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- Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS | Polly Toynbee 21 April 2026Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud ofIt looks unlikely that Labour will emerge as the largest party at the next general election (though it’s by no means impossible). If just one term is Labour’s destiny, what legacy […]Polly Toynbee
- Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 20 April 2026Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank revealsUK shifts older wind and solar farms to fixed-price deals to reduce price shocksAll of last year’s growth in global electricity demand was met from renewable sources, while fossil fuel power generation remained flat, research has found, marking […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor
- Electricity generators threatened with higher windfall taxes in bid to ensure stable prices 20 April 2026Move marks government’s most radical attempt to weaken impact of soaring wholesale gas prices on electricity costsClean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025Electricity generators will face higher windfall taxes unless they sign up to long-term fixed price contracts under government plans to protect bill payers from future gas market price shocks, […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot 18 April 2026The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they areDonald Trump has done more to accelerate the energy transition than anyone else alive. Fossil fuel companies bankrolled his presidential campaign to stop the transition in its tracks. But when you back […]George Monbiot
- Rachel Reeves to raise windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators 17 April 2026Chancellor aims to curb rising household bills as she consults on reforms to weaken link between gas and electricity pricesRachel Reeves is poised to raise the government’s windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators to help limit UK household energy bills, the Guardian understands.The chancellor is ready to hike the levy introduced in 2022 to target […]Jillian Ambrose and Nils Pratley