Energy

Households and businesses to be offered fresh incentives to increase power demand during periods of peak solar and wind generation

New paper argues the twin energy shocks triggered by the wars in Ukraine and Iran will hasten the peak in global fossil fuel demand and usher in a new era of electrification

The UK is well-positioned to benefit from its increasing know-how in grid flexibility and system optimisation that could then be deployed elsewhere - including China - writes Centre for Net Zero's Amber Woodward

Chain serves up fresh climate and waste pledges, as it confirms it has more than halved emissions intensity since 2019

Technology partner contract between Great British Energy -Nuclear and Rolls‑Royce SMR backed by up to £599m from the National Wealth Fund

By 2030, 86GW of Europe’s operational onshore and offshore wind farms will be at least 20 years old, Shoreline Wind report warns

The government is yet again facing calls from the Tony Blair Institute for a revamp of the UK’s energy strategy, but critics have derided the think tank’s latest call for more oil and gas drilling

India's offer to host 2028 summit 'quietly withdrawn', while Microsoft inks CO2 deal with Indigenous-owned project, and South Korea targets 100GW of clean energy this decade, in this week's Global Briefing roundup

Britain's fourth largest supermarket chain is planning to install solar panels at a further 62 of its UK stores this year

Policy ambition for CDR must align with technological readiness, writes Leonie Meissner from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment