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Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband speaking at the National Growth Debate at the Institute of Directors in London on 21 April 2026.

Q&A: How the UK government aims to ‘break link between gas and electricity prices’

The UK government has announced a series of measures to “double down on clean power” in response to the energy crisis sparked by the Iran war. ... Read More

UK policy | Apr 21. 2026.
Aerial view of a solar farm.

Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’

Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember. The growth of solar... Read More

Renewables | Apr 21. 2026.
Aerial view of a solar farm and wind turbines, in the East Midlands, UK.

Analysis: Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026

The UK avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 thanks to record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief a... Read More

Renewables | Apr 2. 2026.
Plug-in solar on a balcony in Bremen, Germany.

Analysis: How 'plug-in solar' can save UK homes £1,100 on energy bills

Plug-in solar panels could save a typical UK household £1,100 over their 15-year lifetime, according to Carbon Brief analysis. In response to the... Read More

Renewables | Apr 2. 2026.
Chris Stark, head of the UK government’s “mission” to deliver clean power by 2030. Credit: Carbon Brief.

Chris Stark: The economics of clean energy ‘just get better and better’

The economics of clean energy “just get better and better”, leaving opponents of the transition looking like “King Canute”, says Chris Stark.... Read More

Interviews | Feb 17. 2026.
Workers install solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of a factory in Haian, Jiangsu province on 11 April 2024.

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole. ... Read More

China energy | Feb 12. 2026.
P.V. solar panels at a solar farm in Nottinghamshire.

Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas

The UK government has secured a record 6.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar, onshore wind and tidal power in its latest auction for new renewable capacity. ... Read More

Renewables | Feb 11. 2026.
Wind turbines dot the coast line along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on 22 March 2024.

G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025

The G7 major economies "f[e]ll notably behind China and the rest of the world” in 2025 as the amount of wind and solar power being developed reache... Read More

Renewables | Feb 10. 2026.
India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference after the presentation of India’s 2026 budget.

Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026

On 1 February, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the government’s budget for 2026, which included a new $2.2bn funding push fo... Read More

Explainers | Feb 4. 2026.
Charging stations for electric vehicles in Paris, France. Credit: Photononstop. Image ID: 2Y6MHE0

Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) overtook standard petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025, according to new figures released by in... Read More

EU policy | Jan 27. 2026.
An almost birds-eye view of houses. Rows of new-build houses going from the bottom left hand corner to the middle of the image. More houses are in rows perpendicular to this, in the top right hand corner of the photo. All houses have roof-topped solar, a garden and a drive.

Q&A: What UK’s ‘warm homes plan’ means for climate change and energy bills

The UK government has released its long-awaited “warm homes plan”, detailing support to help people install electric heat pumps, rooftop solar pa... Read More

UK policy | Jan 23. 2026.
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