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Critics say power generator would make loss without public support as firm boosts dividend after 84% rise in profits to £731m

Only a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022

Only a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022

Learning the full extent of the environmental damage caused by wood-burning stoves led Guardian columnist George Monbiot to issue a public mea culpa – and help ignite a raging debate

Learning the full extent of the environmental damage caused by wood-burning stoves led Guardian columnist George Monbiot to issue a public mea culpa – and help ignite a raging debate

Plans for Square Mile would create ‘brightness zones’ governed by curfews amid the darkened buildings

Many people warming homes with wood from construction sites unaware of health risks, say experts

Pressure cookers can steam-cook anything from vegetables and pulses to fish and stews in a fraction of the time, and our panel of chefs agrees they preserve flavour, too

Researchers hope £16m temperature-controlled chamber can stress test green tech to help make houses energy efficient

Scientists hope the £16m temperature-controlled research facility at the University of Salford will show how to make new-builds more energy efficient

Fast action in global gigafactory race is happening outside UK, as Swedish pacesetter shows

Readers respond to George Monbiot’s article on wood-burning stoves and the damage they do to the environment and health

Wood burners are incredibly bad for the environment – and flood our homes with toxins, too. I wish I’d known that in 2008

Higher electricity prices compound the problem – as will the government’s plan to scrap ‘retained’ EU laws

It used to be that we celebrated the first snowfall, but that’s been replaced by talk of how to survive the winter without going bankrupt