Ed Miliband’s quiet victory
Despite frictions, the Energy Secretary emerged from the Spending Review in a stronger position than many of his cabinet colleagues.
ByThe Green Transition
We have entered the Age of Electricity
To deliver on their promise of a £300 reduction in energy bills, the government will need to fix pricing.
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Could a new green Labour faction cause trouble for Ed Miliband?
Climate conscious MPs could begin to organise if they remain unhappy with the government’s direction of travel.
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Could zonal pricing reduce energy costs?
Energy market reform is the sector’s issue du jour; the government is considering its options.
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Councils should have a legal duty to fight climate change
Local authorities are critical to tackling rising emissions and the decline of nature.
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Has local opposition to pylons been overstated?
There are far fewer Nimbys out there than is often presented.
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Can Labour fix Britain’s broken planning system?
Reforming these tricky processes is a noble undertaking; but it is not a silver bullet for fixing the housing crisis.
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Labour’s airport ambitions won’t chart a path to green growth
The expansion of Heathrow and Gatwick may not have the desired economic effect.
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The insurance industry is exacerbating the climate crisis
The sector once aimed to stabilise the economy, but its continued insurance of fossil fuel companies risks further volatility.
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Labour’s industrial strategy needs more clarity
An explicit policy direction gives a signal to businesses looking to invest.
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Inside the development of the National Wealth Fund
Rhian-Mari Thomas, the chief executive of the Green Finance Institute, on working on one of Labour’s key clean power policies.
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Could the UK’s water bosses really go to prison?
Steve Reed, the newly minted environment secretary, has big plans to clean up Britain’s rivers. But, how well will they…
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Can Chris Stark succeed as “Head of Mission Control”?
The government are serious about clean power by 2030. But it will take more than a cash injection to get…
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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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