30 h. ago Trump and Sen. Dave McCormick team up to promote energy investments in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump and Sen. David McCormick of Pennsylvania are planning on announcing roughly $70 billion of energy investments at a new summit that focuses on energy and innovation

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40 h. ago The Guardian view on a climate reckoning: an annual address could set a new standard for political accountability | Editorial

The energy secretary framed environmental action as practical and patriotic, not in terms of wordy ideological pieties. But holding the line won’t be easyEd Miliband is a target for the political right; not because he’s irrelevant, but because he’s effective. The bacon sandwich gags and “Red Ed” jokes mask a deeper unease: that Mr Miliband, with his dogged insistence on science, public investment and long-term thinking, is right. Now, as energy secretary, he has delivered what he calls an exercise in “radical truth-telling” and a stark warning to MPs that rejecting climate action is a betrayal of future generations. The language, for once, isn’t overblown. It’s belated.By highlighting the Met Office’s annual State of the UK Climate report, Mr Miliband shows that the hotter, wetter and more arduous future we feared has already arrived. Extremes are becoming the norm: the number of very hot days has quadrupled; in the last 250 years, six of the 10 wettest winter half-years have o...

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4 d. ago Senate seeks to hit Russia with sanctions over Ukraine — but Trump wants to control the Putin smackdown

“Ask the Senate majority leader why he is not bringing it to the floor,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “Is he afraid of Donald Trump?”

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5 d. ago BP says oil and gas production to rise after renewing focus on fossil fuels

The energy giant told investors that upstream production is now expected to be higher between April and June.

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6 d. ago Christian Horner successor makes feelings about axed Red Bull F1 boss very clear

Christian Horner has been sacked by Red Bull, with Laurent Mekies being promoted from his role as CEO of Racing Bulls to team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing

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1 week ago Substation fire that shut down Heathrow was caused by moisture flagged as a problem SEVEN YEARS earlier but left unrepaired

Energy watchdog Ofgem has launched an investigation after a new report found the fire, which broke out on March 20 in Hayes, west London, was due to a preventable technical fault.

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2 w. ago Powering Net Zero: investment and incentives for the journey

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2 w. ago Heathrow substation fire ‘caused by fault first identified seven years ago’

Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid as report finds incident that cut airport power was preventableBusiness live – latest updatesThe root cause of the substation fire that shut Heathrow airport in March was a preventable technical fault that National Grid had been aware of seven years ago but failed to fix properly, investigators have concluded.The final report by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) into the incident found said the fire that cut power to the airport, affecting more than 1,350 flights and almost 300,000 passengers, was “most likely” caused by moisture entering the insulation around wires sparking the electrical fault. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK households to see more than £100 rise in energy bills as Ofgem approves £24bn investment

It comes as the energy watchdog gives approval for £24bn investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure

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2 w. ago Ofgem says UK household energy bills set to soar by over £100

Britain's energy watchdog has given the green light to an initial £24 billion of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure

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2 w. ago ‘We could just have a blast’: Trump invited to attend Sturgis motorcycle rally

Sen. Rounds invited Trump to attend the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, saying he would “be impressed with the reception.”

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2 w. ago Google’s emissions up 51% as AI electricity demand derails efforts to go green

Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’sGoogle’s carbon emissions have soared by 51% since 2019 as artificial intelligence hampers the tech company’s efforts to go green.While the corporation has invested in renewable energy and carbon removal technology, it has failed to curb its scope 3 emissions, which are those further down the supply chain, and are in large part influenced by a growth in datacentre capacity required to power artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pro footballer breaks silence after knocking out woman with chair in Ibiza pool brawl

Oldham striker Kian Harratt was captured on video throwing a chair at a woman in a poolside bust up as he celebrated his team's promotion to League Two in party island Ibiza

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2 w. ago Government to support banks and large firms in setting out their climate plans

Ministers are seeking to help stimulate billions of pounds a year of private investment to deliver the UK clean energy superpower ambition.

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3 w. ago Oleksandr Usyk’s team address ‘conflict’ rumours after split from promoter Alex Krassyuk

Usyk is just one month out from an undisputed heavyweight title fight with old foe Daniel Dubois

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3 w. ago Tesco says sorry for England football team promotion in Welsh stores

Tesco confirmed that the stands will be removed from two branches

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