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The government has made this crisis worse than it needed to be

Business Green

The government's repeated failure to promote energy saving, enhance energy efficiency, and deliver more domestic energy generation is condemning the UK to an era of rolling crises. Be in no doubt, one man bears primary responsibility for the energy crisis gripping the UK and the rest of Europe.

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Labour draws green dividing lines with promise of net zero emission power by 2030

Business Green

The political consensus on the UK's climate strategy has never looked more frayed at precisely the same time as public support for bolder climate policies has never been higher - and the opposition is seeking to take full advantage of that fact. Labour's new green energy policy is a case in point.

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Instagram Influencers Paid to Boost UAE’s Climate Credentials Over COP28

DeSmogBlog

In the run-up to the UN talks, DeSmog revealed that the PR company Edelman, which has worked extensively with the fossil fuel industry, had helped to secure Al Jaber’s ascension to COP president. The posts shared the same hashtags and tagged the same official COP28 Instagram account.

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Government set to lift fracking ban, confirm gas price freeze plan

Business Green

Sweeping energy support package set to be announced later today, as campaigners urge government to prioritise energy efficiency measures and renewables projects. As a result, domestic energy bills should stay at around current levels through this winter.

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Is this it? Are we at risk of over-estimating the neo-climate sceptics?

Business Green

One of the most common responses to the gathering political campaign against the UK's net zero strategy is that it is important not to underestimate such an experienced and effective band of campaigners, regardless of how modest they may be in number. This is sage advice. And they've argued for fracking, only to watch it get itself banned.

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Liz Truss promises 'spades in the ground' to tackle energy crisis and drive UK growth

Business Green

Liz Truss has promised to transform the UK into an "aspiration nation" characterised by tax cuts, regulatory reform, and business-led growth and investments in her first speech as Prime Minister, as she touted boosting the economy, tackling the worsening energy crisis and supporting the NHS as the top three priorities for her new government.

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Could UK gas power stations still play a role on a net zero grid?

Business Green

Aurora Energy Research contends thermal power generation equipped with hydrogen and CCS offers most cost-effective pathway to a net zero power system. But a report from Aurora Energy Research today cautions that the latter phases of power sector decarbonisation could well be set to diverge from the aforementioned narrative.