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- Trump the environmentalist? How his Iran war exposed the fragility of dirty energy 1 October 2026Gavin Newsom says Trump is a ‘gift’ to the climate cause for dispelling notions of fossil fuel energy securitySend us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midtermsOf all the epithets hurled at Donald Trump since he became US president, perhaps the most unusual was delivered last week – […]Oliver Milman
- The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes 1 October 2026The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pumpClare Naylor paid close attention to how much energy she and her family were using last winter, filling hot-water bottles and bringing out extra blankets to ensure they didn’t go over budget. This year, […]Shane Hickey
- Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan 28 September 2026Exclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control Andy Burnham will take his first major step to putting Britain’s utility companies into public control when, at the Labour conference, he announces a new government-backed body to invest in the electricity grid.The prime minister will use his […]Kiran Stacey, Jessica Elgot and Pippa Crerar
- Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests 28 September 2026Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off billsBillions of pounds worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has said, as the government investigates funding green infrastructure through taxes instead.Miatta Fahnbulleh is looking at how green projects are funded, including […]Kiran Stacey and Pippa Crerar
- Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045 23 September 2026Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutralityEurope’s biggest economy, Germany, has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045, despite fierce debate about its green policies.In a roadmap published on Wednesday, the German government set out for the first time an explicit promise […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor