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Move over wind farms: why some argue cutting costs is the best way to cut carbon

reducing reliance on imported gas, lowering emissions and - crucially - cutting bills. Are they right? Or by prioritising cleaner electricity while progress on heating and transport lags behind, is the government chasing the wrong targets

Four in five Britons worried Iran war will make food more expensive, poll finds

reduced electricity costs for businesses by moving levies off bills and EU leaders are actively discussing similar responses to this crisis. The UK

UK-China ‘ice age’ thaws: Why the West needs Beijing

electricity supplier by market share, had formed a joint venture with China’s PCG Power to trade renewable energy in the Asian country. Access to affordable, clean technology – [which China has bundles of](/economy/2026/5/28/chinas-secret-weapon-in-ai-race-with-us-lots-of-cheap-energy) – could

EV charging shake-up looks to help UK households solve off-street parking problem

UK allow cross-pavement charging if you embed the cable in a gully. However, this still requires permission from the council. ![A Kerbo Charge customer in Luton with her charge gully installed outside her house

Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges

electricity bills could hit almost £2,000 a year for average households from July. Researchers said that while the policies would cost up to £5bn a year, that was far less than [Liz Truss

Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’

electricity costs” which will “deliver value to consumers and to the country for the rest of this century”. The project is already adding value to the UK by creating thousands of jobs and boosting businesses

Ministers urged to act as households in Great Britain face energy bill ‘anxiety’

electricity costs forecast to rise to almost £1,900 from this summer. The typical dual-fuel bill is expected to climb by nearly 13% under the government’s energy price cap, adding £209 a year

Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock

UK](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/12/interest-evs-surge-europe-fuel-prices-iran-war),” he will say, adding: “Contrary to an extraordinary amount of misinformation, before this crisis it was already cheaper to run an EV than a petrol or diesel car, and, with

UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’

UK firms remain vulnerable to the volatile global market. “Ministers should consider funding renewable levies on business bills, roll out a national business energy advice scheme, and strengthen protections for firms against unfair pricing practices

Iran war impact to hit household energy bills for the first time

costs caused by the impact of the Iran war hit UK bills for the first time. On Wednesday, regulator Ofgem will publish details of its new price cap affecting millions of homes on variable tariffs

What's happening to UK petrol and diesel prices?

reduce energy and fuel use in response to the conflict, including working from home and carpooling. On 16 April it said Europe had ["maybe six weeks of jet fuel left"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw2kz0l22o). The International

More big energy users to get help as support plan expanded

UK businesses of all sizes and types paying up to 50% more for electricity than competitors in the EU and more than double the rate US businesses pay. The British Chambers of Commerce says four

UK shifts older wind and solar farms to fixed-price deals to reduce price shocks

reduce price shocks The government has confirmed plans to move older wind and solar farms which make up almost a third of Great Britain’s power market on to fixed-price contracts to help protect

Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals

electricity consumption by 30% during office hours and by 70% in non-office hours. The ruling applies to public and private offices. The head of the national society of internal medicine specialists said there

UK drivers struggle to get insurance for Chinese EVs such as Jaecoo

electric car](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e2549eddbf3b1774911d8b2fd248dd180aa61795/0_0_5500_3408/master/5500.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Chinese brands such as BYD, XPeng and Jaecoo have become more common on UK roads. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters Axa, which did not provide any quotes in the Carwow study, says

No issues with UK fuel supply, says Reeves

reduce consumption. The International Energy Agency said on Thursday that Europe [had six weeks worth of jet fuel left](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw2kz0l22o) before stocks would fall below a level where there were likely

Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant

UK and Europe with its [Chery, Jaecoo and Omoda brands](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/jaecoo-7-china-electric-car-chery-price-temu-range-rover). Asked about the Chery talks on Sunderland, Espinosa said: “The plant is operating well, is a viable plant. The problem that

What will the energy cap changes mean for my bills?

reduce Britain's dependence on gas. Customers will pay part of the cost of the upgrade, through an additional £108 added to energy bills by 2031. These charges **started to appear from April 2026**, adding

E.ON agrees to buy Ovo in deal to create UK’s biggest energy supplier

electricity supplier, said it had also agreed to sell its home services business, which provides boiler insurance and boiler servicing, to Hometree. E.ON has about 5.6 million customers in the UK, while Ovo, which

UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds

electricity by 2030](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/21/as-the-uk-prepares-its-next-carbon-budget-what-needs-to-be-included), and [stringent goals](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/reaching-net-zero-by-2050-cheaper-for-uk-than-one-fossil-fuel-crisis) on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the near term, to reach net zero by 2050. Each worker in the net zero economy generates