Energy Security Strategy

Latest round of reports on long-overdue energy independence plan suggest Number 10 and 11 continue to be at loggerheads over the cost of actions that could protect consumers from record energy bills

Opposition becomes latest group to urge PM to stand up to Conservative backbenchers and reform planning rules that inhibit onshore wind development in the UK

Ministers to write to British Geological Survey to request new review of evidence on fracking tremor risks

Speculation continues to mount over what will feature in the government's crucial new Energy Security Strategy with Ministers at loggerheads over key parts of the plan - here's the latest on what policies could make the cut

Boris Johnson stresses that offshore wind has ‘massive potential’, sparking speculation that Number 10 is cooling on proposals to ease planning restrictions

Doubling clean power capacity additions from 40GW to 80GW each year could drive down costs, bills, emissions and geopolitical risk, according to new analysis from Wärtsilä

FT reports plan is being held up, with officials claiming Chancellor Rishi Sunak 'doesn't want to provide any new money'

Prime Minister expected to face down Cabinet critics and loosen planning rules in push to deliver 30GW of onshore wind capacity by 2030

Boris Johnson and Kwasi Kwarteng are reportedly in favour of lifting effective moratorium on new onshore wind developments in England, but plans face stiff opposition from his cabinet colleagues

Group commits to playing an expanded role in the net zero transition, as it drops mention of fossil fuels from its name