Half UK voters support renewable energy as ‘top priority’
Nearly half the British public believe investing in renewables is the top priority for energy security, according to a new poll.
Nearly half the British public believe investing in renewables is the top priority for energy security, according to a new poll.
Giving cities more power can help provide an alternative to the big energy companies.
Chuka Ummuna’s statement last night puts pressure on the coalition to stop taxpayers’ money being used to fund fossil-fuel energy, writes Joss Garman.
The energy package today should be welcomed even if the chancellor is just unwinding his own flawed policy.
Polling out this week shows people want competent, clear-sighted political leadership as much as cheaper bills. Looked at in the round, the Autumn Statement fails both tests.
In other words, in the long-term it will be ‘green crap’ that brings down the real cost of energy by making homes less wasteful.
Christine Ottery of Greenpeace reports from the World Coal summit, which coincides with the second week of UN climate negotiations in Warsaw.
If we want an energy system we can all afford (both people and the planet) we must address the route problems – our reckless dependence on polluting gas, and the appalling state of our heat-leaking housing stock.
Trevor Kavanagh rolls out a familiar trope in today’s Sun: that so-called green taxes are to blame for rising energy bills. They aren’t.
Contrary to what David Cameron said during today’s PMQs, decarbonising the power sector would actually lead to bills coming down.