Energy

Last edited 6 November 2014 at 3:40pm

Reducing CO2 emissions from energy generation is key to tackling climate change. Over the coming years, the UK's ageing coal, gas and nuclear power stations will need replacing and we have to decide what comes next. Do we want a clean energy future and a thriving green economy or do we rebuild the expensive, polluting energy dinosaurs?

We're campaigning for a clean energy future. A stronger green economy with new jobs and growth. Clean, efficient renewable energy and to end CO2 emissions from electricity generation.

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MPs vow to fight for clean electricity as the Energy Bill is published

The government has finally published the long-awaited Energy Bill. There's much to like, but it's still missing that vital commitment to clean electricity.The...
Posted by Richardg - 29 November, 2012 - 16:32 -

MPs vow to fight for clean electricity as the Energy Bill is published

The government has finally published the long-awaited Energy Bill. There's much to like, but it's still missing that vital commitment to clean electricity.The...
Posted by Richardg - 29 November, 2012 - 16:32 -
John Sauven and Ed Balls at Eclipse Energy

Balls well that ends well

Friday was a brave day for Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls to hug a solar panel. Britain had awoken to the - albeit sensationalist and misleading - headline news...
Posted by kcumming - 26 November, 2012 - 14:28 -
Giant energy bill outside Centrica offices

Government kicks clean electricity into the long grass

If a year is a long time in politics, then 2016 is a lifetime away. Yet the government has decided not to commit the UK to clean electricity until after the...
Posted by Richardg - 23 November, 2012 - 17:39 -

#Energygate: What we found and why it matters

Today we’ve exposed explosive evidence of the lengths to which some Conservative Party MPs will go to sabotage progress on climate change. We’ve uncovered a...
Posted by petespeller - 14 November, 2012 - 15:44 -

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