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- Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim 7 November 2026DataVita has revised plan for Chapelhall development to be wholly powered by 1GW of renewable energyA datacentre company that said it would power a massive AI development near Glasgow with renewable energy has admitted that the scheme will be entirely served by the National Grid.DataVita, a key plank of the UK’s AI strategy, had promised […]Aisha Down
- What’s the point? Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere? 7 November 2026Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progressIt was a curious way of conducting negotiations. Ahead of the 2025 climate summit, in the Amazonian port of Belém last year, the Brazilian hosts had taken off the table the issue that most had […]Fiona Harvey in Antalya, Turkey
- How Democrats used the midterms to turn affordability concerns into ‘green populism’ 5 November 2026From energy prices to datacenters, climate became a cost-of-living issue – and a winning oneQ&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win in the midtermsClimate-forward Democrats swept into power on Tuesday night as a blue tsunami flipped the Senate, House and several governor’s races. Voters were laser-focused on affordability, and experts said Democrats succeeded in linking […]Hilary Beaumont
- ‘I never understood wind’: midterms spark hope for renewables after Trump’s hostility 5 November 2026Future brightens for US developers in particular after election when voters rejected Trump’s war on clean energyAfter years as collateral damage in Donald Trump’s war on climate action, the Democrats’ sweeping triumph in the US midterm elections has emerged as a victory for the global renewable energy industry, too.Across the world’s financial centres the market […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- UK found to be ‘dangerously’ reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI 5 November 2026Delivering net zero also at risk, say MPs as they call for centralised policy and funding for mines and diversification The UK is “dangerously” dependent on China for critical raw materials needed for the military, renewable energy infrastructure and AI, a parliamentary investigation has found.MPs on the business select committee called for an urgent centralised […]Lisa O’Carroll Senior staff correspondent