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- Complex issues: how to get your apartment block off gas – before it’s too late 23 October 2026Electrifying your block of flats could cut emissions and save money. Don’t wait to plan the changeChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comAround Australia, homes are getting off gas. Gas cooktops […]Peter Mares
- Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to 12 times its original cost – but the CEO says it ‘could have been worse’ 22 October 2026New projections by the Snowy Hydro company show tunnelling work is now 65% finished but the completion date has been pushed back to 2029Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe cost of Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to as much as $25bn, with a major reassessment finding the long-delayed renewable […]Tom McIlroy Political editor
- The Guardian view on drilling in Jackdaw: a truly pragmatic approach would focus on Britain’s green transition | Editorial 21 October 2026Opening the North Sea gasfield will deliver minimal benefits for households, while sending a dismal signal before next month’s Cop summitThis week a report from the UN Environment Programme concluded that holding global temperatures to a 1.5C warming limit – the centrepiece commitment of the Paris climate agreement – is no longer achievable. If the […]Editorial
- A plan to ensure energy is affordable for all | Letters 21 October 2026Dr Alex Chapman calls for a government-funded price cap on an essential block of electricity and gas, in response to an article by Nils Pratley Nils Pratley thinks that the secretary of state, Miatta Fahnbulleh, should “keep things simple” and develop a targeted social tariff to protect vulnerable households from surging energy bills (The UK […]Guardian Staff
- Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests 18 October 2026Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank findsInsulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil, research suggests.The government’s £15bn warm homes plan, currently under threat of […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor