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FILE PHOTO: Energy supply workers restore a high-voltage line destroyed in Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/File Photo
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Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law, says UN

Monitoring unit reports that campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure breach foundational principles of international law.

Rich animal life on the seabed of Loch Carron, a Scottish sea loch (Paul Naylor/PA)
BiodiversityCarbon ManagementClimateEnvironmentNews

Nature groups call for more protection of the UK’s seas as key carbon stores

The UK’s seas and coasts store hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon, conservationists have said, as they called for better protection of...

Actor Ralph Fiennes is supporting the campaigners in Suffolk, eastern England (AFP)
BiodiversityClimateElectricityEnvironmentInfrastructureNewsPoliticsTransmissionWind

UK campaigners in green energy standoff reject ‘nimby’ label

Residents of the Suffolk coast fight back against offshore wind plans, arguing that cables and construction will cause ecological 'catastrophe'.

FILE PHOTO: Car miniature, "Electric vechicles (EVs)" words, EU and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTradeTransport

China says will negotiate ‘until the last minute’ on EU EV probe

EU's Chinese EV probe is not yet over and Beijing insists it will continue lobbying the bloc over the matter.

AnalysisClimateEconomyEmissionsOpinionPoliticsUtilities

UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means

Research suggests significant improvements in the UK public's climate change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a flooded area in Glucholazy, Poland, in this still image from a social media video taken on September 15, 2024. RADIO OPOLE/via REUTERS/File Photo
ClimateElectricityInfrastructureNewsResiliencyTransmissionUtilitiesWeather

Polish power system is safe despite flooding, grid operator says

Ongoing floods 'have not damaged transmission infrastructure' says power grid operator, after helicopters check electricity lines.

FILE PHOTO: View shows cars waiting in traffic on a road near Porta Nuova district in Milan, Italy, October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulationsTransport

EU ban on CO2 cars is ‘self-destructive’, Italy’s Meloni says

Giorgia Meloni attacks zero-emission target for European bloc for 'dismantling entire sectors' on the road to transition.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, between Derby and Nottingham in central England, is due to close on September 30 (AFP)
ClimateCoalEnvironmentNewsPolitics

‘End of an era’: UK to shut last coal-fired power plant

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, a coal landmark in the UK, will close, marking the end of UK coal power.

Keith Anderson has said regional pricing plans could slow down investment in energy (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
BusinessEconomyElectricityIndustryInfrastructureNewsPoliticsRegulationsSolarUtilitiesWind

Regional pricing proposals could slow UK energy investment: ScottishPower CEO

ScottishPower’s CEO warns against a proposed regional electricity pricing model, saying it could deter investment during the UK’s green transition.

Norway aims to only sell zero-emissions cars by next year (AFP)
Electric Vehicles (EVs)News

Marking a global first, electric cars overtake petrol models in Norway

Electric cars now outnumber petrol models in Norway, marking a global first and accelerating the country's push to eliminate fossil fuel vehicles by...

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