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- Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds 21 January 2026Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politicsWind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a “major tipping point” for clean energy.Turbines spinning in the wind and photovoltaic panels lit up by the sun generated 30% […]Ajit Niranjan
- No ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn push 20 January 2026Government opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a yearAnalysis: Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK householdsThere will be no phaseout date for gas boilers in the government’s warm homes plan despite its pledge to wean the […]Fiona Harvey and Jillian Ambrose
- Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK households 20 January 2026Grants, loans and ‘innovative finance’ will fund green technology, with insulation no longer the main objectiveNo ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn pushAttempts to insulate the UK’s draughty homes have failed time and again, with botched schemes over the past two decades leading to a massive drop […]Fiona Harvey and Jillian Ambrose
- Reeves plans to refund some visa fees in effort to attract ‘trailblazer’ investment to UK 20 January 2026Chancellor, who flies to Davos on Tuesday, will announce changes aimed at encouraging global firms to bring highly skilled staff to BritainRachel Reeves will pledge to refund visa fees for some global businesses on Tuesday, as she flies to the World Economic Forum in Davos aiming to showcase the UK as a haven of stability, […]Heather Stewart in Davos
- How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US 17 January 2026Guardian analysis shows electricity bills were up 6.7% last year, and much higher in some states, and gas bills up 5.2%Trump’s failed energy bill pledge leaves US households struggling: ‘It’s obscene’Donald Trump has comprehensively failed to meet a key election promise to slash Americans’ energy bills in half within the first year of his presidency, […]Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor, with data reporting by Aliya Uteuova