Power giants to face windfall tax after all as Liz Truss delivers U-turn
Prime minister accused of ‘another screeching U-turn’ having previously rejected calls to impose levyRenewable power companies will have their revenues capped in England and Wales, after the government...
View ArticleSolar panel inquiries ‘off the charts’ after Alinta boss predicts 35% power...
For the second time this year, a public prediction of increased energy costs has led to a boom in solar power inquiriesFollow today’s news, liveGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily...
View ArticleTruss plan to block solar farms is deeply unpopular – so why is she so keen?
The PM has united unlikely forces in opposition to moves that make little sense and contradict her own policiesLiz Truss and her environment secretary, Ranil Jayawardena, have achieved the almost...
View ArticleThe Bank of England governor plans to stick – but it is a gamble
Andrew Bailey’s tough stance fuels the danger that ending one form of emergency intervention creates a need for a bigger oneAndrew Bailey is not for budging. The emergency gilt-buying scheme will end...
View ArticleI’m maligned as a ‘green energy sceptic’. I’m not. Dear Guardian reader,...
Critics suggest our growth agenda conflicts with the need to achieve net zero. They couldn’t be more wrongTruss and Rees-Mogg on collision course over solar powerIt is always intriguing to see my own...
View ArticleLiz Truss on collision course with Jacob Rees-Mogg over solar power ban
PM wants to prevent panels on 58% of farmland but business secretary says renewables need to be boostedJacob Rees-Mogg: I’m no green energy scepticLiz Truss is facing a rebellion from Jacob Rees-Mogg’s...
View ArticleTrust farmers to make the right choices on solar projects | Letters
Farmers have long experience in balancing the needs of food and energy production, says Stuart Roberts. Plus letters from Mark Sullivan, Duncan Forbes and Peter CampionThe new environment secretary,...
View ArticleLabour vows to treble solar power use during first term if elected
Ed Miliband criticises Liz Truss’s ‘anti-green-energy dogma’ after plans to ban solar projects revealedLabour has criticised prime minister Liz Truss’s plan to ban solar power from most of England’s...
View ArticleThe great hydrogen gamble: hot air or net zero’s holy grail?
An army of lobbyists is trying to persuade the government of the case for the combustible gas as a valuable weapon in the climate crisis, but questions remainStanding in front of a lime green...
View ArticleAustralian research finds cost-effective way to recycle solar panels
Process involves using electrostatic separation on PV panels to collect out valuable materials, reducing them to 2-3% of original weightFollow our live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app,...
View ArticleI’m in prison for fighting this government’s fossil fuel folly | Letters
One reader, serving a prison sentence for protesting with Just Stop Oil, says doing nothing is a choice they can no longer justifyI am writing from prison, where I am serving a sentence for breaking a...
View ArticleOil addiction will keep the west in hock to dictators | Letters
David Woollcombe and Richard Baker on the urgent need to move towards renewable energySimon Tisdall is right to call the Opec+ decision to lower production by 2m barrels a day “a stunning win for...
View ArticleMPs issue 10-point environmental wishlist for Liz Truss
PM urged to increase windfarm capacity and expand energy company obligation to make more homes efficientIf Liz Truss is looking to give her leadership a new start, a cross-party group of MPs has...
View ArticleVictoria set to re-enter electricity market after setting 95% renewable...
Daniel Andrews announces plan to revive State Electricity Commission, which was privatised in the 1990sFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news...
View ArticleSouth Australia won’t supply gas to NSW during shortages, minister warns
In candid speech, Tom Koutsantonis says state ‘will not participate’ in national trigger and tells industry to expect a ‘torrid’ yearFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our...
View ArticleHow green are the Tory leadership candidates this time round?
After Liz Truss’s ‘war on nature’, we look again at the environmental record of the most probable crop of hopefulsLiz Truss has fought a “war on nature” unique in recent British politics, managing...
View ArticleDaniel Andrews plans to revive the State Electricity Commission. What will it...
A move to bring back the publicly owned SEC shows governments are not confident the private sector can decarbonise quickly enough, experts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest...
View ArticleLandowners call for scrapping of plans to ban solar energy from England’s...
Farmers say having solar sites allows them to subsidise food production during less successful yearsFarmers have urged whoever succeeds Liz Truss as UK prime minister to abandon plans to ban solar...
View ArticlePeak power: hydrogen to be injected into UK station for first time
Exclusive: Joint venture with Centrica is aimed ultimately at reducing carbon intensity at the siteHydrogen will be injected into an emergency gas-fired power station for the first time in a pilot...
View ArticleVictoria deserves praise for promising a rapid shift from coal to renewables....
Reliability and emissions reduction goals are technically achievable, but cost is a separate question. Governments should be careful what they promiseFollow the latest updates with our live blogGet our...
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