Exclusive: Miliband’s clean jobs plan wins over the unions
The Energy Secretary’s plan has been backed by some of net zero’s loudest critics in the trade union movement
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Delve into the critical topic of achieving net zero with our collection of pieces, providing insights into climate change, renewable energy and technological advancements driving the transition to a carbon-neutral future.
Ed Miliband’s plan to marginalise Nigel Farage
The Energy Secretary wants to future-proof net zero from the threat of Reform.
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Kemi Badenoch is wrong about net zero
Opposing clean power isn’t the vote winner that the Tories – or Reform – think it will be.
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Will Labour fight for net zero?
Reform and the Tories have sharpened the government’s green dilemmas.
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Reform is very wrong about net zero
Richard Tice’s war on renewables would make energy more expensive, not less.
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Where are all the green jobs?
Net zero isn’t delivering.
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It’s time for climate populism
As politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe.
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Will the government stop Rosebank?
Net zero and economic growth are not always compatible aspirations.
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Why net zero will become a headache for Labour
The upfront cost of renewables is pushing up energy bills for consumers and businesses.
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The cost of net zero in the town that steel built
Labour’s climate push risks leaving Scunthorpe behind.
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Will Heathrow expansion fly us out of the low-growth trap?
The third runway saga continues. But is there a way to reconcile more aviation with the race to net zero?
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The climate consensus crisis
In the wake of Cop29, the UK is divided on the green energy transition.
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“Why wouldn’t you?” Joining the charge towards net zero
Sir Dave Lewis on leading two pioneering clean energy businesses.
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Emma Pinchbeck: “When I see pylons, I see protection. Not harm”
The incoming chief executive of the Climate Change Committee on clean power 2030 and the art of the possible.
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Ed Miliband’s net zero fantasies
Without a more honest climate policy, Britain will never be a clean-energy superpower.
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The government’s warm homes plan must include hybrid heat pumps and renewable liquid gases
Decarbonising home heating must make room for alternatives which support rural properties.
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Decarbonising the UK’s gas network needs a more nuanced approach
The shift to renewables is not one- size-fits-all. We must consider every option for a more sustainable future.
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A sustainable future must include a managed transition for the energy sector
Alongside the new government’s ambitions for its clean power agenda, it must ensure there is a plan for the North…
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Why critical materials could make or break Labour’s climate plans
The government’s plans for clean power by 2030 hinge on far more than simply an increase in renewable energy infrastructure.
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The success of Labour’s green plans will depend on financial commitment
The new government’s policy agenda was laid out in last week’s King’s Speech – now Keir Starmer must invest in…
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