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- Ed Miliband urges PM to close ‘Swiss cheese’ holes in windfall tax on energy firms Thu, 27 Jul 23, 6:44pmShadow net zero secretary attacks Sunak’s ‘perverse’ policy as Shell and British Gas report soaring profits
- Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares Sun, 9 Jul 23, 11:00pmDavid Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interest
- Campaigners call for EU to tax fishing industry to fund decarbonisation Wed, 12 Apr 23, 11:42pmReport says revenues raised from a gradually imposed fuel tax could be used to transition to low-carbon fisheries
- Scotland to earn £260m from floating windfarms powering North Sea rigs Sat, 25 Mar 23, 1:59amCrown estate leases seabed rights to new projects as oil firms look to replace gas and diesel generators
- Hunt urged to commit extra £6bn a year to making UK homes energy efficient Thu, 9 Mar 23, 5:00pmExclusive: Groups say chancellor needs to kickstart renewed drive to help cut bills and reduce emissions
- Offshore energy workers call for public ownership in UK’s net-zero carbon transition Mon, 6 Mar 23, 5:00pmCoalition of workers, unions and climate campaigners aims to safeguard shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources
- 'Keir Starmer v the energy giants' would light up politics | Letters Mon, 13 Feb 23, 5:22amMichael Freedman writes that Shell’s massive profits are an opportunity for Labour, while Fr Alec Mitchell talks tax
- Government plans £6bn to insulate UK’s houses and gives go-ahead for Sizewell C Fri, 18 Nov 22, 12:28amJeremy Hunt says energy efficiency will help to stop Britain being at mercy of global gas prices
- Government plans £6bn to insulate UK’s houses and gives green light for Sizewell C Fri, 18 Nov 22, 12:28amJeremy Hunt says energy efficiency will help to stop Britain being at mercy of global gas prices
- A windfall tax on energy generators? Sure, but the devil is in the complex detail Thu, 17 Nov 22, 5:29amExcess profits look set for a levy in the autumn statement – but first define ‘excess’ and for whom
- All capital spending under review ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement Sat, 5 Nov 22, 4:32amGrant Shapps hints scaling back of Northern Powerhouse Rail could be among cost-saving measures
- Sizewell C nuclear plant plans have not been scrapped, says No 10 Sat, 5 Nov 22, 12:25amStatement comes after reports Suffolk reactor project could be delayed or axed amid spending cuts
- Sizewell C nuclear power plant ‘under review’ as UK seeks spending cuts Fri, 4 Nov 22, 7:41pmProposal for new reactor in Suffolk could be delayed or scrapped, with government reassessing big projects
- Windfall tax must change in face of ‘excessive’ oil profits, Alok Sharma says Sat, 29 Oct 22, 1:04amExclusive: Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in renewables, not fossil fuels
- UK should match Norway’s 78% North Sea oil and gas tax, thinktank says Fri, 28 Oct 22, 4:00pmIncreasing windfall tax would help plug £40bn fiscal hole and keep energy bills low, analysis shows