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- Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay? | Clear Air 12 February 2026The 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 hereThere is good news out there, even if it feels like scraps in a […]Adam Morton
- Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – as it happened 10 February 2026This 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 place. The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the quiet bit out loud.Labour MPs […]Andrew Sparrow
- More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda 10 February 2026US 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 back wind and solar power, face mounting fire from courts, scholars and Democrats for raising the cost of electricity and worsening […]Peter Stone in Washington
- UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects 10 February 2026Government 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 among 190 contracts for renewable energy projects, as Labour attempts to hit a goal of creating a […]Jillian Ambrose
- Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes 9 February 2026UK 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 scepticism and resistance to renewables and grid upgrade projects.Ed Miliband, the UK energy secretary, said the new funding […]Severin Carrell Scotland editor