Saturday, 19 April 2025

Focus on Govt of UK

FILE PHOTO: Blacktip sharks swim off Santa Cruz Island, part of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.   Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos/File Photo
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Ecuador nature deal scrutiny has not slowed work on debt swaps, IDB says

An enquiry into Ecuador's debt-for-nature swap has not slowed work on the instruments, president of the Inter-American Development Bank said.

Climate groups are calling on the Government to fund the transition to clean energy for oil and gas workers (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Call for £1.9bn a year to help UK oil and gas workers move into clean energy

Climate groups urge £1.9B yearly to support oil workers transitioning to renewables, calling for UK funding through 2030.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announcing £22 billion spend on carbon capture and storage projects (Darren Staples/PA)
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UK govt faces criticism for £22 billion spend on carbon capture projects

The UK government faces criticism for spending £22 billion on carbon capture projects while means-testing winter fuel allowances.

An elderly person's hand adjusts a home thermometer.
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Scottish government calls to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund

The fund, left out of this year’s budget, previously supported the most vulnerable households through winter.

The Prime Minister made his comments during a visit to a glassmaking factory in Cheshire (Darren Staples/PA)
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£22bn carbon capture pledge can ‘relight fires of renewal’, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer pledges £22B for carbon capture to create jobs, boost energy security, and revitalize deindustrialized areas.

The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill was introduced at Holyrood by the Scottish Government in September (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Scotland committee backs emissions target Bill but stresses importance of scrutiny

A Holyrood committee backs the new emissions target bill but insists on proper scrutiny amid changes to carbon reduction goals.

Scotland became home to the first offshore floating wind farm in 2017 (PA)
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Giant floating wind farms could destroy Scotland’s fishing industry, sector warns

The Scottish fishing industry warns that floating wind farms threaten its survival, urging government action to protect it.

FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are surrounded by fog at a wind farm in the mountains of Galicia region, near Villalba, Spain March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
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Climate Investment Funds eyes $1 billion to help green industries

Climate Investment Funds will invest up to $1 billion to decarbonize high-emission sectors like steel, cement, and chemicals in developing countries.

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Westinghouse AP300™ SMR Downselected by Great British Nuclear for Final Round of UK Newbuild Programme

The only design based on a licensed, operating reactor shortlisted in competition to develop innovative nuclear technology for UK energy security SPRINGFIELDS, England--(BUSINESS...

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Westinghouse AP300™ SMR Downselected by Great British Nuclear for Final Round of UK Newbuild Programme

The only design based on a licensed, operating reactor shortlisted in competition to develop innovative nuclear technology for UK energy security Springfields, United...

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