UK policy
The Iran war has spurred a range of commentators to renew calls for the UK government to issue new licences for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea... Read More
The “cost” of cutting UK emissions to net-zero is less than the cost of a single fossil-fuel price shock, according to a new report from the Clim... Read More
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in more than 150 years, according to new Carbon Brief analysis. The... Read More
The Lincolnshire constituency held by Richard Tice, the climate-sceptic deputy leader of the hard-right Reform party, has been pledged at least £55m... Read More
The economics of clean energy “just get better and better”, leaving opponents of the transition looking like “King Canute”, says Chris Stark.... Read More
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
Electric heat pumps are set to play a key role in the UK’s climate strategy, as well as cutting the nation’s reliance on imported fossil fuels. ... Read More
High gas prices are responsible for two-thirds of the rise in household electricity bills since before the global energy crisis, says the UK Energy R... Read More
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
A record-breaking amount of new offshore wind capacity has been secured at the UK’s latest auction for renewable energy projects. Five fixed-fou... Read More
The UK’s fleet of wind, solar and biomass power plants all set new records in 2025, Carbon Brief analysis shows, but electricity generation from ga... Read More
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