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- Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015 Thu, 9 Mar 23, 11:30pmExclusive: One-fifth of money given directly to fossil fuel industry was to support new extraction and mining
- New Cumbria coalmine ‘like opening a Betamax factory’, says Tim Farron Fri, 9 Dec 22, 12:10amCumbrian Lib Dem MP condemns decision to give green light to Britain’s first new coalmine in 30 years
- Fury at government after council overruled on Surrey Hills gas drilling Thu, 9 Jun 22, 1:01amLib Dems and environmental campaigners condemn central government after Tory-run council overruled
- Low energy efficiency standards cost owners of new homes £234m last year Tue, 8 Feb 22, 8:00pmExclusive: Lib Dems analysis shows scrapped zero carbon standard would have saved owners £200 a year
- Green homes grant scheme helped just 15,000 low-income households buy insulation Mon, 1 Nov 21, 5:01pmGovernment’s flagship home insulation scheme reached less than 7% of intended 600,000 households
- UK gas supply robust and talk of three-day week ‘alarmist and misguided’, says business secretary – as it happened Tue, 21 Sep 21, 3:03amThis live blog is now closed. You can find our latest story here: No 10 dismisses ‘winter of discontent’ warnings amid energy crisis talks
- UK gas supply robust and talk of three-day week ‘alarmist and misguided’, says business secretary – politics live Tue, 21 Sep 21, 12:58amLatest updates: Kwasi Kwarteng makes Commons statement after talks with energy companies and watchdog
- Nuclear power plants may not keep Britain's lights on, say Lib Dems Sat, 16 Sep 17, 5:00pmParty raises concerns over nuclear costs as Vince Cable says record low wind power prices should lead to ‘radical reappraisal’
- A brief history of bearded cricketers | Letters Wed, 2 Aug 17, 4:13amEnergy prices | Moeen Ali | Prudish chemists | Gay chants | LiberalismIt is disappointing to see such a large price rise from British Gas (Report, 1 August), but let’s not slam these suppliers for being greedy...
- The Greens would ditch Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant | Damian Carrington Wed, 7 Jun 17, 3:00pmGuardian experts give their view on the main parties’ public service manifesto pledges. Here, our environment editor looks at energy, pollution and recycling
- Ding ding! All aboard the ex-Lib Dem minister's solar-powered bus Mon, 24 Apr 17, 7:09pmNorman Baker ditched the ‘constant battle’ of working with Theresa May to run the Big Lemon – the Brighton eco-firm launching a green bus route
- Do former transport ministers dream of electric buses? Mon, 24 Apr 17, 1:53amEx Lib Dem MP Norman Baker has swapped the ‘constant battle’ of working with Theresa May for running a Brighton eco-firm that’s launching a green bus route
- Scottish parliament votes narrowly in favour of ban on fracking Thu, 2 Jun 16, 3:23amVote does not create binding policy but is significant defeat for SNP so soon into new parliamentary term
- £18bn Hinkley nuclear power project is a good deal, says ex-minister Wed, 9 Mar 16, 8:42pmCoalition energy secretary Ed Davey says Tories would have accepted a much higher price as they were ‘gagging for nuclear’
- London mayor race: high ideals and deep denials at Green Alliance debate Mon, 7 Mar 16, 7:37pmFour of the leading candidates for City Hall offered a range of ideas for making London greener but also revealed some no go areas