Government needs to take on the energy companies to bring down prices
Fuel poverty is now a middle class issue. Until government takes on the big six energy companies or deals with building regulations, it will not be dealt with.
Energy
Government and Labour should demand more innovation in energy sector
Why isn’t the coalition (or the opposition) calling for more innovation in the energy sector? asks Charles Samuda.
Warnings over Scottish fuel poverty target as energy chief enjoys £2m bonus
New concerns are being raised about the bonus package being awarded to Ian Marchant, chief executive of Scottish and Southern Energy, reports Ed Jacobs.
Coalition subsidy for nuclear could spark major political fallout
Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas MP, writes about the Liberal Democrat u-turn on nuclear energy, and the need for a low-carbon future.
Warnings over rise in fuel poverty in Scotland
Recent energy price rises could result in an additional 169,000 Scottish households facing fuel poverty, reports Ed Jacobs.
Huhne needs to impose competition on the energy ‘market’
The Government’s proposals so far to bring down energy bills are tinkering around the edges – the problem will only be properly tackled when competition is enforced.
The key questions for the new Energy Bill
Shadow energy minister Huw Irranca-Davies MP poses some of the key unanswered questions for the government’s new Energy Bill.
Coalition in danger of being ‘oiliest government ever’
The Cameron administration has had firm aspirations to be the ‘greenest government ever’, but the reality is turning out to be quite different. Alongside having a transport secretary who advocates gas-guzzling changes to public policy and continuing to encourage road-building in a time of austerity, they have announced that the person almost certain to head up the coalition’s environemt and energy policy is a former BP policy advisor.
Britain is the world leader in wind power
New statistics this week confirm the United Kingdom is the world leader in the wind power sector with 1,342 megawatts (MW) installed, reports Chris Tarquini.
Huhne unveils vision of a low carbon future
Energy secretary Chris Huhne today outlined a new plan that could ensure long term energy requirements are fulfilled in the UK in a more sustainable way.