Musk hosts love-fest with far-right AfD chief on X
Tech billionaire backs Alice Weidel as “leading candidate” to run Germany — but gets her name wrong.
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UK energy secretary to visit China in early 2025
The planned visit comes as the Labour government looks to renew relations with China.
Inside the floating 80s relic that wants to be Britain’s energy future
POLITICO spent the afternoon on a soon-to-be-abandoned North Sea gas plant that’s hoping to ditch fossil fuels with government help.
Trump’s return provokes worry, not shock, at world climate talks
Beneath the brave words at the president-elect’s victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.
World fails first review of COP renewable energy goal
A dramatic spending surge is needed to course correct, the International Renewable Energy Agency warned.
UK homes to be offered payments to cut electricity use all year round
Plan by grid operator will help Britain’s network cope with more wind and solar power
NESO launched to guide Great Britain’s energy system to net zero
Formally launched today, this independent, public corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring reliable, clean and affordable energy.
Biden on his climate legacy: ‘We did it’
The president celebrated his environmental successes and took aim at former President Donald Trump.
Technology helping solar farms counter growing hailstone threat
With storms becoming more frequent due to the climate crisis, insurers are forcing operators to respondOne of the least considered hazards of climate change is the increasing frequency of hailstorms and the size and the impact of the pieces of ice they…
White hat hacker shines spotlight on vulnerability of solar panels installed in Europe
An ethical hack of solar panels in the Netherlands has revealed their vulnerability to cyberspace attacks, prompting calls for more rigorous safety assessments by the industry.
Renewables overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity
Report finds 13 member states generated more energy from wind and solar power than coal and gas for first time in 2024Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of th…
Labour’s climate plan: build, baby, build
A flurry of energy announcements from Keir Starmer are about one thing — driving through his government’s ambitious climate goals.
Labour energy chief Ed Miliband faces local solar backlash
Labour’s energy secretary has big goals for ramping up U.K. solar power. But first he has to deal with protests in his own backyard.
Europe’s solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs
Europe has clocked a record number of hours of negative power prices this year due to a mismatch between demand and supply as solar power generation soars, potentially helping to shift investment to much needed storage solutions.
Citizen activists take on ‘destructive’ solar power plants in France’s Provence region
Citizen activists in southeastern France’s Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence region have been campaigning for two years against the growing number of solar power parks in a protected natural area around the Lure mountain. The local authorities, and the parks’ …
Labour’s election policy positions, tracked
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
Empowering energy-intensive industries: unleashing the power of PPAs [Promoted content]
Empowering energy-intensive industries through corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) can stabilise energy costs, enhance competitiveness, and finance renewable energy projects. Implementing EU regulatory reforms and removing PPA barriers are vital…
Biden’s biggest challenge: How do you even spend $1.6 trillion?
Congress gave Biden a historic sum to green the economy, revive manufacturing and fix crumbling infrastructure. But most of it is unspent.
Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race
As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.
Ukraine successfully shoots down first Russian strategic bomber
The Russian defense ministry said the bomber crashed as it was returning from a mission in Ukraine “due to technical malfunction.”
Paris to everyone: Buy French solar panels, forget all competitors
Bruno Le Maire’s urgings may run afoul of EU rules.
EU snubs dying solar manufacturers as China poised to swallow market
The industry asked the European Commission for urgent help to keep factories open as layoffs begin.
Net zero meets the NIMBYs: Inside the battle for the UK’s biggest solar farm
U.K. politicians have pledged to quadruple solar generation by 2035. There is one problem — no one wants to live next door to acres of fields crammed with solar panels.
EU Commission cautions against trade measures to support solar industry
The European Union needs to take into account its ambitious targets for solar power deployment before it considers any measures to curb imports of photovoltaic panels, wafers and other components, a senior EU official said on Monday (5 February).
COP28 commitments will require improvements to the solar supply chain
Europe has relied immensely on Chinese production for its solar growth, and analysts are warning that maintaining this reliance will make all renewable targets subject to the whims of Beijing.
The latest Tory worry: China’s grip on solar power
Conservative MPs fear Britain is leaving itself overly-reliant on Beijing as it tries to shift to clean power.
Outrageous expenses, devastating scoops: One climate reporter mourns the death of another
John Vidal, who has died at the aged of 74, was a fearless advocate for justice for the planet’s most benighted.
How Orbán is slowing Budapest’s energy transition – and why this matters for Europe
Victor Orbán fight against the deployment of solar power in Budapest is a reflection of wider scepticism towards the climate emergency among the populist right in Europe, writes Ada Ámon.
From car-free zones to Arctic solar power: Positive environmental stories from 2023
We’re going to be regularly updating this page with good news about our planet in an effort to combat climate anxiety.
Europe’s solar industry warns against tariffs on imports
Europe’s solar power industry has warned policymakers not to impose tariffs on imports, amid fears that disrupting supplies of products from China would seriously damage Europe’s ability to rapidly install clean energy.
Mounting discontent augurs badly for EU Green Deal
Recent climate regulations are triggering an unintended backlash that risks undermining Europe’s very own climate agenda from within.
Keir Starmer seeks election tips from Obama, Trudeau and Blair
UK Labour leader calls in the center-left’s biggest hitters for advice.
The world isn’t on track to meet Paris Agreement goals, says UN climate review
The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change says ‘much more is needed’ to hit the pact’s global warming targets.
British ministers ditch meeting with clean energy bosses amid renewable investment fears
Government pulls out of meeting on government support for renewable projects.
Decline, fear and the AfD in Germany
The difficulties in dealing with a dangerous political party.
No thanks, Joe: Britain won’t copy Biden’s IRA spending splurge
UK to focus on existing strategies in response to Biden “protectionism.”
‘We are facing dependence on China’: EU battles to support green industry
Europe’s response to the US’s $369bn Inflation Reduction Act is being stymied by lack of funds and coordination, say analystsEurope is struggling to support green industries one year after the US passed a law to boost technologies needed to stop the pl…
EU must address wasted green energy and negative prices, says solar industry
The European Union needs to address curtailment wasting solar power potential and negative prices hitting the revenues of projects, a group of solar and renewable energy associations told the European Commission on Tuesday (1 August).