Renewable energy

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Workers hanging from ropes inspect a wind turbine blade high in the air. A just transition should help workers find jobs in emerging green industries.

Climate change

How to not mess up the UK’s next climate plan

The UK’s climate plan is due—and this time it has to deliver. From fixing electricity prices to making clean tech easy, here’s what needs to happen to cut emissions and improve everyday life.

by Doug Parr October 27, 2025

Renewable energy

Crown Estate’s ‘monopoly profiteering’ hampering offshore wind and pushing up bills – Greenpeace

Greenpeace UK has warned the Crown Estate that it is considering taking legal action unless the public body stops “monopoly profiteering” at the expense of bill payers and offshore wind…

by Stefano Gelmini October 13, 2025

An aerial view of the Manchester skyline behind the Carrington Power Station which is operated by Irish energy provider ESB Energy on January 13, 2025 in Carrington, England.

Climate change

Removing gas-fired power stations from ‘rigged’ electricity market could lower energy bills by over £5bn a year, report finds

The government could save households and businesses £5.1 billion a year on their energy bills, as soon as 2028, by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from…

by Phil Richards September 4, 2025

Offshore wind turnbines against a cloudy sky

Climate change

Power Shift: how the Labour government can bring down bills and bolster net zero by curtailing the power of gas

This report proposes a route to lower electricity prices across the UK by £5.2 billion per year by 2028. Currently gas is responsible for much of the UK’s sky-high electricity bill, but the government has the opportunity to limit their power and unlock lower bills.

September 3, 2025

Activism

One year of Labour: what has Keir Starmer’s government achieved so far?

A first-year report card for the UK government.

by Greenpeace UK July 3, 2025

Renewable energy

Carollers, Ents and a coalition of green groups protest subsidies for burning ‘Christmas’ trees

Ghosts of Biomass Past return to haunt DESNZ Pictures are available here, video of the protest will be available this afternoon. Monday 2nd December, 2024. London. This morning at 8am,…

by Graham Thompson December 2, 2024

Climate change

10 reasons to stop subsidising Drax power station

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire was once the UK’s largest coal-fired power plant. Starting in 2003, it was gradually converted to run on biomass, and it now burns millions…

by Paul Morozzo November 27, 2024

Climate change

REPORT: Taxing Big Oil would grow UN climate loss & damage fund twentyfold, analysis finds

A press conference about this report will be held at COP29 on 18 Nov 2024, 16:00 - 16:30 Baku time at the Press Conference Room Natavan, Blue Zone. For more…

by Joe Evans November 18, 2024

A thermal imaging camera held up to a low-rise apartment building. The camera's screen shows the temperature of different parts of the building's exterior, colour-coded in yellow, orange and purple.

Climate change

Tackling the cost of living crisis and climate crisis together

The cost of living crisis was significantly caused by the spike in the cost of oil and gas, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Due to an over-reliance on gas, UK households suffered the worst price increases in Western Europe. This briefing sets out how the solutions to the cost of living crisis will also help to tackle the climate crisis.

September 12, 2024

Two oil or gas platforms in the sea. One is further away and wreathed with mist.

Climate change

Why two major oil and gas projects are falling apart – and what comes next

The proposed Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields have suffered a big setback after the government decided not to defend them against a legal challenge. Here’s what you need to know.

by Jack Bullett September 4, 2024