Food production must take precedence over solar farms, with the best agricultural land protected to enable food security, says government.
Energy secretary says net zero ‘leviathan’ risks crushing UK’s enterprise economy
In a speech at the Innovation Zero conference for technology entrepreneurs in London, Claire Coutinho will warn of the perils of net zero policies if implemented in the wrong way.
Government ‘scares off’ green investors as Sunak backs new gas power stations
The prime minister will permit gas power stations to be built in the future, watering down a committee to reach a net zero grid by 2035.
Another U-turn: UK energy secretary abandons ‘boiler tax’
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho is set to ditch the UK government’s target to phase out gas boilers and install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028.
COP28: Claire Coutinho announces £85m funding for rainforests and clean energy
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho is set to announce £85 million of measures to protect the world’s rainforests and invest in clean energy.
Waste heat from computer data centres to warm UK homes
Waste heat from computer data centres is set to provide heating and hot water to more than 10,000 UK homes.
Government passes fresh set of laws to bolster energy efficiency
The government has passed a set of new laws which it says will help ensure affordable energy and assure net zero for businesses
