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- Record number of homes in Great Britain turn to green energy as fuel prices soar 11 April 2026Iran war drives demand for solar panels, heat pumps and EVs, with energy bills expected to rise 18% from JulyBritish households are turning to green home energy upgrades in record numbers to try to keep bills down as the Iran crisis sends global oil and gas prices soaring, data from leading energy suppliers suggests.Figures show […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- These enormous wind turbine projects would damage Wales – and all to supply the rest of the UK with energy | Simon Jenkins 10 April 2026Labour’s deals with private companies will ride roughshod over a wilderness so remote there are no people to defend itYes, the world is getting hotter, and yes, Britain should produce more renewable energy. But what should be the price of that principle?The Cambrian mountains in mid-Wales are the national park that never was. In the […]Simon Jenkins
- Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage | Zoe Williams 9 April 2026It’s worrying to watch Labour entertain Reform’s fantasies about fossil fuels. Only renewables will bring lower bills and higher energy securityEd Miliband is facing a dilemma, apparently. Reform UK is suggesting new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as a way to cut fuel bills and they’re steadily gaining cheerleaders – not just […]Zoe Williams
- Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval 8 April 2026Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weatherBritain’s sunny spring weather powered the grid to new solar energy records on two consecutive days this week.Solar farms in England, Wales and Scotland generated 14.1GW of low-carbon electricity at lunchtime on Monday, surpassing the previous high of […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say 8 April 2026Senior climate figures warn North Sea drilling would encourage fossil fuel exploitation by developing countriesOpening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would “send a shock wave around the world”, imperilling international climate targets, undermining the UK’s climate leadership and encouraging developing countries to exploit their own fossil fuel reserves, experts have warned.The […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor