Energy and Climate UK
Trump or Harris, the US will keep pumping gas for Europe
The candidates are divided on everything — except, maybe, fossil fuels.
Britain braces for a Trump tariff war
EU shrugs off Trump’s threats to scrap green handouts
COP16 fizzles out as rich countries block global nature fund
EU greenhouse gas emissions down 8 percent in 2023
EU foreign policy chief warns French energy giant on human rights violations
UK budget: 5 things you need to know as Labour hikes taxes
UK open to restarting China trade talks
JETCO forum was frozen by the Conservatives amid Beijing’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
What Boris Johnson can teach the EU about restoring nature
The European Commission hopes capitalism can help solve the biodiversity crisis. Britain might have the answer.
EU steps up fight with the UK over … sand eels
A big legal fight is on the cards, with snakey fish at the center.
World on track for catastrophic 3 degrees Celsius warming, UN warns
Current plans and policies will lead to global temperatures rising between 2.6C and 3.1C this century, a new report finds.
UK delays foreign lobbying clampdown as it works out China policy
The plans have been paused until the government completes its “China Audit.”
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast ahead of budget
The revised 2024 forecast puts the U.K. ahead of Germany, Italy and Japan, and equal with France. But it comes after tricky borrowing data for Britain’s new chancellor.
Keir Starmer’s biggest enemy: The great-crested newt
The UK prime minister is going for growth. That means a fight with the green lobby.
Britain’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.
This possible Trump adviser says electric cars, walkable cities and even talking about climate change are harmful
Former Ambassador Carla Sands focuses on energy issues at the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank.
UK presses China on weapons to Russia
On trip to Beijing, Britain’s foreign secretary says practice “risks damaging China’s relationships with Europe.” But the two sides agree to disagree on human rights.
Everything you need to know about the ‘other’ COP
Countries are gathering in Colombia to discuss ways to finance the global fight to halt biodiversity loss.
Revealed: Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet is secretly spilling oil all over the world
Satellite imagery shows the unforeseen consequences of efforts to hobble Russia’s war economy.
Drop funding for massacre-linked gas project or face legal trouble, UK warned
Campaign group Friends of the Earth warns ministers that continued support for the project would be ‘unlawful.’
Boycott COP climate summit if Putin shows, Ukraine tells West
In an interview with POLITICO, Ukraine’s EU ambassador pressed allies to skip the Azerbaijan-hosted event if it welcomes the Russian leader.
No one has a plan to fix Britain’s old, cold homes
The Tories promised to upgrade insulation and heating in millions of U.K. homes. They failed — and Labour’s plans are already in trouble.
UK’s Keir Starmer: Don’t be scared of AI
The previous U.K. government emphasized the potential risks of the technology and focused on AI safety.
‘Real risk’ that climate aid talks will fail, key COP29 negotiator warns
Ireland’s Eamon Ryan says it’s ‘not certain’ there will be an agreement in Baku.
Woke guns? Banks want weapons badged as a social good
It’s a discussion that enrages left and right, and risks importing culture wars from the U.S.
World fails first review of COP renewable energy goal
A dramatic spending surge is needed to course correct, the International Renewable Energy Agency warned.
Most of Europe is fine without Russian gas
But the end of the supply contract through Ukraine at the end of this year could prove costly for Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.
Revealed: Liz Truss lobbied for UK role in project now linked to Mozambique massacre
In the summer of 2020 Britain’s then-trade secretary defied her Cabinet colleagues to secure financial support for the controversial development.
The EU’s (vague) climate aid stance: Want more money? Get more donors.
The bloc won’t say how much money it’s willing to put up before other details are firmed up.
Use climate summit to save our dad, say children of London academic held in Azerbaijan
The family of Gubad Ibadoghlu want senior U.K. politicians to raise his case at the global COP29 summit in Baku next month.
EU countries overcome German resistance to back duties on Chinese EVs
Result of vote, as expected, means the Commission can impose duties of up to 35.3 percent.