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Government urged to bring in mandatory accreditation for heat pump installers (Alamy/PA)
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Call for rules to accredit all heat pump installers to boost UK consumer confidence

A coalition of heating and energy organisations, charities and policy experts are calling for the mandatory accreditation of all heat pump installers across...

Sir Keir Starmer standing in front of turbines at an onshore wind farm on a visit in November 2022 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
ClimateElectricityEmissionsFuelInfrastructureLegislationNewsOffshore WindPoliticsSolarWind

UK policy ‘blitz’ on clean energy backed by public, polling suggests

British public have noticed rush of UK clean energy policy announcements since election, with most approving of push for renewables.

Forest fires in northern Greece in August 2023, in the biggest fire seen in Europe (Alamy/PA)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNewsReportsWeather

Wildfires in Canada and the Amazon made more likely by climate change: report

Unprecedented fires that raged in Canada and parts of the Amazon were at least three times more likely because of climate change.

The polling was part of a climate survey of more than 2,300 people (Ben Birchall/PA)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNews

‘Clear uptick’ in support for UK’s net-zero target, survey suggests

Support for UK climate policy has increased since the General Election, with nearly three-quarters of people backing the shift to net zero

Government boosts pot for renewables in latest auction to £1.5bn (Ben Birchall/PA)
ClimateEconomyElectricityEnvironmentNewsPoliticsRegulationsWind

UK Budget for new clean power schemes gets boost to record £1.5bn

The UK Government is increasing the budget to support the next wave of renewable energy schemes to a record £1.5 billion, it has...

Protected Gabon forest (Emily Beament/PA)
BiodiversityClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNewsPolitics

Sustainable development must work or world faces ‘massive tragedy’, expert says

The loss of forests in Gabon would put a huge amount of carbon emissions into the atmosphere and hit water supplies to neighbouring...

People watcing the sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside on what became the UK’s hottest day on record (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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UN chief warns of harms from ‘crippling heat’ amid record temperatures

UN Secretary-General Guterres warns of "crippling heat" amid record-breaking global temperatures, urging urgent action on climate change and protection for vulnerable populations.

The new Government has been urged to go ‘further and faster’ on decarbonising the UK (Gareth Fuller/PA)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulations

UK govt urged to deliver net zero action to lower bills and help communities

Immediate action is needed from the government to address climate report's urgent net zero recommendations.

Millions more heat pumps will have to be installed in this Parliament (Alamy/PA)
BuildingsFuelInfrastructureNewsPolitics

Analysis: 3m UK homes must install clean heating over next five years

Alternatives to oil and gas boilers must be prioritised in UK's clean heating drive, says innovation charity.

Green campaigners and the energy sector have welcomed Labour’s move on onshore wind (Danny Lawson/PA)
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsPoliticsRegulationsWind

UK ends onshore wind ban in move hailed by industry and campaigners

UK onshore wind freed from planning regulations that had put a stop to developments despite public support for projects.

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