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- UK unveils ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ to get back on track for net zero targets 29 October 2025Ed Miliband says pushing for renewable energy and lower emissions will reduce household bills and boost economyThe UK government will go “all in” on clean energy and climate policy, the energy secretary has said, as he unveiled plans to put the UK back on track to reach its net zero commitments.In the face of intensifying […]Fiona Harvey and Helena Horton
- Offshore windfarm projects may be exempted from new UK nature rules 28 October 2025Exclusive: Firms say added costs would mean they are unable to install enough turbines to meet green energy goalsOffshore windfarm companies may be exempted from new UK nature rules in an attempt to keep down the cost of renewable energy, the Guardian has learned.The energy firms have said they would be unable to build the […]Helena Horton Environment reporter
- Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds 28 October 2025Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demandWind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK since 2010, a study has found.Users of gas have been among the biggest beneficiaries, the research suggested. Continue reading...Fiona Harvey Environment editor
- Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough 27 October 2025One energy industry source says they expected an annual budget as high as £2bn to meet UK’s green energy targetsThe energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has set aside £1.1bn a year for offshore wind power developers investing in new projects in a funding round seen by some in the industry as too small to meet the […]Jasper Jolly
- Australia fiddles with fossil gas while the country swelters in record heat. It doesn’t make sense | Bill Hare 24 October 2025Australians have an obvious interest in action against global warming. Focusing on gas instead of renewables for the energy transition risks sabotaging our futureSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereSydney’s record October heat; high winds battering both Melbourne and New Zealand, causing death and destruction; the algal bloom […]Bill Hare