Don’t believe Miliband’s spin on green energy September 5, 2024 The only thing “record-breaking” about the latest clean energy auction is the subsidies Ed Miliband’s thrown at it. Time to level with taxpayers about the true cost of net zero, says Tim Focas Here we go again – it didn’t take long did it. The new government, with Ed Miliband at the helm of energy [...]
What will Labour do about green taxes? August 27, 2024 With net zero a key plank of the new government’s agenda, what can we expect on environmental taxes in the Budget? Asks Sharon Baynham We have a £22bn black hole in the public finances. Who knew! Well, anyone who dared to look according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The blame game has already started [...]
Net zero depends on economic growth – so the City must lead the charge August 12, 2024 Sustainability and economic growth are two sides of the same coin, which is why the City must lead the charge to net zero, writes Chris Hayward In 100 days, global political, business, and climate leaders will have gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29. The annual COP meeting is the culmination of a year of hard [...]
GB Energy is more rooted in ‘big state’ ideology than climate ambition July 23, 2024 Conservatives need to hold Labour accountable for wasting taxpayers’ money and crowding out private finance through GB Energy, writes Sam Hall
‘A complete fabrication’: Government denies claims Ed Miliband has banned new North Sea oil licences July 11, 2024 The government has been forced to deny reports that Ed Miliband has banned the North Sea oil regulator from issuing any outstanding drilling and exploration licences.
‘Nobel prize of engineering’ finalist Sunamp to raise Series B as it mulls public offering July 2, 2024 An innovative battery firm nominated for the "nobel prize of engineering" is set to raise a Series B funding round in a few months with a future IPO becoming an increasingly "realistic proposition", its boss has said.
UK ‘can’t afford not to’ go green in bid for growth, CBI chief to say July 1, 2024 The UK’s growth could be put at risk if politicians try to “separate the economy from net zero”, a top business lobby group boss is set to warn.
London Tech Week day two: How can tech help solve the climate crisis? June 11, 2024 As London Tech Week kicks off, Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates, gives us the inside scoop on the industry with his daily diary A central question in the tech ecosystem is what can tech do to solve the climate crisis. Technology is rightly considered a powerful asset when approaching the target [...]
‘Chronic short-termism’ stopping UK from becoming a ‘superpower’, report backed by Tony Blair and John Caudwell warns June 4, 2024 Britain’s "chronic short-termism" is holding it back from being a science and technology superpower, according to a new report backed by billionaire businessman John Caudwell and former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair.
I used to donate hundreds of thousands – but I am no longer a Conservative Party donor June 3, 2024 Billionaire businessman John Caudwell believes neither the Conservatives nor the other main parties understand the scale of the threat – and the opportunity – climate change represents, and says the future of the planet is on the ballot at this election I was once a Conservative Party donor. Not now. Climate change is one of [...]