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  • Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage | Zoe Williams 9 April 2026
    It’s worrying to watch Labour entertain Reform’s fantasies about fossil fuels. Only renewables will bring lower bills and higher energy securityEd Miliband is facing a dilemma, apparently. Reform UK is suggesting new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as a way to cut fuel bills and they’re steadily gaining cheerleaders – not just […]
    Zoe Williams
  • Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval 8 April 2026
    Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weatherBritain’s sunny spring weather powered the grid to new solar energy records on two consecutive days this week.Solar farms in England, Wales and Scotland generated 14.1GW of low-carbon electricity at lunchtime on Monday, surpassing the previous high of […]
    Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
  • UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say 8 April 2026
    Senior climate figures warn North Sea drilling would encourage fossil fuel exploitation by developing countriesOpening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would “send a shock wave around the world”, imperilling international climate targets, undermining the UK’s climate leadership and encouraging developing countries to exploit their own fossil fuel reserves, experts have warned.The […]
    Fiona Harvey Environment editor
  • Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis 8 April 2026
    More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in GermanyTurkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign of rich countries losing steam in the race to a clean economy.More […]
    Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
  • As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards 7 April 2026
    Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewablesOil stands at about $110 a barrel and some forecasts have predicted it could reach $150. Food prices are on the rise and are expected to leap further owing to the fertiliser supply crunch, leading […]
    Fiona Harvey Environment editor

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