Net-Zero

Labour’s oil and gas ban will create £4.5bn tax black hole, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho warns

Labour’s oil and gas ban will create £4.5bn tax black hole, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho warns

Business
Robert Johnson

Tory strategists have turned fire on Labour’s energy policy after accusing Sir Keir and Ms Reeves of plotting 17 “secret” tax rises ...

Thousands of high-voltage electricity pylons to be installed across Britain

Thousands of high-voltage electricity pylons to be installed across Britain

Business
Robert Johnson

National Grid runs the high-voltage electricity transmission network for England and Wales currently comprising 4,400 miles of overhead cable suspended on 22,000 ...

Transatlantic air fares to jump under net zero fuel rules

Transatlantic air fares to jump under net zero fuel rules

Business
Robert Johnson

The UK rules are more stringent than the EU’s requirement for a 6pc SAF mix by the end of the decade, with ...

Rolls-Royce scales back plans to build nuclear factories in UK

Rolls-Royce scales back plans to build nuclear factories in UK

Business
Robert Johnson

Instead the engineering giant will now buy its heavy pressure vessels from a third party supplier. The large, metal components sit at ...

UK Energy Minister Graham Stuart quits government ahead of election – POLITICO

UK Energy Minister Graham Stuart quits government ahead of election – POLITICO

U.K.
William Turner

Instead, the Beverly and Holderness MP said he wanted to focus on “campaigning on local issues,” and that he looks forward to ...

Biggest North Sea oil find in decades to be drilled for first time

Biggest North Sea oil find in decades to be drilled for first time

Business
Robert Johnson

A spokesman for Offshore Energies UK, the industry trade body, said: “Continued investment in UK energy opportunities, including oil projects, is necessary ...

Jakob Thomä on… LinkedIn whiplash and the future of sustainable finance

Jakob Thomä on… LinkedIn whiplash and the future of sustainable finance

Trending
Sophie Anderson

There is a case that LinkedIn should start to come with a warning sticker: “May cause whiplash!” Whether you take the new ...

Labour’s ‘dangerous’ net zero plans leave UK at China’s mercy

Labour’s ‘dangerous’ net zero plans leave UK at China’s mercy

Business
Robert Johnson

The costs involved in meeting the target would “mean … higher taxes for people, hiking up people’s bills, and essentially not being ...

Countryside shoots save NHS millions a year, report claims

Countryside shoots save NHS millions a year, report claims

Health
Sarah Carter

The removal and storage of atmospheric carbon by land managed for shooting would also assist the drive towards net zero by £382 ...

Reports of lower energy bills have been greatly exaggerated

Reports of lower energy bills have been greatly exaggerated

Business
Robert Johnson

The UK’s now renewable-heavy energy mix also needs to have a large fleet of gas-fired power stations on standby – so they ...