Energy
Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason
Bill McGuireWe are at a critical point in the climate emergency and already struggling to meet emissions reduction targets. The UK government must hold its nerve, says Bill McGuire, professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards
Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals
Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San FranciscoStarmer must call energy summit akin to 2008 crisis response, Labour MP says
Former government adviser Polly Billington urges bigger response to shield people in UK from effects of Iran warDrive slower, work from home and ditch the tie: the world responds to Iran war energy crisis
Oil crisis triggered by blockade of strait of Hormuz prompts emergency measures to protect supply and halt rising prices
Albanese says Australia vulnerable before fuel crisis as he announces $1bn in new loans for struggling businesses
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowReeves criticises Trump for starting Iran war with no ‘clear plan’ to get out of it – as it happened
This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly
Chaitanya KumarAustralian PM says ‘next few months may not be easy’ in rare address to the nation – video
Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour
Invisible plumes and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’
Asia ramps up use of dirty fuels to cover energy shortfall triggered by Iran war
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowKing’s state visit to US will take place in April despite calls to delay amid Iran war – UK politics live
‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico
Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy
More drilling in North Sea ‘not the answer’ for UK energy security, say former military leaders
Saman Gorji and Alireza Ganjovi for the ConversationThe ConversationAustralia’s apartment dwellers can’t be left on the sidelines in the rooftop solar revolutionApartment residents should be treated as part of the mainstream energy transition, not as an afterthought- Politics live with Andrew SparrowZack Polanski tells NEU teachers’ union that Greens would abolish ‘toxic’ Ofsted – as it happenedThe Green party leader said Ofsted is a ‘failed institution’ and that teaching should move ‘toward a genuinely collaborative model’
Focus on net zero policy is harming Britain
Letters: Paul Marshall says calling for an end to fossil fuels is impractical, in response to church leaders’ criticisms of GB News’s stance on climate science
Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks
Starmer to convene major energy industry and insurance figures to draw up emergency plans amid continued blockade of strait of Hormuz
How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries
More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drilling