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- With political will, we could easily solve our transport problems | Letters Sat, 5 Aug 17, 3:22amReaders share their thoughts on electricity generation, cars, cycling, trains and garden citiesGeorge Monbiot makes some useful points in his article bemoaning the influence of the lobbying power of the motor industry (We...
- Martin Rowson on the Tories' new energy policy – cartoon Tue, 25 Jul 17, 4:49amContinue reading...
- Endorsing the Paris Agreement is Trump’s best opportunity for a big win | Joseph Robertson Tue, 30 May 17, 8:00pmA 21st-century American infrastructure agenda depends on the Paris Agreement
- Finally, a Labour manifesto to really get behind | Letters Fri, 12 May 17, 3:11amNationalising rail and energy, protecting the NHS and education and tighter regulation of big business are exactly what Labour should be focusing on, say readersThe leaked release of the Labour party election manifesto (Report,...
- Green Investment Bank sell-off racks up at least £1m in fees Mon, 13 Mar 17, 2:10amMPs condemn ‘waste of money’ as documents show controversial £2bn privatisation has cost taxpayers at least £1m in banking and legal fees
- Government intervention has led to higher energy bills, claims Lords report Fri, 24 Feb 17, 10:09pmCommittee urges new energy commission that would prioritise low energy bills and security rather than low carbon emissions
- Can we see Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘smile’ in slow-mo? | Letters Fri, 3 Jun 16, 4:05amCorbyn’s smile | Neoliberalism lives | Female anti-fracking activists | Sitcoms | Back alleysThe highlight of Jeremy Corbyn’s latest speech now appears to be the imperceptible “smile” he allegedly let loose during...
- The Guardian view on energy policy: keeping the lights on is what governments are for | Editorial Tue, 8 Mar 16, 7:12amGeorge Osborne’s fixation with flattering the books is jeopardising much-needed investment in the UK’s future power generationIt is a good thing this winter has been so mild: the lights didn’t go out...
- Pitfalls of funding infrastructure the British way | Letters Tue, 3 Nov 15, 6:35amThe private finance initiative (PFI) fell out of favour with the government in the aftermath of the crash, when borrowing money for 25 years at rates delivering the private investors double-digit returns made no sense even...
- Osborne: government spending review to focus on infrastructure Fri, 30 Oct 15, 9:43pmChancellor, who has overseen 5.4% fall in infrastructure investment, to launch national commission for major projects
- South Australia's economy at risk of becoming the nation's worst performer Mon, 26 Oct 15, 1:34pmThe weakest state, Tasmania, is on the mend while a manufacturing downturn, high jobless rate and weaker dollar drag on SA economy, a CommSec report says
- Osborne is all for renationalisation – so long as the nation isn’t Britain | Aditya Chakrabortty Tue, 20 Oct 15, 5:00pmWhat do we get for flogging our nuclear to China and France? £17bn of risk and not much benefitSteel yourself, for an unlikely source is about to spout a highly unfashionable idea...
- Chinese reactor plan fuels British security fears | Letters Tue, 20 Oct 15, 5:56amA lesson learned from the otherwise successful UK gas-cooled reactor programmes was that excessive diversity of design prevents economies of scale during construction and is inefficient during the plant’s working life.
- Solar industry bosses attack government over jobs and subsidies Mon, 19 Oct 15, 2:59amOne solar executive says the 87% cut in state subsidy is ‘obscene’, and will lead to thousands of job losses
- Redcar shows need for efficient UK energy | Letters Wed, 14 Oct 15, 5:05amThe closure of Redcar steelworks (Report, 13 October) shows the importance of boosting energy productivity to tackle high energy costs. Over half (54%) of the energy used in electricity is lost before it even reaches us,...