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Donegal development plan and wind variation meetings

Would you like to have a say in helping to shape future policies that affect almost everything we do in Donegal? If so you might like to know that Donegal County Council is inviting people to get involved in public consultation drop-in events on the ...

06 May 2022 at 08:33

Business Secretary fails to scotch reports of plans to scrap green levies

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has failed to dismiss reports that the Government is considering scrapping green levies amid Tory backbench pressure. The Business Secretary was challenged in the House of Commons over suggestions that changes ...

19 Apr 2022 at 21:55

Ed Miliband pressured to apologise to pensioners losing winter fuel payments

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has faced calls to apologise to pensioners losing winter fuel allowance as MPs, including those on the Government benches, expressed concerns about older people’s ability to heat their homes. The Government ...

08 Oct 2024 at 13:56

Fact check: Major hurdle for offshore wind auction was changed by Conservatives

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has claimed that “Labour came in and fixed” last year’s failed offshore wind auction. On social media, the minister wrote: “Last year, the Conservatives oversaw a disastrous result – ...

05 Sept 2024 at 17:06

UK must build power infrastructure including pylons ‘at speed’, expert warns

The UK will need to build more pylons, including in areas where people do not want them, communities have been warned. Emma Pinchbeck, who has been appointed as the new chief executive of the independent advisory Climate Change ...

15 Oct 2024 at 13:15

Minister: Extremist scaremongering to suggest UK close to experiencing blackouts

An energy minister has accused Tory MPs of “extremist scaremongering” as he denied the UK was close to experiencing blackouts during the cold snap. Michael Shanks said “at no point” was the prospect of blackouts a concern for ...

13 Jan 2025 at 17:38

Heathrow expansion will only go ahead if it meets climate targets – Miliband

Expansion of Heathrow Airport will only take place if it is within climate targets, Ed Miliband has said. Speaking at energy questions on Tuesday morning, the Energy Secretary said the extension of any airport would have to ...

04 Feb 2025 at 15:35

World

Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary

The Senate has confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve US “energy dominance” in the global market. Mr Wright, CEO of ...

04 Feb 2025 at 10:13

Labour donor Dale Vince says solar farm approval was not politically influenced

Energy boss Dale Vince has hit back at suggestions that the Government’s recent decision to approve his solar farm in Lincolnshire was politically influenced. Heckington Fen Solar Park, a development owned by Mr ...

27 Jan 2025 at 15:44

Oil and gas part of future for decades to come, says Starmer on nuclear visit

Sir Keir Starmer has said that “oil and gas is going to be a big part of the future” for decades to come as he would not “pre-empt” the decision on the Rosebank oil field. The Prime Minister said that “we do ...

06 Feb 2025 at 15:57

New subsidies for Drax that ‘halve’ payments for burning wood for power

New subsidies have been announced for wood-burning power plant Drax, which the Government said would halve costs for consumers and improve sustainability. Subsidies for the major power station in Yorkshire, ...

10 Feb 2025 at 10:58

Reform sets out windfall tax on renewables in bid to undo Net Zero

Farmers who build solar panels on their land will not be able to claim inheritance tax relief, Reform UK has said. Richard Tice also claimed the party would impose a “windfall tax” on renewable energy, as ...

12 Feb 2025 at 21:37

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