Russia

Boris Johnson eyeing major expansion of nuclear power to shore-up energy security

Nuclear

Boris Johnson eyeing major expansion of nuclear power to shore-up energy security

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

clock 22 March 2022 • 6 min read
Energy Security Strategy: Are the PM and Chancellor at loggerheads over the role of green energy?

Policy

Energy Security Strategy: Are the PM and Chancellor at loggerheads over the role of green energy?

Reports over the weekend suggest growng discord between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson about the extent to which new nuclear and clean energy projects should feature in UK's response to soaring energy bills

clock 21 March 2022 • 6 min read
IEA calls for lower speed limits, car-free Sundays, and public transport incentives to slash oil demand

Policy

IEA calls for lower speed limits, car-free Sundays, and public transport incentives to slash oil demand

Group calculates global oil demand could be reduce by 2.7 million barrels a day if string of 10 emergency measures were introduced

clock 18 March 2022 • 4 min read
Reports: Government to ramp up wind power and energy efficiency efforts in response to Ukraine crisis

Wind

Reports: Government to ramp up wind power and energy efficiency efforts in response to Ukraine crisis

Upcoming Energy Security Strategy expected to include higher targets for offshore and floating wind, alongside new energy efficiency measures

clock 18 March 2022 • 4 min read
As the ripples of war spread, creative industries need to step away from polluters

Marketing

As the ripples of war spread, creative industries need to step away from polluters

Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine is a massive violation of rights, and could signal the final phase of the fossil fuel industry, writes Clean Creatives director Duncan Meisel

clock 18 March 2022 • 3 min read
'You can have any realistic policy, as long as it's green': Michael Gove hits back at net zero critics

Politics

'You can have any realistic policy, as long as it's green': Michael Gove hits back at net zero critics

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

clock 17 March 2022 • 10 min read
Ecosia invests in solar energy platform start-up Zolar

Solar

Ecosia invests in solar energy platform start-up Zolar

Non-profit green search engine calls on businesses across Europe to step up investment in renewables in response to crisis in Ukraine

clock 16 March 2022 • 3 min read
'Net zero is not the problem': Boris Johnson mounts defence of green energy as answer to reliance on Russia

Politics

'Net zero is not the problem': Boris Johnson mounts defence of green energy as answer to reliance on Russia

Johnson rebuffs criticism of UK's net zero agenda in opinion piece that argues that renewables are the 'quickest and cheapest route to greater energy independence'

clock 15 March 2022 • 7 min read
Energy Independence Plan: Civil society groups urge government to prioritise tackling fuel poverty

Efficiency

Energy Independence Plan: Civil society groups urge government to prioritise tackling fuel poverty

Over 30 leading NGOs call on government to use imminent energy security plan and Spring Statement to boost energy efficiency and increase support for vulnerable households

clock 15 March 2022 • 5 min read
EU signals plan to 'phase out' Russian gas, oil, and coal imports by 2027

Politics

EU signals plan to 'phase out' Russian gas, oil, and coal imports by 2027

Ursula von der Leyen says Europe must invest 'massively' in home-grown renewables in order to bring Russian fossil fuel imports to an end

clock 11 March 2022 • 3 min read