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- Project does not meet EU’s requirement for environmental impact assessment, NGOs say
- Government considers scrapping scheme that pays for energy efficiency measures for poorer households
- Some rightwingers claim renewables have increased costs, but Energy UK blames over-reliance on gas
- £140 might have been knocked off typical bill if rollout of projects had happened sooner, says industry
- Global rise in electricity use may bring three years of price volatility Fri, 14 Jan 22, 5:00pmInternational Energy Agency says pollution from power generation will worsen until alternatives are found
- Together Energy is latest UK supplier to go bust Wed, 19 Jan 22, 4:32amOfgem will appoint new firm to take on 176,000 households affected by collapse of Bristol Energy owner
- China’s coal production hit record levels in 2021 Tue, 18 Jan 22, 2:21amIn blow to climate campaigners, state encourages miners to ramp up output to avert winter gas crisis
- Scottish government in line for near-£700m payday after windfarm auction Mon, 17 Jan 22, 11:14pmSeabed permits given to 17 projects from companies including Scottish Power, Shell, BP and SSE
- Panic as Kosovo pulls the plug on its energy-guzzling bitcoin miners Sun, 16 Jan 22, 7:30pmSpeculators rush to sell off their kit as Balkan state announces a crypto clampdown to ease electricity crisis
- Leading UK fracking firm taken over by green energy group Sat, 15 Jan 22, 12:51amThird Energy now has ‘absolutely no interest in fossil gas’ and is targeting renewable energy
- Global surge in electricity use could bring three more years of price rises Fri, 14 Jan 22, 5:00pmInternational Energy Agency says pollution from power generation will worsen until alternatives are found
- Russia is orchestrating Europe’s gas crisis, says energy agency boss Thu, 13 Jan 22, 3:54amFatih Birol says low gas flows to continent coincide with escalating rift over Ukraine
- The energy crisis is a parable for the failures of Tory Britain | Ed Miliband Wed, 12 Jan 22, 2:00amFamilies facing crippling price rises want to know why the system is in chaos. It’s because ministers have no coherent plan
- Windfall tax: how the North Sea is churning out cash for oil and gas barons Tue, 11 Jan 22, 9:07pmIndustry expected to report near-record cashflows thanks to rising gas prices, low wind generation and Chinese demand
- Calls for windfall tax as North Sea oil and gas profits soar Tue, 11 Jan 22, 6:59amIndustry expected to report near-record cashflows thanks to rising gas prices, low wind generation and Chinese demand