Politics

Rachel Reeves insists government's economic plan can insulate UK against economic headwinds, but makes no mention of climate risks or clean energy policy in her speech

Latest poll puts Greens in second place, just two points behind Reform, as two party system continues to break down

In the wake of Davos, it is clearer than ever that climate action must be organised as a whole-of-society endeavour, with workers, communities, and businesses engaged as the agents of change, writes UCL economics professor Mariana Mazzucato

Escalating Middle East crisis comes as government faces competing calls for it to urgently bolster energy security

Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee launches inquiry into potential emissions, energy, and water impacts from UK's growing fleet of power-hungry data centres

European gas prices initially soar 24 per cent and oil prices climb 13 per cent, as shipping through Strait of Hormuz faces immediate disruption

Carbon emissions from war in Ukraine almost equivalent to France's annual emissions, Germany accused of diluting climate targets, and Lamborghini hits brakes on electric supercar

The Greens impressive victory in Gorton and Denton could provide a template for defeating climate-denialist - or it could show how splits between left-leaning parties could hand Number 10 to Nigel Farage

Greens comfortably beat Reform in Gorton and Denton by-election, as Labour pushed into third place

PackUK confirms freeze on producer disposal fees under Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme, after government moves to plug funding gap