The Latest Breaking News on Energy

Nearly half of Tory supporters want energy companies to be nationalised in face of cost of living crisis

Moves to bring the energy companies back into public ownership are popular even with supporters of the Tory government who sold off the utilities to the private sector in the 1980s.

Daily Record · Aug 29, 2022

Port of Dundee selected as pre-assembly base for Inch Cape wind farm

Port's renewables hub entirely booked for a year from March 2025, employing around 50 staff

Insider UK · Aug 29, 2022

'Matter of national destiny': China’s energy crisis sees the world’s top emitter investing in more coal

Two months of scorching heatwaves and drought plunged China into an energy security crisis.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 186 of the invasion

Radiation fears over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant linger amid accusations from Moscow and Kyiv of more shelling near the site

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2022

Wake up call to Sydneysiders on emissions

Sydneysiders must change how they drive and heat and cool homes, schools, and offices if the city is to have a chance of reaching net-zero, planners say.

AAP · Aug 28, 2022

Labor is sending mixed messages on energy – and some of it sounds like climate denial

The release of vast new areas along the Australian coast for oil and gas exploration is undermining proclamations about creating a cleaner economy

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2022

Greens push for authority to help coal and gas workers through energy transition

Penny Allman-Payne says body would combat climate scare campaigns by giving workers a secure future

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2022

Germany's SPD plans new steps to ease energy price impact, document shows

Germany's ruling Social Democrats (SPD) will propose further measures to help its citizens cope with rising energy prices, including another discounted national transport ticket, a document seen by Reuters showed on Sunday.

Reuters · Aug 28, 2022

UK is facing prospect of power blackouts this winter, expert warns

THE UK is facing the prospect of power blackouts this winter, an energy expert has warned, as he said the UK Government needed to find more cash to…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2022

Low fuel inventories cause special concern in US Northeast

Low fuel supplies in the U.S. Northeast are raising concerns that an extreme weather event could cause supply disruptions

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022