Ed Miliband

'Response scepticism': How media climate scepticism entered a dangerous new phase

Policy

'Response scepticism': How media climate scepticism entered a dangerous new phase

New analysis finds media opinion formers are less likely to publicly question climate science than they were a decade ago, but attacks on climate action has intensified

clock 14 January 2025 • 7 min read
Government relaunches and expands Net Zero Council

Policy

Government relaunches and expands Net Zero Council

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband and Co-operative Group CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to co-chair revamped group tasked with supporting new zero policy development

clock 19 December 2024 • 2 min read
The Clean Power Action Plan sets up 2025 to be the biggest year yet for the UK green economy

Politics

The Clean Power Action Plan sets up 2025 to be the biggest year yet for the UK green economy

The government's clean power plans point to a 12-month period of critical policy activity that should unlock a huge wave of green investment

clock 13 December 2024 • 5 min read
Labour's re-set, soaring EV sales, and plastic treaty failure

Policy

Labour's re-set, soaring EV sales, and plastic treaty failure

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December 2024

clock 13 December 2024 • 2 min read
'A new era of clean electricity': Government sets out Clean Power Action Plan

Policy

'A new era of clean electricity': Government sets out Clean Power Action Plan

Government unveils wide-ranging plan designed to put the UK on track to deliver a clean power system by 2030

clock 13 December 2024 • 9 min read
'Agreement in principle': Government and Vestas announce plan to save 300 wind turbine factory jobs

Wind

'Agreement in principle': Government and Vestas announce plan to save 300 wind turbine factory jobs

But around 300 jobs could still be at risk at Isle of Wight turbine blade factory

clock 11 December 2024 • 3 min read
'Careful stewardship': Plans confirmed to extend life of four UK nuclear power plants

Nuclear

'Careful stewardship': Plans confirmed to extend life of four UK nuclear power plants

News comes as EDF celebrates major milestone for Hinkley Point project and court victory for Sizewell C plans

clock 04 December 2024 • 6 min read
COP29, what just happened?

Politics

COP29, what just happened?

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: COP29

clock 25 November 2024 • 1 min read
Government relaunches Jet Zero Taskforce

Aviation

Government relaunches Jet Zero Taskforce

Transport Secretary restructures Jet Zero Taskforce in a bid to revamp UK efforts to tackle aviation emissions

clock 25 November 2024 • 5 min read
Ed Miliband: COP29 deal 'creates huge opportunities for business and jobs'

Climate change

Ed Miliband: COP29 deal 'creates huge opportunities for business and jobs'

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary declares deal brokered in Baku is in Britain's national interest, as he warns work towards COP30 starts now

clock 24 November 2024 • 6 min read