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Graham Stuart says if reforms to energy charter treaty not passed by November, UK would consider exitThe UK could pull out of the international energy charter treaty if attempts to reform it fail, the energy minister, Graham Stuart, has said.The energy…
Regulator aims to stop power plants’ tactic that costs households hundreds of millions of poundsElectricity companies will no longer be able to deploy a controversial tactic that forces up bills at the expense of consumers, the energy watchdog has said…
In today’s newsletter: Despite a lower cap on energy bills, the cost of heating could remain crippling high and leave millions in fuel poverty• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.August is coming to an end and as the days …
Ministers urged to intervene as households in line for another winter of squeezed budgets‘Price cap won’t help much’: customers’ fears over winter billsBusiness live – latest updatesGreat Britain’s energy price cap has fallen below £2,000 a year for th…
A lower price cap will still mean unaffordable bills for many. Yet a fairer alternative has been quietly droppedNearly a decade ago, former Labour leader Ed Miliband sowed the seeds of the energy price cap, vowing to protect households from unfair tari…
Analysis finds Treasury rules on new windfarms likely to stifle energy generation and keep bills highNew offshore windfarms will be strangled by government red tape, costing UK billpayers £1.5bn a year, an analysis has found.The latest government aucti…
Both sides of constitutional debate use Gers data to argue case for and against independenceUK politics live – latest updatesScotland’s public spending deficit has fallen from a record peak last year, as oil and gas revenues reached their highest-ever …
Lower energy costs behind drop in annual rate in July, as wage increases finally overtake price risesWhich UK goods and services have changed most in price?Analysis: Bank may be forced to deploy its only weapon againBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK…
Critics of the policy expressed concern that decision will weaken investor confidence in solar and wind energy in the regionA decision by Canada’s largest oil and gas-producing province to halt new wind and solar projects has prompted disbelief among e…
Eight South American presidents including Brazil’s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforestAmazon leaders have called on rich countries to help them develop a Marshall-style plan to protect the world’s largest ra…