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Remembering summer 1976: how the historic heatwave has become our new normal

Half a century on, Britain braces for temperatures up to 40C as global heating brings yet more extreme weather

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Make electricity cheaper so households benefit from heat pumps, advisers urge

The Climate Change Committee has called for policy costs to come off electricity bills in an ‘optimistic’ first report on Labour’s climate progress.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week

Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

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Labour warned it risks losing support for net zero if costs not spread fairly

Exclusive: Chief climate adviser calls on Starmer to make ‘strong, confident’ case for green UK that public can buy into

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025

Ministers told electricity prices ‘can and should be cheaper’

Climate Change Committee chief executive Emma Pinchbeck spoke out as she appeared at Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

Public will not have to change lives ‘radically’ for 2035 climate goal, MPs told

Government climate advisers said the UK can ‘absolutely’ meet its targets for 2030 and 2035, but it currently remains off track.

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

Public will not have to change lives ‘radically’ for climate goal, MPs promised

Lifestyle change, such as diet and travel, are not in the scope of the 2035 goal

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

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Storm Darragh showed me how unprepared my family – and Britain – are for disaster

After just 12 hours without power, we were cold, isolated and facing the fact that everyday life is far more precarious than it seems, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

UK must get prepared for extreme weather like Storm Darragh, climate chief warns

Storm Darragh brought gusts of 93mph to some parts of the country on Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024

‘We need to show what we’re trying to do is worth it’: voice of the UK energy industry steps down

After five years making Energy UK ‘noisier’ on green issues, Emma Pinchbeck has been picked to lead the UK’s fight against global heating

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2024

Energy industry trade body chief to head UK’s climate watchdog

Emma Pinchbeck will take over as chief executive of Climate Change Committee next month

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024

‘I don’t want this landscape to change’: the UK energy head making the local case for clean power

Faced with community anxiety over building for the energy transition, Energy UK’s Emma Pinchbeck stresses the wins, near-term and far

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024

Junking green policies, junking investment: scorched-earth Conservatism is all Sunak offers now

The cavalier way in which the latest U-turn has been presented reveals a government and a PM scrabbling for survival, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Shell profits soar to £32billion as millions struggling to pay their energy bills

The latest figures follow MPs hearing that around 12 million households are now spending more than 10% of their income on energy bills - the previous definition of fuel poverty

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Ofgem considers subsidy to level energy costs for prepayment and direct debit customers

Regulator defends suppliers who have forced people on to meters

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023

Ofgem boss DEFENDS forcing people onto pre-payment meters as 'some choose not to pay'

Facing MPs today, Jonathan Brearley branded the controversial step 'reasonable' - but was met by disbelief, with Labour's Darren Jones responding: 'I'd assume most people who aren't paying their bills, it's because they can't afford it.'

Insider UK · Oct 14, 2022

Do not repeat past mistakes by banning cheap solar power, Energy UK boss warns

Meanwhile, Labour pledges to ban fracking and continue with solar roll-out

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

‘Bewildering’: Government won’t stop Bulb collapse adding to energy bills, MPs warn

Costs will ‘ultimately be passed down to bill payers’, says cross-party committee

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The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Energy bills could rise by another £1,000 if gas prices do not drop

The boss of Energy UK warned that the cap on bills could increase to £3,000 in October.

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Energy bills could increase again in October after predicted 50% jump in April

Energy UK chief executive Emma Pinchbeck said bills were expected to rise not just in April but again in October ‘if nothing changes’.

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