A record amount of energy from renewable sources was generated in the UK in 2022, according to new research. The data was analyzed by academics from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights. The researchers found that 40 percent of the UK’s electricity was made up of solar, wind, biomass and hydropower last year, an […]
The UK has approved its first new coal mine in 30 years, against the counsel of the government’s own climate advisors.
The U.S. has agreed to more than double the amount of liquified natural gas (LNG) it exports to the UK in response to the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday a “UK-US Energy Security and Affordability Partnership” to bring down […]
As it works to reduce its contribution to the climate crisis and ensure energy independence, the UK will move forward with a new nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England–the first government-backed nuclear installation in 35 years. The UK government’s support for the plant was first announced during the chancellor’s autumn statement earlier this month and […]
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks poised to reverse a default ban on onshore wind farms as the country responds to the climate and energy crises. When running for leader of the Conservative Party during the summer, Sunak had said he would not relax what amounts to a ban on onshore wind farms in Britain, […]
Oil giant Shell has paid no windfall tax in the UK and said it did not expect to this year, despite making a record $30 billion in global profits so far in 2022, The Guardian reported. Companies are allowed to reduce their tax payments if they make investments in production, and Shell wasn’t liable because […]
The UK’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who just took office on Monday, has said he will not attend the upcoming COP27 UN climate conference in Egypt in November. His decision comes at a time of upheaval for the UK, which has had three prime ministers in two months and is facing an energy and […]
The UK is in the midst of an energy crisis that prompted now-former Prime Minister Liz Truss to lift a ban on fracking and expand oil and gas licensing in the North Sea. But a clean energy expert has come forward with a way Britain can reduce energy costs without burning more fossil fuels: getting rid […]
Since last year, the cost of energy in the UK has surged. People returning to work and school and venturing out to travel again following the pandemic caused wholesale gas prices to rise, while Russia’s drastic reduction of gas exports after its invasion of Ukraine lowered the UK’s supply. The UK’s gas imports from Russia […]
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