Europe
Labour party’s clean energy plan ‘mad, bad and dangerous,’ says UK net zero secretary
The British Labour party’s plan for clean electricity by 2030 is “unfeasible” and would leave the UK reliant on importing key material from...
Scottish Green minister frustrated over UK’s deposit return scheme delay
Scottish Parliament’s Green minister Lorna Slater has written to the UK Government to express “deep concerns” about suggested two-year delays in its deposit...
Secret planting operation boosts critically endangered Welsh shrub
LONDON (Reuters) – At a secret location in the Welsh countryside, naturalists have planted 30 young specimens of a once-common plant that has...
UK records ‘highest ever share of electricity generation by renewables’
The British Energy Department (DESNZ), which released new energy trend data on Thursday, says this came as fossil fuel electricity generation saw its...
UK’s biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis
Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue...
Renewable electricity capacity grew 10% in 2023 but energy generation slipped
Scotland’s capacity for renewable electricity generation grew by 10% in 2023, driven by onshore and offshore wind. However the amount generated fell by...
German court rules against Mercedes in emissions case
The superior regional court in Stuttgart ruled that Mercedes had installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles
Court date set for company that donated to Welsh First Minister
A company that donated thousands of pounds to the new First Minister of Wales’ election campaign is set to go to court after...
Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust after hottest March in 15 years
Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned...
