Politics

Britain's biggest business group calls for decisive action from government to prevent soaring energy costs becoming a long term economic crisis for the UK

Government insists energy use remains a 'decision for individuals', as accused Liz Truss of having 'sewage on her hands' over water quality spending cuts

With EDF’s Sizewell C reportedly close to a government funding deal, the Tory leadership candidates are scrambling to identify credible fixes to the looming fuel poverty crisis

Friends of the Earth and the New Economics Foundation call on government to invest £15bn in improving housing stock in response to surging energy bills this winter

Solar Energy UK raps PM candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss for suggesting large solar farms pose risk to UK food security

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss seek to burnish green policy credentials as Tory leadership contest edges towards final fortnight – but beyond the rhetoric, how much more have we learned?

Speculation mounts White House is considering string of new executive actions that could close gap between US climate policy and targets

Conservative Environment Network calls for expansion of schemes for energy efficiency and heat pumps, alongside longer-term clarity to encourage green investment

Environment minister from small island state pips COP26 President Alok Sharma and UNFCCC's Ovais Sarmad to influential post, where he will take up the reins from Patricia Espinosa

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer