Labour Party

Politics

Lisa Nandy resigns from Labour front bench amid leadership bid speculation

Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary follows Shadow Environment Secretary Kerry McCarthy in resigning from Jeremy Corbyn's team

clock 27 June 2016 • 2 min read

Waste

Wasted opportunity? Industry warns recycling targets likely to be missed without circular economy policy revamp

Plagued by a tough commodity market and uncertainty over EU membership, the UK's waste and recycling industry is seeking a fundamental change to its business model

clock 12 May 2016 • 6 min read

Politics

CCS - Norway to the rescue?

Labour's Alan Whitehead argues a partnership with Norway could revive the UK's scandalously shelved carbon capture ambitions

clock 09 May 2016 • 4 min read

Politics

London's dirty Mayoral campaign risks seeing clean tech opportunity squandered

The London Mayoral campaign has been divisive and brutish, and admirable green policies risk becoming collateral damage

clock 04 May 2016 • 7 min read

Investment

Barry Gardiner: Climate changes means it's reckless to plan for business as usual, but that is what oil companies are doing

Labour's shadow energy and climate change minister speech at the London Stock Exchange - in full

clock 21 April 2016 • 13 min read

Politics

On budgets, Mrs Lincoln and wind power

clock 24 March 2016 • 4 min read

Taxation

Could Labour be about to block the solar VAT hike?

New Labour amendment seeking to allow solar an exemption from higher VAT tax rate is winning cross-party backing

clock 17 March 2016 • 4 min read

Policy

Lisa Nandy: The transition to a greener economy is irreversible

In the latest in our Green Business 2022, Labour's Lisa Nandy argues the roll out of clean tech will continue in the UK, but the government could make it a whole lot easier

clock 15 February 2016 • 4 min read

CCS

Carbon Capture and (no) Storage?

Labour's Alan Whitehead argues the upcoming energy bill's focus on decommisioning North Sea oil and gas fields must leave the door open for their re-use as carbon storage sites

clock 12 February 2016 • 4 min read

Politics

Mary Creagh elected chair of Environmental Audit Committee

Labour MP wins key EAC vote following resignation of Huw Irranca-Davies last month

clock 10 February 2016 • 2 min read