4 h. ago Solar panels thought to have been made by slave labour in China to be BANNED following major U

In a major U-turn, energy minister Ed Miliband is set to introduce amended legislation that will require GB Energy to ensure that 'slavery and human trafficking is not taking place' in its supply chain.

Events

18 h. ago Massive solar farm the size of 164 football pitches planned in Larnarkshire as community mounts fight

The controversial proposal could see 114,296 solar panels between East Kilbride and Hamilton installed, covering the equivalent of 164 football pitches.

Sport

18 h. ago Fury as massive solar farm the size of 164 football pitches planned for Lanarkshire

The controversial proposal could see 114,296 solar panels between East Kilbride and Hamilton installed, covering the equivalent of 164 football pitches.

Politics

20 h. ago Don't miss this bargain portable power station with a solar panel on Amazon right now

Amazon has cut the price of a top-spec solar generator bundle by a third in a limited-time deal

Politics

7 d. ago Asian shares fall after a quiet day on Wall St, but Nvidia hit by US ban on exporting AI chip

Markets are mostly lower in Asia after a rare quiet day for financial markets worldwide

Events

7 d. ago US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals

The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips and products that contain them, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals

Economics

8 d. ago Sadiq Khan reveals which London schools will benefit from project to cut carbon and energy bills

City Hall estimates scheme will allow schools to each save an average of almost £15,000 on their energy bills

Science

9 d. ago Khan reveals which London schools will benefit from project to cut carbon and energy bills

City Hall estimates scheme will allow schools to each save an average of almost £15,000 on their energy bills

Science

9 d. ago China's exports jump 12.4% and imports fell as Trump pushed US tariffs higher

China has reported its exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

Politics

1 week ago Donald Trump exempts mobile phone and computers from reciprocal tariffs

The exemption also includes exclusions for other devices and components - including solar cells, flat panel TV displays, memory sticks, memory cards, semiconductors and solid-state drives used for storing data.

Politics

1 week ago China confirms plans to curb Hollywood film imports amid Trump’s escalating trade war

China had recently considered a complete ban on all American movies in retaliation to Donald Trump’s raising tariffs on Chinese imports

Politics

1 week ago Solar panels and pristine forest: how one Amazon village is adapting to protect itself – in pictures

Metuktire, in the Indigenous Capoto-Jarina territory in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, is a pocket of resistance against mining, which has devastated the landscape in nearby areas. The AFP photographer Pablo Porciúncula travelled deep into Mato Grosso state to see how it has staved off deforestation and continued to honour its traditional ways of life – while also facing the threats of miners and the climate crisis Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago China launches AI campaign mocking Donald Trump's tariffs and depicting slave labour in America

Ben Lau's video - which shows a group of overweight Americans looking depressed on the manufacturing line in an attack on the Trump administration - rapidly went viral after being shared on TikTok

Politics

1 week ago China vows to fight tariffs to end, saying trade with US is already balanced

China again vowed to “fight to the end” against Donald Trump’s tariffs in a lengthy policy statement published Wednesday, while arguing that trade between the two countries is in balance as a 104% tax on the country’s exports to the U.S. came into effect

Economics

1 week ago China reportedly considering ban on Hollywood films in response to Trump tariffs

The White House has said China will be hit with a tariff rate of 104 percent from tomorrow

Politics

2 w. ago China reportedly considering ban on US films in response to Trump tariffs

The White House has said China will be hit with a tariff rate of 104 percent from tomorrow

Politics

2 w. ago As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade war

As President Donald Trump and China spar over tariff hikes and other retaliatory moves, governments elsewhere are brainstorming over strategies for coping with the trade war between the world’s top two economies

Events

2 w. ago Chinese plan to BAN Hollywood movies as they respond to Trump tariff 'blackmail': Huge blow could cost films such as Jurassic World: Rebirth and new Mission Impossible sequel half a BILLION dollars

It will put more tariffs on US agricultural products, prevent all US poultry from entering China and ban the import of US movies into the country, a Chinese journalist linked to the Communist party said.

Economics

2 w. ago As markets implode, US trading partners puzzle over whether there's room for negotiations

The impact from U.S. President Donald Trump's blast of tariff hikes is reverberating across world markets as America's trading partners puzzle over whether there is room for negotiating better deals

Politics

2 w. ago Hundreds of jobs to be created in £450m energy investment in northern Scotland

The Scottish and Southern Electricity Network says the work will be crucial in delivering new technologies like EV chargers, solar panels and heat pumps.

Economics