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‘I’ve fallen out with people’: the bruising debate over UK zonal energy pricing

Industry divided over whether plan to vary electricity cost depending on location really could make bills cheaper for all

The Guardian - UK

Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’

Trade groups warn against government’s idea that those further from power projects should pay more

The Guardian - UK

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change

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The UK’s £22 billion bet on carbon capture will lock in fossil fuels for decades

The UK government has announced it will invest almost £22 billion in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over the next 25 years. The technology works by capturing CO₂ as it is being emitted by a power plant or another polluter, then storing it underground.

The Conversation

Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change

In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted

The Independent UK

How to reverse Britain’s chronic underinvestment in energy – and who needs to pay

The transition to a greener society will involve huge investments in wind farms, electric cars and trains, new ways to heat homes, and much more. Yet the UK government is sending mixed messages over whether it intends to finance such projects at anything like the rate required.

The Conversation

UK's Starmer Hails 'Landmark' Carbon Capture Funding

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said planned government investments of nearly GBP22 billion ($28.8 billion) in the capture and storage of carbon emissions marked a "landmark week" for Britain.

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Greenpeace warns of flooding risks at France's biggest nuclear plant

Greenpeace is urging French energy giant EDF to abandon its plans to build two new reactors at its Gravelines nuclear plant, citing the risk of flooding due to rising sea levels. The environmental group accuses the French nuclear industry of underestimating the threat to the coastal site.

Radio France Internationale

Hunter's hydrogen dream still alive despite setback

Hydrogen projects still alive and well in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Keir Starmer pledges to kick-start growth in industrial heartlands with £22bn package

On a visit to Liverpool, the prime minister will unveil two ‘carbon capture clusters’ in Merseyside and Teesside to be developed in the next 25 years

The Independent UK

Labour to commit almost £22bn to fund carbon capture and storage projects

Investment will fund two CCS clusters – but environmental campaigners have criticised plans

The Guardian - UK

Today, with our £22bn pledge for carbon capture, Labour’s green revolution for Britain begins

Revitalising the country’s industrial heartlands and creating decent, well-paid jobs is at the heart of our mission, says chancellor Rachel Reeves

The Guardian - UK

Giant floating wind farms threaten to destroy Scotland's fishing sector, says expert

PLANS for giant floating wind farms in Scotland threaten to destroy the country’s fishing sector, the leader of an industry body has warned ...

The National (Scotland)

Minister 'unaware' of risk before power plant explosion

Queensland's energy minister has testified in court that power plant executives did not tell him about risks of serious incidents before an explosion.

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New state-owned energy retailer will put ‘people before profits’, Steven Miles says

Labor’s proposed ‘people’s provider’ will reduce electricity bills for households and businesses, Queensland premier says

The Independent UK

New Jersey offshore wind farm clears big federal hurdle amid environmental concerns

The federal government has given a key approval to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey

The Guardian - UK

Biggest drop in UK manufacturing confidence since March 2020; eurozone inflation hits three-year low – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK factory growth slows and eurozone inflation dips below 2%

The Guardian - UK

The man in charge of Labour’s green energy dream: ‘It’s at the limit of what’s achievable’

Fintan Slye, head of the new grid operator Neso, is aware that critics are sceptical about achieving ‘clean power by 2030’. But with tough decisions, he says, it can be done

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The Independent UK

Tom Tugendhat says he does not accept the term ‘climate emergency’ in attack on Labour policies

The leadership contender claimed Ed Miliband’s policies are going to ‘destroy Britain’ as he criticised the plans for a state-owned energy company

The Guardian - UK

With the closure of Port Talbot, UK must step up investment in green jobs

Thousands will lose their jobs in the coming months and the deep scars left by 1970s factory closures remain. Change must be quick

The Conversation

Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control

Although Vice President Kamala Harris touts clean energy and Donald Trump makes misleading assertions and false claims about it, neither candidate has set forth a comprehensive energy plan. Even if they do, a gridlocked Congress would be unlikely to pass it.

The Conversation

China leads the net zero transition – here’s what we can learn from its progress in Beijing and Hong Kong

China is winning the clean energy race.

The National (Scotland)

North Sea oil and gas firms 'failing to invest in renewables'

MOST North Sea oil and gas companies are failing to invest in renewables and most will not spend anything on green energy by 2030, new research has…

The Guardian - UK

The deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown

With the last coal-fired plant closing on Monday, we chart the rise and fall of the once-indispensable fuel that powered modern Britain

The Independent UK

Britain's last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing

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