Policy

BEIS seeks views on allocation of £160m floating wind fund

Minister says gas use may still be 25% of current level in 2050

Committee urges snap review of nuclear shutdown timetable

Time to look beyond the price cap

Windfall tax is not ‘off the table’, says Sunak

Locational electricity pricing could save £30bn by 2035

Consumers’ choices must be limited to achieve net zero

Johnson departure would not derail net zero drive

Boris Johnson’s departure from 10 Downing Street would not derail the government’s net zero emissions drive because support for the policy is too deeply rooted amongst businesses and the UK’s international partners, a Conservative environmental campaigner has claimed. Jack Richardson, senior climate programmes manager at the Conservative Environment Network, said although there is “definitely” some risk of a new leader dropping support for net zero, this would mean going up against “all those companies that are now investing in transition plans”.

Government accepts EAC recommendations on sewers

The government has declared its support for further investment in sewerage systems in England and Wales in its response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s damning report on water quality in rivers. However, the committee's recommendations to address pollution from agriculture and homebuilding, which both play a significant role in preventing rivers from achieving good ecological status, were not accepted.

Quarterly cap ‘opens the door’ to large winter price hikes

Ofgem opts to move to quarterly price cap

Selection of new nuclear projects to start next year

Government to hold £200m competition for zero-emission lorries

Gas crisis has ‘fundamentally changed’ economics of energy

Schools choosing between heating and teachers