The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 18, 2024

Nuclear power is shaping up as a major issue leading into the next federal election. The Coalition wants Australia to lift its ban on nuclear power, with leader Peter Dutton saying his plan would involve building as many as six power plants. But the government has dismissed the idea.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Environmental Audit Committee ( EAC ) said that ministers’ approach to developing factory-built nuclear power plants “lacks clarity” and their role in hitting a goal of moving the grid to clean energy by 2035 was unclear. Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 18, 2024

Government previously denied evidence countries with nuclear weapons favour atomic power over renewables There is long running debate about whether nuclear power has a role in combatting the climate crisis. The UK government decided last week it was vital and is planning a vast expansion.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

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 Tom Burke, a co-founder of the E3G thinktank, told the Guardian : "This is Fawlty Towers politics - don't mention the environment!

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The government must rebalance nuclear's place in the energy portfolio and bring the public onside while there is still time, argues Bright Blue's Andrew Leming. Hitachi's withdrawal from proposed nuclear power sites in Anglesey and Oldbury last month dealt a sharp blow to the government's net zero emissions strategy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Government's progress on infrastructure 'decidedly mixed' last year but 2020 offers major opportunities, says advisory body. But it said much more could be achieved in 2020 to help build greener infrastructure in support of the net zero target.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear, EVs, and renewables all set to benefit from £12bn government stimulus plan, but critics warn funding falls well short of the level required to trigger a green recovery.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

The government will tomorrow publish its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy, promising that the sweeping new plan will 'supercharge' clean energy deployment and put the UK on track to source 95 per cent of its power from domestic low carbon sources by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

” The budget statement “predictably majored on pre-election giveaways political dividing lines”, said Ashden policy lead Will Walter, adding that it “will do nothing for those living in cold, damp, expensive to heat homes or for local authorities struggling to provide basic services.” This brings the fund up to £1.1

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Scottish Government has set out its vision for a 'just transition' away from oil and gas and towards becoming a net exporter of green energy. Moreover, the draft strategy reiterates the government's backing for carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) development in Scotland, most notably through the Acorn project in Aberdeen.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Government could delay or even axe both Suffolk nuclear project and high speed rail projects as it seeks to cut spending in response to deficit fears. The Treasury was considering a request for comment at the time of going to press.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2021

Another challenge outlined in the white paper is the feasibility of planned renewable developments, which would be needed to fill the demand gap left by declining coal generation and the ongoing decommissioning of nuclear power plants. This provides critical challenges for Germany, both politically and economically.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Jeremy Hunt underscores government’s commitment to tackling 'existential' climate threat with new nuclear projects and energy efficiency funding, but green groups slam Autumn Statement that 'falls woefully short'. I can today announce that the government will proceed with the new plant at Sizewell C," Hunt said.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

The situation reduced the need for fossil fuel power such as coal and gas, and also led to curbed demand for nuclear power, as cheaper forms of renewable power such as wind and solar shouldered the lion's share of Britain's electricity needs.

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Unsustainable

APRIL 30, 2019

words by Christina De La Rocha Murderous tin-pot despots may not agree, but the purpose of government is to deliver order, infrastructure, and basic services so its citizens can live with each other and not just survive, but thrive. Today, more than 70% of the electricity used in France is produced in nuclear power plants.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

Specifically it calls on the government to set a date for ending new licenses for oil and gas exploration; accelerate renewables development, including in emerging fields such as tidal and geothermal energy; launch a national programme to drastically improve energy efficiency; and mandate homebuilders to deploy solar panels on all new properties.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 2, 2020

In 2015, the Conservative government blocked both onshore wind and solar from accessing the CFD program, the U.K.'s But that support for new land-based wind and solar projects is even politically possible now is a big victory for the sector. If the wholesale power price dips below this, the government makes up the shortfall.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

These missions will form the backbone of the Labour manifesto - the pillars of the next Labour government," he said. Held back by a cynicism which uses low trust in politics as an excuse to narrow our ambitions. Held back by a cynicism which uses low trust in politics as an excuse to narrow our ambitions.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The shadow energy secretary, Ed Miliband, called on the government to urgently “provide assurances” about Sellafield, after the Guardian revealed it had been hacked by groups linked to Russia and China. Continue reading.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Labour Leader Keir Starmer has pledged that a Labour government would set up a publicly owned clean energy company within a year of being elected to power. British power to the British people.". A Labour government would insulate 19 million homes, he said. Britain should harness that wealth and share it with all.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

