65 h. ago Ed Davey to urge energy sector to ‘take on the lies of Farage and Badenoch’

The Liberal Democrat leader will address energy industry leaders.

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2 w. ago Trump administration spending $625m to revive dying coal industry

White House allocating 13.1m acres of public land to coal mining, which has been on rapid decline over past 30 yearsThe White House will open 13.1m acres (5.3m hectares) of public land to coal mining while providing $625m for coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration has announced.The efforts came as part of a suite of initiatives from the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency, aimed at reviving the flagging coal sector. Coal, the most polluting and costly fossil fuel, has been on a rapid decline over the past 30 years, with the US halving its production between 2008 and 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer launches fightback against ‘lies and division’ of Farage’s populism as Reform surge ahead in polls

The prime minister gives his most passionate speech yet as prime minister as he takes the gloves off in his political fight against Reform UK

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2 w. ago UK politics live: Starmer vows to fight ‘lies of populism’ after major poll finds Farage on course for No 10

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3 w. ago EnQuest: Government's windfall tax has made North Sea oil 'globally uncompetitive'

Labour must 'act now' to save Britain's oil and gas sector and avert the 'death of the UK's energy transition ambitions', North Sea operator EnQuest has warned.

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3 w. ago Ed Davey urges unhappy moderate Tories to 'come and join' the Lib Dems as party tries to position itself as main opposition to Reform

Sir Ed will reportedly use his keynote speech closing the party conference today to reach out to Conservatives unhappy with the party's move to the right under Kemi Badenoch .

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3 w. ago Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback

Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts sayInvestment in renewable energy has continued to increase around the world despite moves by Donald Trump’s White House to cancel and derail low-carbon projects.In the first half of 2025, investment globally in renewable technologies and projects reached a record $386bn, up by about 10% on the same period last year. Continue reading...

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