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- Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept blackouts if bills cut 1 May 2026Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household billsThe boss of the UK’s biggest energy supplier has suggested that some households would accept an occasional electricity blackout in exchange for much lower energy bills.A year on from Europe’s largest power outage – which left tens of millions of […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- Could Santa Marta climate talks mark ground zero in push to ditch fossil fuels? 1 May 2026Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy futureLooking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at anchor […]Fiona Harvey and Jonathan Watts in Santa Marta
- Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era 1 May 2026At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutionsAfter a landmark climate meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, where nearly 60 countries gathered to work out how to end the production and use of planet-heating fossil fuels, what have we learned? Continue reading...Jonathan Watts and Fiona Harvey in Santa Marta
- The Guardian view on the UAE quitting Opec: whatever importers pay, the price of fossil fuels is too high | Editorial 29 April 2026The world must accelerate the shift to renewables, regardless of the economic effects of Abu Dhabi’s decisionOpec appears to be the latest casualty of the Iran war. On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates announced that it was leaving the oil cartel after 60 years. The loss of a critical member is a blow to the group and […]Editorial
- Reliance on Chinese green tech poses ‘serious’ risk for Europe, experts say 29 April 2026Continent ‘sleepwalking’ into series of economic and national security problems due to over-dependenceEurope is “sleepwalking” into a series of economic and national security problems because of an over-reliance on Chinese green technology, according to experts.A report co-authored by Michael Collins, a former deputy head of national security strategy at the UK Cabinet Office, described the […]Dan Milmo Global technology editor