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- Brazil’s wind farms have been a huge success. So why isn’t everybody reaping the benefits? 19 September 2026While the country’s ambition is to be the ‘Saudi Arabia of green energy’, communities in the north-east are bearing the cost in diminished health and livelihoodsBeneath the power lines cutting across Antonio de Souza’s property in Serra do Mel, in north-east Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte state, rows of cashew trees once stood – until […]Alice Lima and Marilia Gurgel. Photographs by Marco Serventi
- Australia’s renewables transition is well under way – but meeting its 2030 target will be ‘extremely challenging’ 18 September 2026A gap looms between the Albanese government’s goal of 82% renewable energy and planned solar and wind projectsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe challenges of Australia’s energy transition – from a system once fired by coal and gas to one powered by solar, wind and supporting technologies – are being […]Petra Stock
- Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050 17 September 2026Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issueBritish people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle itThe UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050, Andy Burnham has argued in his strongest comments yet on the […]Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
- British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham 17 September 2026With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solutionAndy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050On the day I became prime minister, I pledged to bring power to every postcode. Today, we […]Andy Burnham
- Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks 13 September 2026Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising Britain is embarking on one of the largest overhauls of its electricity grid in generations – a megaproject in which five times more infrastructure will be built […]Alex Clark, Jillian Ambrose, Ashley Kirk and Tom Calverley