Britainโ€™s heading for a nuclear power crunch. Blame the French.

A once proud fleet of power plants is about to be reduced to one last, lonely nuke.

No one has a plan to fix Britainโ€™s old, cold homes

The Tories promised to upgrade insulation and heating in millions of U.K. homes. They failed โ€” and Labour’s plans are already in trouble.

UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Conservative conference

LONDON โ€” The Conservative Party โ€œgot trounced in the polls,โ€ ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminsterโ€™s levers of power, voters dumped the Tories unceremoniously from office overnight in July. And yet โ€” the party is already regrouping, jumping on energy bills and cost-of-living as one basis for a [โ€ฆ]

Liz Truss: Things would be better if I was still in charge

Liz Truss’ grand plan was “undermined by the economic establishment,” argues Liz Truss.

Europeโ€™s new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it

German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โ€˜slow agony.โ€™

Cheer up, Keir! UKโ€™s Starmer told to lighten up

Elected on a landslide two months ago, the new British PM ought to be on top of the world. Instead his glumness is beginning to grate.

Labourโ€™s top policy priorities

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

French elections: Candidatesโ€™ proposals to lower energy bills hit European law

All three blocs running in French parliamentary elections are promising rebates on energy bills, with most of the envisaged measures compatible with European law but subject to certain conditions.

2024 European elections: Greens face major setback in EU vote

The Greens took a major hit at Sundayโ€™s European elections in Germany and across Europe, according to a first projection provided by the European Union. The Greensโ€™ setback came amid rising energy prices, fuelling an ongoing cost of living crisis in t…

Labourโ€™s election policy positions, tracked

Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.

UK election: Why Rishi Sunak pulled the trigger

The prime ministerโ€™s announcement of a July general election has stunned the country โ€” but what were his reasons for going to the polls now?

Heir to Blair? Keir Starmerโ€™s 6 big pledges rated

Labour leader channels Tony Blair with moody black and white photo โ€” and six big post-election promises.

Are heat pumps more expensive to run than gas boilers?

The first in a series exploring the myths and realities surrounding heat pumpsEvery year about 130 million households across Europe burn almost 40% of the continentโ€™s total gas consumption to heat their homes. Those boilers contribute more than a fifth…

Bank of England leaves key interest rate at 5.25 percent

Governor Andrew Bailey opens the door to a first rate cut in June, but warns it’s โ€œnot a fait accompliโ€.

Is Europeโ€™s energy crisis over? Falling gas prices conceal wider problems

Countries now have abundant gas supplies but years of high costs led to a pervasive economic slowdownEurope is leaving behind the winter months with gas storage facilities brimming at all-time highs. This abundance of gas has allowed wholesale market p…

The EUโ€™s carbon tax may devastate a country it is trying to keep alive: Ukraine

Ukrainian steel and iron firms need EU buyers more than ever. But a looming EU tax in 2026 will cost them millions if rapid changes aren’t made.

โ€˜Postcode lotteryโ€™ warning as UK energy chief weighs bills shake-up

LONDON โ€” Claire Coutinho has promised to cut your energy bills. But she could end up hiking your neighborโ€™s in the process. The U.K. energy secretary is mulling sweeping reforms to the electricity market which, advocates say, could reduce bills by billions of pounds over the next 15 years. But critics warn the proposals could [โ€ฆ]

Environmentally friendly heat pumps hit slump in Europe, says lobby group

Sales fell 5% over 14 countries for which data exists, according to the European Heat Pump AssociationEuropeโ€™s heat pump market has hit a slump, industry data shows, holding up the continentโ€™s efforts to heat its homes without polluting the planet.Manu…

Sรกnchez avoids triple parliamentary defeat but Catalan ally refuses to back him

Junts nationalists abstain in vote on government decrees.

Ukraine war has marked a turning point in Europeโ€™s gas consumption, says IEA

Global energy watchdog says Russia cutting supplies has prompted efficiency upgrades and move to heat pumpsThe Ukraine crisis has marked a turning point for Europeโ€™s gas consumption, which is expected to fall again this year as homes and firms embrace …

Single-use fast-food packaging hangs in the balance

France has already banned it โ€”ย now industry is lobbying hard to ensure the EU doesn’t do the same.

Rishi Sunak declares victory as fall in UK inflation rate meets his pledge

UK prime minister talks up ‘hard decisions and fiscal discipline’ as inflation rate falls to 4.6 percent. Labour say don’t pop the champagne corks yet.

Every bill in the Kingโ€™s Speech, reviewed and rated

POLITICO combs through Rishi Sunakโ€™s legislative agenda โ€” as read out by King Charles III โ€” so you donโ€™t have to.

Norwayโ€™s government risks crisis over EU energy row

Tensions mount in Oslo as long-simmering conflict over EU energy rules comes to the fore.

Government advisers to Rishi Sunak: Youโ€™ve put UK climate goals at risk

Climate Change Committee said the government’s pivot on green policy has made “net zero considerably harder to achieveโ€

UKโ€™s Rishi Sunak confirms loosening of key green pledges

The British prime minister said he had the “courage” to pare back parts of the U.K.โ€™s net zero strategy. Not everyone in his party is happy.

5 times Rishi Sunak caved on Britainโ€™s Energy Bill

Tory rebels of all stripes are taking matters into their own hands as the government’s flagship energy law returns to the House of Commons.

Tory green wars are about to heat up

The energy bill is due to return to the U.K. parliament โ€” and that means trouble for Rishi Sunak.

Germanyโ€™s audit court slams Lindnerโ€™s โ€˜special fundsโ€™ โ€” again

The extra pots of cash are used for major spending, but hide a ballooning debt.

Britainโ€™s North Sea decision: Waning leadership at home and abroad

The fastest way the UK government can help cut bills, avoid emissions and reduce dependence is by increasing support for energy efficiency to reduce the total amount of natural gas needed.

Now is the time to double down on green pledges โ€” not back down

At its heart, tackling climate change is a conservative mission to protect our planet and build a more prosperous country.

Why is Spainโ€™s inflation so much lower than the UKโ€™s? Because it stood up to business | Carsten Jung

The reliance on Bank of England rate rises alone canโ€™t go on. In other countries, rent caps and excess profit taxes are workingThe government seems to be claiming that itโ€™s winning the fight against inflation. But we are not out of the woods yet. Infla…