The study, published the journal Science , highlights the benefits of prioritising smaller technologies such as heat pumps, solar panels, and electric bikes to drive decarbonisation, in comparison to more costly, large-scale solutions such as nuclear power plants and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

The results of consultations on the funding of new nuclear power are also expected soon. The government is mulling the addition of solar and onshore wind to the CFD program, having blocked them from the 2017 and 2019 rounds on largely political grounds. A long-overdue draft energy bill is expected at some stage.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The government is expected to choose which two clusters to support first before the end of the year. Up until this point the government talked about two clusters, one by 2025 and one by 2030. Nuclear power will receive £525 million for the development of large and small-scale reactors.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

government last year. Canadian LNG can help Asia switch from coal to gas, a huge win for the climate,” declared the conservative political advocacy group Canada Action , which received $100,000 in 2019 from the gas producer ARC Resources, a report in The Narwhal revealed. border that contains as much as 449 trillion cubic feet of gas.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

With EDF’s Sizewell C reportedly close to a government funding deal, the Tory leadership candidates are scrambling to identify credible fixes to the looming fuel poverty crisis. Against this sobering backdrop, political leaders are scrambling for policy fixes to try and mimimise the looming economic storm.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2020

The UK will struggle to reach net zero emissions much before 2050 without "highly speculative" changes to consumer lifestyles, such as slashing flight numbers and meat production, an independent government and industry-backed research body has concluded.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Department of Energy announced an alliance of 11 national governments and more than 60 organizations to speed up the development and deployment of pumped hydro projects around the world. citizens streamed to vote in an election that could shape global energy trends, brought together government representatives from nations such as the U.S.,

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. Policy makers should be taking action now to soften the impacts on the most vulnerable and to address the underlying causes."

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The European Union’s scientific and political communities are locked in a battle over whether gas and nuclear can be considered green investments. Between March and July 2020, nuclear lobbies met with EU representatives twice as often as they did in 2018, according to the non-governmental organization Reclaim Finance.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

Former UKIP leader formally launches campaign for UK to ditch net zero targets, as government reiterates importance of accelerating clean energy development. As such, the launch of the new campaign sparked an angry response on social media and significant pushback from the government. Net Zero is net stupid," Farage wrote. "By

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

This reliance has meant governments have been unwilling to extend sanctions on Russia to cover energy imports, despite the widespread recognition that the millions of Euros handed to Russian companies each day are helping to fund Putin's war effort.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

FSO will take 'whole-systems' approach to integration of green energy technologies such as renewables, hydrogen, and CCUS, government confirms. We look forward to working with National Grid, government and the wider industry to implement this important change in the way the energy system is managed.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The £28bn a year green capital investment programme is the party's biggest spending pledge to date and is far greater than the budget allocated to climate measures and green jobs by the government. The next Labour government will scrap business rates. The Treasury was considering a comment at the time of going to press.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To be a true leader on electric vehicles, the government must plump the market by requiring manufacturers to produce a set percentage of low-carbon vehicles, writes Energy UK's Yumann Siddiq. The UK government's commitment to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030 is the most ambitious of any G7 country.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Liz Truss restated her commitment to net zero, renewables, and nuclear power, as well as North Sea oil and gas, in her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference this morning, which saw the embattled Prime Minister decry climate activists who briefly interrupted her from the audience as "anti-growth". he asked on Twitter.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

wind farms, nuclear, grid connections); new housing; new local transport connections (why doesn't Leeds have a tram network?!). "We We believe that Britain's economic decline is not inevitable, but a result of political choices. Britain built the first: railway, coal-fired power station, [and] commercial nuclear power station.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

The spectacular decline in renewable energy technology costs over the last decade has established the sector as the linchpin of the country's decarbonisation drive, offering a potential template for how government and industry can work together to scale green technologies that can decarbonise the economy.

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