Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves preparing 3p-per-mile EV charge to offset decline in fuel duty revenues, as industry warns proposals would slow adoption and prove 'self-defeating'

Treasury reportedly considering scaling back energy efficiency schemes, as part of efforts to curb energy bills

Leading clean tech investors call on government to deliver reforms that 'show that clean industry is not the enemy of growth'

The government has signalled it wants the Budget to reduce energy bills - reforming the system of green levies should be the obvious mechanism for doing so

Experts warn proposal to remove VAT from energy bills would disproportionately benefit richer households and could result in higher emissions

Workforce 2030: Professionals body CIEEM urges Treasury to invest £650m in ecology skills and projects across UK to restore nature and boost economic growth

Coalition calls for clearer 'price signal' to unlock billions of pounds in private investment, secure hundreds of thousands of jobs, and 'fast track' industrial decarbonisation

Ministers claim amendments to Planning and Infrastructure Bill will accelerate clean energy and housing development, but reforms face resistance from some green groups

Prime Minister rejects idea Britain is broken, as he hails Labour's support for the 'energy of the future' and slams Reform's politics of division

Chancellor steps up attacks on Reform and hails Labour's support for new nuclear, carbon capture, and rail projects, but makes no mention of wider climate and net zero strategy