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'War windfall': North Sea oil and gas giants enjoy £73bn share value surge
27 March 2026
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4 min read
Global Briefing: Sun King plots $150m off-grid solar rollout in Ethiopia
Plus Trump Administration agrees to pay TotalEnergies $1bn to ditch offshore wind in the US, electric air taxis inch closer to 'commercial readiness', and are EU electric car sales catching up with China?
27 March 2026
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9 min read
'Our support for hydrogen is no secret': Is the gas boiler industry undermining the heat pump rollout?
ClientEarth claims gas boiler industry may have been involved in anti-competitive practices aimed at undermining the widespread adoption of heat pumps in the UK
27 March 2026
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8 min read
'The vapocalypse continues': Is the ban on single-use vapes working?
New research warns the ban on single-use vapes has not changed behaviour with consumers continuing to discard vapes incorrectly, leading to fires, lost resources, and ongoing environmental harm
27 March 2026
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6 min read
Openreach harnesses Google AI to cut 10,000 tonnes of carbon from van fleet
27 March 2026
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3 min read
'We need to talk to the public': John Kerry reckons with a brave new world for green business
Former US Climate Envoy joined a raft of top business leaders at SMI's annual meetings in London, where navigating the current geopolitical tumult in pursuit of a greener future was top of the agenda
25 March 2026
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13 min read
Could rising flood risk leave half a million UK homes 'unsellable' by 2050?
Report warns 430,000 homes in England could become 'unsellable' by 2050 as flood risk continues to rise across the UK
25 March 2026
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7 min read
The UK's 'drill, baby, drill' debate ignores the elephant in the room: Climate change
The current debate over North Sea gas drilling focuses on its - negligible - potential impact on energy bills, but largely ignores the huge climate risks attached, writes former BBC News correspondent Roger Harrabin
24 March 2026
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4 min read
'People want to be free of fossil fuel crises': The green economy reacts to the Future Homes Standard
Businesses, politicians, building experts, energy firms and more offer their verdict on the government finalising long-awaited clean energy and efficiency standards for new UK homes
24 March 2026
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17 min read
'Break the link': Could the government finally stop gas setting power prices?
A new report from Common Wealth explores how the government might deliver reforms that tackle windfall renewables profits and curtail fossil gas’ ability to set power prices
20 March 2026
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10 min read
Global Briefing: UN Plastic Treaty Talks could restart before the end of the year
Plastic Treaty chair sets out plans for fresh round of talks, Ursula Von der Leyen promises ETS tweaks within days, and EIB backs €260m project in 'unlikely home for solar power'
20 March 2026
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8 min read
'All of the above' energy policy: Why can't anyone get it right?
Calls to approve more drilling in the North Sea in response to the latest energy crisis are deliberately overlooking the clean tech projects that can enhance energy security in the near term
10 March 2026
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6 min read
Iran conflict demands clean tech recalculation
As a wave of new projects and analyses show, the latest energy crisis makes the financial and security case for clean technologies even more compelling
06 March 2026
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5 min read
Nobody knows anything: By-election edition
The Greens impressive victory in Gorton and Denton could provide a template for defeating climate-denialist - or it could show how splits between left-leaning parties could hand Number 10 to Nigel Farage
27 February 2026
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3 min read
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