Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale gas ban?
8 September 2022
The new UK prime minister says ending a moratorium on fracking will “get gas flowing” within six months, but there are many reasons why a boom is unlikely
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Jacob Rees-Mogg: Climate change concern over new energy policy chief
7 September 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg, who now oversees the UK government department responsible for energy and climate change, recently called to extract "every last drop" of oil and gas from the North Sea
With drought in England more frequent, how can it keep water flowing?
11 August 2022
Climate change and a growing population mean England needs long-term solutions like new reservoirs and desalination plants, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans
Legal battle over UK's Net Zero Strategy poses challenge for next PM
19 July 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successor will have to sign off on a new net-zero strategy after the UK government's plan was ruled unlawful
England food strategy ducks big questions on health and environment
13 June 2022
A major policy paper fails to address big health and environmental issues it was supposed to tackle, such as how to enable the diet changes needed to reach net zero
COP26: No countries have delivered on promise to improve climate plans
16 May 2022
In Glasgow, 196 countries promised to "revisit and strengthen" their plans for curbing emissions, but there is little sign of this happening before the next talks in November
Inside big tech's $925 million plan to speed up carbon removal
9 May 2022
Alphabet, Meta and others have teamed up to turbocharge the removal of carbon from the atmosphere. Nan Ransohoff, who heads the project, tells New Scientist why they're betting on new technologies – and trying to avoid the pitfalls of carbon offsetting
We can still avert climate catastrophe – but there is barely time
5 April 2022
The IPCC’s latest report shows we have the tools to make fast cuts in emissions – all that’s missing is the political will
Germany halts Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia – what's next?
22 February 2022
After Russia’s recognition of separatist regions in Ukraine, Germany paused the certification of a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. What does that mean for gas prices and climate targets?
UK energy crisis: Why renewable subsidies will help avoid price shocks
14 January 2022
Rising energy costs have seen wind farms substantially refund environmental levies for the first time, showing they are likely to be the solution to, not a cause of, soaring bills
