LONDON — The Conservative Party “got trounced in the polls,” ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminster’s levers of power, voters dumped the Tories unceremoniously from office overnight in July. And yet — the party is already regrouping, jumping on energy bills and cost-of-living as one basis for a […]
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now in office. These are the people who really matter in his government.
Kazakhstan’s innovation agenda aims to attract $150 billion of foreign investment in the next five years while doubling the country’s GDP. Kazakh President Tokayev is looking to Europe to realize the funding project.
Keir Starmer is promising change from 14 years of Tory government. In fiscal terms, it’s not so much — for now.
The data shows otherwise
The buttoned-up lawyer is about to roll up his sleeves on the campaign trail.
Labour leader channels Tony Blair with moody black and white photo — and six big post-election promises.
Former Foreign Office minister had suggested some in government were prepared to overlook human rights violationsMembers of the National Education Union have voted to delay moving to a formal strike ballot until they know the detail of the government’s…
Environmentally minded Tories fear losing influence after the general election.
Sunday’s elections marked the end of voters’ patience with the failed socioeconomic policies of both main partiesIf the westernmost nation of mainland Europe was once seen as a paragon of sensible governance, it is now set for months or even years of p…
Election triggered by resignation of PM António Costa could see scandal-hit Socialist party ousted by rightwing coalitionThe Portuguese left and right are braced for a tight race as the country votes in its second snap general election in three years, …
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa resigned last November amid investigation into handling of green investment projectsWe’ve received a note from Miguel Barreira, a member of the Liberal Initiative party, which has polling at around 5%.More than C…
The UK chancellor is kicking every difficult decision beyond the general election.
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho is charged with steering the U.K. to net zero — and may yet land a big promotion from her ally the prime minister.
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U.K. opposition party set out new pledges for a “proper windfall tax” on oil and gas companies on Thursday.
The EU’s €210m agreement with Mauritania has been marketed as the bloc’s latest ‘cash for migrant control’ deal with an African state. But it also covers EU priorities on green investment and security.
UK opposition party’s pledge to spend £28 billion a year on a cleaner economy ditched after months of dithering.
POLITICO lists 26 (and counting) key walkbacks in Starmer’s spell as opposition leader.
POLITICO crunched the numbers and found that while the renewable energy vow is within reach, hitting the energy efficiency goal will be harder.
The green transition must be sensitive to prevent the emergence of new disputes.
Charlie Nunn tells FT Global Banking Summit companies are putting money elsewhere due to climate measures
Sector’s clean energy spending is far below that needed to hit Paris climate goals, agency says
Reuters exclusively reported that a German court ruling that forced Berlin to freeze 60 billion euros ($65 billion) in planned […]
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A German court ruling that forced Berlin to freeze €60 billion in planned green investment spending is unlikely to have much impact on the reform of EU fiscal rules now under review, senior euro zone officials said on Thursday (16…
The rise of far-right parties in Western democracies represents a serious threat to the fight against climate change. That’s why voters need to understand that green investment is a path to sustainable economic prosperity, writes Momodou Malcolm Jallow.
Could the Conservatives derail Keir Starmer’s apparently smooth path to victory with a tax giveaway next year?
U.K. opposition leader tries anti-politics pitch while setting out more optimistic stall in address to party faithful.
The European Central Bank (ECB), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have called for a faster transition towards clean energy, with ECB President Christine Lagarde arguing for a “green Capital Markets Union” an…
