Energy crisis

U-turn will see oil and gas firms to help pay additional 25 per cent windfall tax on profits to help pay for fresh measures to support households with soaring energy bills

Reports indicate Chancellor Rishi Sunak has not entirely ruled out windfall tax, as pressure mounts on government to offer more help for households struggling with soaring energy bills

The current crisis is likely to see a rapid shift in much needed energy investments in rich countries, but sadly there is little evidence those countries will look outwards with their capital, writes Ed King of the European Climate Foundation

Briefings by senior ministers ahead of Energy Security Strategy suggest plan will include new target for nuclear, cheap heat pumps loans, and planning reforms to fast track onshore wind development

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities once described himself as a ‘shy green’, but he’s far from shy about it now

High gas and electricity prices are here for the long term unless the government takes action, argues Alan Whitehead MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Net Zero

Chancellor unveils measures to address costs of gas supply crisis as businesses demand more ambition and funding for energy efficiency and renewables

VIDEO: The BusinessGreen editorial team discuss the gas supply crisis, the geopolitics of hydrogen and Alok Sharma's role in climate policy after COP26

Windfall taxes and green levy reforms appear increasingly unlikely, as Treasury prepares package of loans for energy suppliers and targeted support for fuel poor households

UK still urgently needs warmer, gas-free, energy-secure homes that green investment brings, even if climate change didn’t exist, argues IPPR's Josh Emden