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'Green Day'? Fears grow government is to prioritise fossil fuel projects in upgraded climate strategy

Business Green

The government is widely expected to unveil a wave of decarbonisation and energy policies on Thursday as part of a package that had been badged as 'Green Day' by Whitehall insiders. It also reported Number 10 is keen to see gas play a critical role in the new package of measures. "It It is not Green Day," one insider told the paper.

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Sizewell C: Government confirms plan to take £670m stake in nuclear power project

Business Green

Sizewell C project takes major step forward as government unveils plans to establish Great British Energy, a new arms-length public body to oversee UK nuclear power pipeline. However, confirmation of direct investment in the Sizewell C project garnered a mixed response.

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'Missing link': Could nuclear power up the clean hydrogen industry?

Business Green

The report - titled Missing Link to a Livable Climate: How Hydrogen-Enabled Synthetic Fuels Can Help Deliver the Paris Goals - suggests renewables alone would struggle to deliver green hydrogen at the scale that would be required if the fuel were to displace the 100 million barrels of oil used on the planet each day.

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Government promises to unleash net zero investment blitz with 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution

Business Green

Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.

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Will Sunak's reluctance to invest derail the UK's Energy Security Strategy?

Business Green

The government's much anticipated Energy Security Strategy has reportedly been delayed for a second time, with the Treasury resisting proposals for new spending plans that would help to boost domestic energy generation and curb imports of Russian fossil fuels.

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Spring Budget: Chancellor to press button on clean energy reset with £20bn carbon capture pledge

Business Green

Next week's Budget will feature a wide-ranging new clean energy package designed to mobilise £20bn of investment in the UK, Treasury confirms The Chancellor will next week promise to "reset" the UK's decarbonisation and energy security plans through an "unprecedented" £20bn investment in carbon capture and clean energy infrastructure.

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'Our seas hold immense potential': PM unveils £160m offshore wind investment

Business Green

Boris Johnson is set to cast a major vote of confidence in the UK's flourishing offshore wind sector tomorrow in a bid to help the country "build back greener", confirming a higher target for 40GW of capacity by 2030, backed by £160m investment towards state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing.