The US president has made the easily debunked claim that there are no wind farms in China Continue reading...
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Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy sourceMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe UK government must double down on its clean energy drive to protect bill payers?
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The conflict in the Middle East has sent energy prices soaring, and for countries that import a high proportion of their fuel, it’s a reminder of the perils of energy dependence. As the recipient of almost 90% of Iran’s crude oil, China kno?
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From the Chagos Islands to ‘windmills’ and sharia law, the US president’s comments do not bear much scrutinyDonald Trump has been opining about the UK again, saying on Tuesday that Keir Starmer was “not Winston Churchill” and repeating his?
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For months it has been adding to my mother’s distress when all she wanted was feed-in tariff payments go into her accountWhen my father died last year, nearly all the companies we had to notify were kind and empathetic, but not ScottishPowe?
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There’s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre, you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answeringGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOur online lives are i?
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A new mini power station and lithium extraction facility near Redruth are set to bolster green energy and create jobsJust outside the perimeter fence stand the hulking remains of grand stone engine houses, a testament to Cornwall’s proud ti?
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UK Climate Change Committee voices concern over Scotland’s progress on decarbonising buildings and reliance on unproved technologies Scotland has finally produced realistic short-term plans on cutting its climate emissions, but there is “re?
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With Trump blocking Venezuelan oil imports and old power plants breaking down, the island – with Chinese help – is turning to solar and wind to bolster its fragile energy systemIntense heat hangs over the sugarcane fields near Cuba’s easter?
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The president’s destructive policies enrich fossil fuel billionaires, while Beijing has bet big on the green transitionDevastating wildfires, flooding and winter storms were among the 23 extreme weather and climate-related disasters in the?
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Apart from infrastructure, the transition is powered by volunteers who need to be supported, says Dr Luke GoodingEd Miliband’s £1bn pledge for community energy is a landmark moment (9 February), but its success depends on more than the size?
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The fight for Hope Moor is set to be repeated across the UK as the government aims to hit its renewable energy targetsInstead of a slingshot, the Davids are brandishing a sculpture and a coffee table book. Their Goliaths are a Norwegian ene?
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All solar panels degrade over time, but expert installation and regular maintenance can prevent an early sunset on their lifespan Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s?
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Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for billsA thinktank with close ties to Saudi Arabia and substantial funding from a Donald Trump ally needs to present a p?
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The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to actWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereTher?
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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereKemi Badenoch has said that Keir Starmer just received a “stay of execution” yesterday. Speaking to reporters on a visit this morning, she said:[Starmer] is in a very dangerous pl?
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US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuelsDonald Trump’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels, including dirty coal, coupled with his administration’s moves to roll ba?
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Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030Business live – latest updatesThe largest onshore windfarm in England in a decade has been awarded a government subsidy?
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UK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretaryThe UK government is pledging to spend up to £1bn on community-owned green energy schemes in an effort to combat growing sceptici?
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Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resourcesOn an outcrop above the Chubut River, one of the few to cut across the arid Patagonian steppe of southern?
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Full-year results expected to reveal weaker profits as company also faces investor pressure over climate U-turnBP will face pressure from shareholders to prove it can leave a turbulent period in the past as it prepares to reveal its full-ye?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/08/bp-faces-calls-for...

Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growthChina’s clean energy industries drove more than 90% of the country’s investment growth last year, making the sectors bigger than?
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Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plantSenior executives at Drax raised concerns internally about the validity of the energy company’s sustainability claims while it publ?
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Renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity last quarter as real progress is being made – but it’s not yet job doneTen years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east co?
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Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to the local community?It looks more like th?
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Trump has prioritized fossil fuel companies over consumers, hitting the lowest-income families hardestDonald Trump promised to cut energy prices by 50%. Instead, average electricity prices over the past year have risen by about 6.7%, while?
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Ruling clears Denmark’s Ørsted to resume construction on its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New YorkAll five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction after a federal judge’s ruling?
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Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earthsThe EU is struggling to free itself from dependence on China and countries in the global south for?
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The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under constructionConstruction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near-fatal attack by Donald Trump’s administration thanks to ruli?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/02/trump-offshore-...

From a renovated Victorian village house in Hampshire to a new-build apartment in south London Continue reading...
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Minnesota housing project to draw energy from water stored deep underground, 45 years on from city’s initial researchNearly half a century ago, the US Department of Energy launched a clean energy experiment beneath the University of Minneso?
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Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopesA hillside “battery” outside Plymouth in Devon has begun generating electricity using a first of a kind hydropower system embedded und?
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Energy secretary Ed Miliband says clean energy project is part of efforts to leave ‘the fossil fuel rollercoaster’The UK and nine other European countries have agreed to build an offshore wind power grid in the North Sea in a landmark pact?
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Eco programme turned into a national scandal – but experts worry £15bn plan will prioritise green energy over insulatingNo homeowner wants to be faced with a hefty bill for household repairs – and when those charges are the result of botche?
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