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How trailblazers are using smart meters to make the switch to net zero
Buildings can be retrofitted with technology to adapt them for the climate future.
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Britain is not the sick man of Europe – that accolade goes to Germany
To survive in a modern, digital world, the German economy requires not a green transition but a full-scale revolution.
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Meet the oil and gas worker hoping for a just transition
We are not going to become the coal miners of net zero, says Cliff Bowen.
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A rising backlash against green policies is energising Europe’s far right
The spectacular blooming, then rapid wilting, of Germany’s Greens is a warning for progressives everywhere.
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How smart meters helped a business thrive
The Syrup Room used smart meter technology to control their rising energy bills.
Opec is in a battle with Green Britain
The founder of British energy company Ecotricity says that disputing oil’s impact on inflation distracts from its true cost.
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The Policy Ask with Adam Scorer: “The UK still seems allergic to learning from other governments”
The chief executive of National Energy Action on the cost-of-living crisis and the UK’s failing benefits system.
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The New Age of Tragedy
Great-power rivalry, resource scarcity and the crumbling of the liberal rules-based order.
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New guidelines on enforced prepayment meters fail to protect the most vulnerable
It’s disgusting that the government is allowing companies to continue this unscrupulous practice.
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Energy company profits show where the real money is being made
Energy companies have announced bumper profits for 2022 – but the businesses are proving to be both a gold mine…
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Can the UK fix its gas storage problem?
The UK’s lack of gas storage leaves it vulnerable to price fluctuations, but it might be too late to intervene…
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The end of BEIS: why mixing business and energy didn’t work
Grant Shapps’s new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will need clout and cross-government reach to turn around the…
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Running on fumes: how Britain squandered its gas wealth
The source of the current energy crisis goes back decades. How did the UK become so hopelessly hooked on foreign…
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The legislative battles to watch out for in 2023
UK policymakers and experts reveal the legislation and policy initiatives they have their eye on as parliament returns.
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“Nothing green” about soaring waste incineration, says former Defra chief scientist
Burned waste is marketed as “renewable” energy, but it produces more carbon emissions than natural gas and is no substitute…
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When will nuclear fusion produce more heat than hype?
Why a fusion power “breakthrough” is a true first, but won’t prevent climate breakdown.
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The net zero opportunities for small business are huge, with the right help
In uncertain times, entrepreneurs need the right information and support to grow.
The green jobs bonanza is already here
The renewable energy transition promises to create tens of millions of jobs, but the UK risks missing out unless skills…
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Coal power has rebounded in Europe
Coal generation has risen by 30 per cent compared with 2020 as the war in Ukraine hits energy supplies.
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A new renewables boom is coming
The International Energy Agency forecasts that in the next five years as much renewable capacity will be added as in…
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