Policy

'Electricity prices must come down': Chancellor urged to back reforms that could save households £370 a year

Taxation

'Electricity prices must come down': Chancellor urged to back reforms that could save households £370 a year

Coalition of businesses, investors, and climate groups call on Rachel Reeves to move the cost of legacy renewables schemes into general taxation

clock 15 May 2025 • 5 min read
'Giving people a stake in clean energy': Great British Energy legislation passes through Parliament

Legislation

'Giving people a stake in clean energy': Great British Energy legislation passes through Parliament

Great British Energy Bill clears final Parliamentary stages, paving way for full launch of publicly-owned clean energy investment vehicle

clock 15 May 2025 • 6 min read
Offshore wind: Energy firms warn record new capacity needed in upcoming contract auction

Wind

Offshore wind: Energy firms warn record new capacity needed in upcoming contract auction

Pressure is mounting on the government to boost its offering for offshore wind developers if it is to ensure upcoming clean power contracts auction delivers sufficient capacity

clock 15 May 2025 • 7 min read
'The direction of travel is clear': IEA predicts over a quarter of cars sold worldwide this year will be electric

Automotive

'The direction of travel is clear': IEA predicts over a quarter of cars sold worldwide this year will be electric

Electric vehicles' market share is on track to accelerate past 40 per cent by the end of the decade, according major report

clock 14 May 2025 • 5 min read
'Immediate action is necessary': CCC proposes 73 per cent emissions cut under Wales' Fourth Carbon Budget

Climate change

'Immediate action is necessary': CCC proposes 73 per cent emissions cut under Wales' Fourth Carbon Budget

Climate advisors call on Welsh government to double down on clean tech adoption and electrification to hit ambitious climate targets

clock 14 May 2025 • 5 min read
'Much-needed systemic change': Study reveals almost 90 per cent of waste is never recycled

Recycling

'Much-needed systemic change': Study reveals almost 90 per cent of waste is never recycled

Report calls for stronger regional and international collaboration to tackle global waste mountain

clock 13 May 2025 • 3 min read
'Great grid build-out': Will grid constraints derail Europe's clean energy boom?

Infrastructure

'Great grid build-out': Will grid constraints derail Europe's clean energy boom?

Major new report warns outdated grid planning and weak governance risks stalling Europe's clean energy transition

clock 13 May 2025 • 6 min read
Office for Environmental Protection: Dame Glenys Stacey to step down as chair

Legislation

Office for Environmental Protection: Dame Glenys Stacey to step down as chair

Chair of watchdog will not seek reappointment when term ends in January next year

clock 13 May 2025 • 3 min read
'Half-hearted U-turn': Government re-opens Sustainable Farming Incentive for around 3,000 farms

Policy

'Half-hearted U-turn': Government re-opens Sustainable Farming Incentive for around 3,000 farms

Following NFU challenge, government admits shock closure of subsidy scheme contained errors as it re-opens application process for some farms

clock 13 May 2025 • 4 min read
Cutting back Defra's budget is a false economy Britain cannot afford

Politics

Cutting back Defra's budget is a false economy Britain cannot afford

Hundreds of proposed job cuts and budget squeezes at Defra and Natural England risk severely harming nature recovery efforts, argues Biodiversify's Dr Michael Burgass

clock 13 May 2025 • 3 min read