Energy
Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
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Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
Government inaction is costing Brits billions – a burden that is disproportionately borne by the country’s renters
What is Labour's Great British Energy plan – and will it really bring down bills and ease cost of living?
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What is Labour's Great British Energy plan – and will it really bring down bills and ease cost of living?
Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
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Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
The UK's green transition will happen – with or without Sunak's government
The UK's green transition will happen – with or without Sunak's government
Sunak should meet people hit by floods – but maybe he doesn't want to get his Sambas wet
Sunak should meet people hit by floods – but maybe he doesn't want to get his Sambas wet
UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
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UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
Cash-strapped Brits are keeping heat off even when it's cold – as British Gas profits soar tenfold
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Cash-strapped Brits are keeping heat off even when it's cold – as British Gas profits soar tenfold
Millions of Brits will be cut off from energy this winter because they can't afford bills
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Millions of Brits will be cut off from energy this winter because they can't afford bills
COP28: Here's how a just transition from fossil fuels can save us
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COP28: Here's how a just transition from fossil fuels can save us
Here's where to get help if you can't afford to pay your energy bills in the cost of living crisis
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Here's where to get help if you can't afford to pay your energy bills in the cost of living crisis
Meet the Brits going without heating this winter as fuel poverty skyrockets: 'I'm terrified'
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Meet the Brits going without heating this winter as fuel poverty skyrockets: 'I'm terrified'
Here's when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2023
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Here's when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2023
To make switch to net zero, we need largest overhaul of UK's electricity grid in generations
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To make switch to net zero, we need largest overhaul of UK's electricity grid in generations
Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills
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Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills
Rosebank: Emergency protests planned after new North Sea oil field given go-ahead
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Rosebank: Emergency protests planned after new North Sea oil field given go-ahead
'Reckless', 'inept', 'expensive': Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism
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'Reckless', 'inept', 'expensive': Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism
UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion
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UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion
'Good riddance, Grant Shapps': New energy secretary Claire Coutinho urged to tackle climate crisis
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'Good riddance, Grant Shapps': New energy secretary Claire Coutinho urged to tackle climate crisis
'I have cancer and I'm worried about heating this winter': Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
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'I have cancer and I'm worried about heating this winter': Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
Solar power: How much money can you really save with renewable energy?
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Solar power: How much money can you really save with renewable energy?
What does the UK's current energy mix look like today – and in the future?
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What does the UK's current energy mix look like today – and in the future?
New report predicts the first global drop in fossil fuel-generated electricity due to renewable energy growth
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New report predicts the first global drop in fossil fuel-generated electricity due to renewable energy growth
41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
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41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
'£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me': Vulnerable customers on British Gas's record profits
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'£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me': Vulnerable customers on British Gas's record profits
What are my rights if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?
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