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UK: The choppy waters between North Sea oil and green energy revolution

9 May 2025

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The Great Energy Transition is under way, and may come to define this era, but it's not going smoothly.

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Millions of UK homes at risk of sinking as climate crisis worsens

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Millions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according to an analysis by the British Geological Survey.

BP relegates Net Zero division as it pivots back towards oil and gas

Thu 11 Jun 2026

BP has pared back its Net Zero division as it pivots back towards oil and gas.

Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly as progress slows

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Scotland's planet-warming emissions have reduced but progress has continued to slow, new figures show.

Britain sets 87% emissions reduction target by 2040

4 Jun 2026

Britain on Tuesday set a target to cut emissions ‌by around 87% by 2040 from 1990 levels as it increases efforts to meet net zero goals that it says will help to curb energy costs and create jobs, but it has yet to outline how the goal will be met.

How UK’s seventh carbon budget will deliver ‘£865bn’ in economic benefits

4 Jun 2026

The Labour government wants to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040, which it says will deliver £865bn in economic benefits.

8,000 people were left without water supply in the coastal town of Whitstable, Kent

Record-breaking heat and dry spring leave parts of England without water

2 Jun 2026

Thousands of households in southeast England were left without water or facing low pressure during a record-breaking heatwave this week, ‌as high demand followed a dry spring to expose the failings in Britain's ageing infrastructure.

London to miss 2030 net-zero target, mayor admits

2 Jun 2026

The mayor of London has conceded that the capital will not reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, and has urged ministers to hand him greater control over energy policy.