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People living near new pylons in Great Britain could get £250 a year off energy bills

Government hopes to avoid backlash against upgrade of infrastructure as it tries to grow UK economy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

Postcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed Miliband

There is little middle ground in the battle over zonal pricing – and the energy secretary has only months to settle dispute

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Local groups in bid for largest community-owned wind farm in Scotland

Several communities have joined together to bid for a wind farm that would become the largest community-controlled in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 9, 2025

South Africa, Indonesia Say US Withdrawing From Climate Finance Deal

The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025

Labour Government set to scrap North Sea windfall tax

THE Labour Government has launched a consultation on plans to scrap the windfall tax when it comes to an end in 2030.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 6, 2025

UK and Ireland announce deal connecting offshore windfarms to energy networks

The collaboration will be outlined at a summit in Liverpool, which aims to reduce trade barriers created by Brexit

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025

Carbon can be captured, but it isn’t worth the cost

Letters: Dr Andrew Boswell points out major flaws in carbon capture, utilisation and storage, David Stokes says moving away from it would be no bad thing, while Kate Macintosh thinks it is a poor investment

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

Scottish port receives £55 million in funding to help create hundreds of jobs

THE UK Government have announced £55 million worth of funding for the Port of Cromarty Firth in a bid to create hundreds of skilled jobs in the…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 5, 2025

Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research

The UK’s installed capacity of solar power expanded rapidly over the past decade to reach 17.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2024 – enough electricity to power roughly 4 million homes. The government aims to raise solar generation capacity to 70 GW by 2035. And by 2050, the government’s advisers estimate that…

The Conversation · Mar 4, 2025

Premier sorry for calling US Vice President 'a knob'

The WA election campaign has veered off course into international territory, with Premier Roger Cook apologising for calling the US Vice President "a knob".

AAP · Mar 4, 2025