Oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk North Sea contractor says move applies only to its ultimate holding company and it will continue to trade The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
No 10 denies reports Starmer is preparing to miss 2030 clean energy target The Prime Minister was said to be considering dropping the goal in order to keep energy bills down. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Miliband: Labour will invite nuclear bosses to Scotland day after election win The Scottish Government under the SNP has been against new nuclear power. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
Keir Starmer prepares to miss key green target in effort to keep energy bills down Exclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be quietly abandoned over cost The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
UK Government must not ramp up decline of Scottish oil and gas sector – report Ministers said the Scottish and UK Governments should have acted sooner to prepare for job loses seen at Grangemouth, Scotland’s last oil refinery. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
Darleane Hoffman obituary Scientist whose research into transuranic elements revised the understanding of nuclear fission The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
UK energy firms call for overhaul of regulator Ofgem Energy UK claims Ofgem has overseen ‘dramatic rise in red tape’ that has pushed up bills and slowed economic growth The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
‘Much fairer’: all profits from new Orkney windfarm to benefit locals Construction due to begin in 2027 on what is expected to become UK’s largest publicly owned windfarm The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025
Ed Miliband’s new green jobs will bring Britain hope. I dare Reform to denounce them While Nigel Farage promotes retro plans to reopen coalmines, will he really tell thousands of clean energy workers to leave their well-paid, local jobs, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025
Government unveils national plan to recruit workers for energy transition The strategy outlines how the Goverment will deliver on its promise for more than 400,000 extra jobs in the clean energy sector by 2030. Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025
Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognition The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025
Energy clubs offer chance to reduce electricity bills by up to 30% Energy Local, a non-profit, creates a way for customers to team up with green projects to get a better deal The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025
British scientists celebrate ‘breakthrough’ in quest for unlimited clean energy Tokamak Energy are using lithium to advance fusion research at their campus in Oxford The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency’s cancellation of the Solar for All program…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025 Energy bills likely to rise by 20% in next four years, says Britain’s biggest supplier MPs told that even if wholesale prices plummet, consumers face higher bills owing to costs of government policies
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2025 Queensland’s pandering to climate deniers is making it even tougher for Australia to drive down emissions Queensland is Australia’s top polluter – even worse than Western Australia, which has no climate target and adores its fossil fuel industry
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025 Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site Tillbridge solar farm will be built in county where Reform UK’s anti-renewables agenda has rising support
Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025 As Trump Rolls Back Clean Energy Incentives, These 2 Solar Stocks Are Seeing A Sharp Drop In Quality Metrics President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” slashed incentives for solar and wind projects, taking a toll on several stocks in the sector.
Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025 Flagship planning Bill amendments to speed up reservoir and wind farm building A series of new additions to the Government’s planning Bill could also arrest attempts at lengthy judicial review.
Motorsport · Oct 13, 2025 Another step towards the future: Saudi Arabia hosts world’s first hydrogen racing event Extreme H marked its debut over the weekend
Autosport · Oct 13, 2025 Another step towards the future: Saudi Arabia hosts the world’s first hydrogen racing event Extreme H marked its debut over the weekend
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025 Greenpeace threatens to sue crown estate for driving up cost of offshore wind Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabed
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025 Energy firms complete UK’s first ‘hydrogen blending’ trial to power grid A 2% blend of low-carbon gas injected into gas grid to fuel Brigg power station in North Lincolnshire is a UK first
The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2025 Morning Mail: Calls for rule change on abusers’ honours; release of Gaza hostages nears; Healy heroic in Women’s World Cup Campaigners seek honours rule change; Israel and Hamas prepare for prisoner swap; Alyssa Healy leads Australia to victory over India