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Dominic Lawson: When the blackouts start, Labour will cop it. Britain’s hubristic plans for green energy may soon face a reckoning. he country is in the grip of anticyclonic gloom. No, not a metaphor for the post-budget national mood, but …

Investors will want an update from SSE on spending plans at its interim results on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 energy group, which is one of the largest developers of offshore wind projects in UK waters, has reached completion on the …

Nuclear sector’s views on second Trump administration mixed as Rogan interview raises questions. Donald Trump enacted pro-nuclear policies during his first term and supported an “all-of-the-above” energy policy during the campaign, but some advocates fear a “divide between words and …

The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities have welcomed the publication earlier this month by two renowned academics and opponents of nuclear power of reports exposing the folly of the Labour Government in pursuing an energy future for Britain which embraces …

Hinkley Point C ‘using cheap foreign labour’, say striking workers. Engineers claim colleagues brought in from outside the UK and EU are paid less than half their wages. EDF Energy is investigating claims that a company in its supply chain …

X-energy CEO talks small nuclear reactors, partnership with Amazon. In this episode of the S&P Global Commodity Insights Energy Evolution podcast, host Taylor Kuykendall interviews J. Clay Sell, the CEO of X-energy, a company focused on advanced small modular nuclear …

SMRs attract major tech investment to curb emissions, though deployment challenges remain. New research suggests SMRs could help achieve emissions goals by 2050 with strategic government policies. The United States has yet to power up its first SMR and the …

The IAEA COP29 media kit is now available. It includes key messages, web stories, videos, b-roll and high-resolution images that can help the media report on how nuclear energy, science and technology can contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation and …

Tory former energy secretary facing conflict of interest claim over JCB owner links. Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grants. A Conservative former cabinet ­minister who …

The UK must ramp up its efforts on renewable energy to foster national security in an increasingly uncertain world, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has warned, on the eve of a fraught global summit on the climate crisis. He pledged …