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• The Need For Pragmatism In The Net Zero Journey

  Published 17 June 2023 | viewed 3,202 times

  There is something in the air: a pushback against the charge to net zero, come hell or highwater. Yesterday, Shell said it would ‘stabilise’ its…

• UK Battery Maker Sees Shares Crash As It Needs To Raise Funds Within Weeks

  Published 16 June 2023 | viewed 3,454 times

  Lithium-ion and battery producer AMTE Power’s shares crashed more than 70 per cent today, following an announcement that the company needed to raise new funds…

• Young Drivers Pay The Price As Insurance Rates Skyrocket

  Published 14 June 2023 | viewed 5,801 times

  Young car owners are paying an extra £300 to drive a car this year as a result of insurers hiking up premium prices, new research…

• Centrica's Profits Soar, But CEO Pay Raises Eyebrows

  Published 13 June 2023 | viewed 1,304 times

  British Gas owner Centrica has announced that the operating profits for its retail arm will be “significantly higher than in previous years,” as it seeks…

• Assessing Labour’s Energy Agenda: Does It Meet UK’s Needs?

  Published 12 June 2023 | viewed 731 times

  Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves watered down Labour’s ambitious climate pledges last week, slashing plans to invest £28bn per year in green industry. The party’s pledged…

• North Sea Oil Investment Needs More Than Just Windfall Tax Relief

  Published 09 June 2023 | viewed 4,009 times

  The government needs to do more than ease the windfall tax to reassure troubled North Sea oil and gas companies over the UK’s investment climate…

• WoodMac: $30 Billion In UK Energy Investments At Risk Ahead Of Elections

  Published 07 June 2023 | viewed 2,072 times

  Some $30bn (£24.2bn) of investment in new UK energy projects is at risk if Labour wins the next election, a top energy consultancy has warned.…

• Bitcoin Sinks As Crypto Companies Grapple With SEC Lawsuits

  Published 07 June 2023 | viewed 2,333 times

  US regulators are suing Coinbase, one of the world’s leading crypto brokers and exchanges, just a day after announcing action against fellow crypto giant Binance.…

• New Car Sales In UK Drive Forward For The Tenth Month

  Published 05 June 2023 | viewed 1,120 times

  Sales of new cars in the UK increased again last month, new figures out today revealed, marking the tenth successive month of sales growth. New…

• UK Firms Opt For 'Onshoring' To Mitigate Supply Chain Risks

  Published 05 June 2023 | viewed 1,152 times

  Snags in international supply chains lingering on from the Covid-19 pandemic are steering mid-sized businesses toward bringing their production lines back to the UK, a…

• UK Grid Operator Enables Renewables Producers To Connect New Projects

  Published 02 June 2023 | viewed 1,800 times

  Developers of new renewable energy projects could be empowered to build their own connections to the grid, as part of a series of reforms unveiled…

• UK Activist To Battle UK Government In Court Over Newly Approved Coal Mine

  Published 31 May 2023 | viewed 1,662 times

  Climate activists are set for a courtroom showdown with the government over a newly-approved coal mine in West Cumbria after a date was set by…

• The UK Is Installing Rooftop Solar Panels At A Record-Breaking Pace

  Published 30 May 2023 | viewed 6,051 times

  More residential and small-scale commercial rooftop solar power installations are expected to be made this year than ever before, stimulated by the high cost of…

• UK Expected To Win Battle With Spain For Jaguar-LandRover EV Gigafactory

  Published 24 May 2023 | viewed 4,343 times

  The UK is set to win a battle with Spain for the production of a multi-billion pound Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) electric vehicle battery plant,…

• 1,650 North Sea Oil & Gas Workers To Strike In Biggest Walkout So Far

  Published 23 May 2023 | viewed 3,440 times

  Around 1,650 North Sea offshore contractors will begin two new rounds of 48-hour strike action in what a trade union said is the biggest walkout…

• UK Emerges From Energy Crisis, But Natural Gas Remains Expensive

  Published 15 May 2023 | viewed 2,671 times

  Energy bills will finally fall this summer after nearly 18 months of sustained hikes, softening a painful cost of living squeeze for millions of Brits.…

• Wind Generates More Power Than Gas In The UK For 3 Straight Months

  Published 10 May 2023 | viewed 3,474 times

  The UK’s growing fleet of wind turbines generated more electricity than gas-fired power stations in the first three months of this year, according to new…

• Church Of England Loses Faith In Shell’s Climate Plans

  Published 09 May 2023 | viewed 2,045 times

  The Church of England (CofE) will vote against the reappointment of all directors at upcoming AGMs – starting with Shell later this month – in…

• Oil Prices Unlikely To Get Support From Rising Jet Fuel Demand

  Published 02 May 2023 | viewed 4,075 times

  Airlines are finally emerging from the gloom of the global pandemic. Having weathered record fuel prices and a sharp downturn in customers, the industry is…

• Will Central Bank Digital Currencies Boost Crypto Adoption?

  Published 29 April 2023 | viewed 1,341 times

  The year may only be just over three months old, but a lot has happened in relatively short order. And, here we are once more…