Government will make ‘calm and considered’ decision on zonal pricing, Miliband says
The UK government will make a "calm and considered decision" on whether to shake up the energy market and move towards zonal pricing, Ed Miliband has said.
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Miliband hits back at Farage over ‘nonsense and lies’ about net zero
Ed Miliband has accused Nigel Farage of peddling "nonsense and lies" by appearing to blame the Government's commitment to net zero for the crisis in the UK steel industry.
GB Energy and the China slavery question
It was totally predictable. On March 26, Labour got away with it, voting to block a House of Lords attempt to prevent the Starmer Administration buying solar panels where there is “credible evidence” of modern slavery in the supply process, especially China.
UK government to profit from nuclear fusion fund
The UK government has invested £20 million into a nuclear fusion investment fund, the first of its kind outside the US.
Miliband broaches talks with Centrica to extend Rough beyond 2030
The UK's energy secretary Ed Miliband met with Centrica executives this month to discuss the future of the UK’s largest gas storage facility.
Miliband: Net zero is ‘economic opportunity of the 21st century’
The transition to net zero is “the economic opportunity of the 21st century”, energy secretary Ed Miliband said on Wednesday.
Labour could fast-track Acorn carbon capture project amid criticism over ‘confused’ energy strategy
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has signalled Labour could look to fast-track the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Scotland, amid criticism over the party's "confused" energy transition strategy.
Associated British Ports launches £35m energy quay at Lowestoft
Associated British Ports (APB) has unveiled a newly-completed £35million port investment at Lowestoft.
Labour to consult on North Sea oil and gas licensing, Miliband says
Energy secretary Ed Miliband also says the British public don't want a "culture war" over climate action
Ed Miliband says COP29 deal agreed at ’11th hour for the climate’
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called a financial package for developing nations a “critical 11th-hour deal at the 11th hour for the climate” as the United Nations environmental conference drew to a close.
National grid operator says clean power mission is ‘achievable’
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has today concluded that the UK government’s mission to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 is “achievable”.
Government advisers call for 81% cut in UK emissions by 2035
UK greenhouse gas emissions should be cut by at least 81% by 2035 as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, Government advisers have said.
Ed Miliband denies Labour ‘snubbed’ Aberdeenshire carbon capture project
The energy secretary visited Aberdeen on Thursday where he was asked about long-awaited funding for the Acorn project in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire.
Energy secretary talks Scotland investment in Aberdeen visit
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband is set to visit Aberdeen on Thursday, promoting billions of potential funding and policy measures to support Scotland's energy sector.
Climate scientists call on government to delay Track 1 CCUS projects
A group of leading climate scientists have called on the UK government to pause its £1 billion investment plans for carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) over concerns that the technology is unproven.
Ed Miliband says Labour will take on clean energy ‘blockers’
Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to “take on the blockers, the delayers, the obstructionists” to build clean energy infrastructure.
Grangemouth refinery closure will create ‘significant economic shock’, Swinney
The closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery will create a “significant economic shock”, John Swinney said, as the Scottish and UK governments promised a joint £100 million support package for Grangemouth.
GB Energy scouts for office space in Aberdeen
Efforts to find an office for Labour’s new GB Energy headquarters in Aberdeen are under way, Energy Voice sister publication the P&J can reveal.
‘Barely anything’ in Great British Energy as MPs vote in favour of Bill
Opposition parties criticised the lack of detail contained within Labour’s GB Energy bill as energy secretary Ed Miliband introduced it for its second reading in Westminster today.
Aberdeen councillors say Labour’s windfall tax puts just transition at risk
Aberdeen councillors, including Labour members, have unanimously backed a motion agreeing the UK government's windfall tax policy puts jobs and a just transition at risk.
UK government ups AR6 renewable energy budget to £1.5 billion
Offshore wind developers will vie for £1.1 billion in funding under AR6, with budget boosts for floating wind and tidal projects as well.
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow emerge as final GB Energy contenders
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow are reportedly the three contenders for the headquarters of GB Energy.
PM: Reaping benefits of clean power will ‘take time’ but bills will fall by £300
Sir Keir Starmer has warned it will “take time” to reap the benefits of clean power initiatives but stood by a claim that Labour’s plans will eventually drive down household bills by £300 a year amid confusion over the commitment.
‘Super Nerd’ Miliband warns climate crisis is biggest threat to rural Britain
Climate change threatens the natural world more than ground-mounted solar panels do, Ed Miliband has claimed.
UK government announces onshore wind industry taskforce
The UK government has announced the creation of an Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce as part of efforts to double deployment by 2030.