, a nuclear fusion company, as part of a plan to build a power plant for one of its steel mills - and Microsoft is also betting on the venture

Octopus Energy expands flexible and smart tariff offers to incentivise household energy saving behaviours

Government agrees to map out route to 24GW nuclear target by 2050 and allow Parliament to consider major investment value for money amid fears of 'another HS2'

New Energy Efficiency Movement report sets out series of 'mature and concrete' actions that could save 5.3 gigatons of CO2 a year by 2030

Apple, Amazon, Meta, Nike, PepsiCo and REI Co-op launch learning platform to accelerate integration of clean energy into global supply chains

Separate analyses by Cornwall Insight and Imperial College London warn slower offshore wind rollout signalled by recent CfD auction could increase power prices, carbon emissions and delay net zero

International Energy Agency research predicts renewables will continue to grow but warns stronger policies are still needed to reach 1.5 °C ambitions by 2030