Miliband: Logical to say energy bills will reduce under clean energy policies
3 weeks ago

Miliband: Logical to say energy bills will reduce under clean energy policies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ed Miliband has argued it is “completely logical” to suggest energy bills will reduce amid doubts over whether the Government’s net zero policies will benefit consumers. Mr Dewhirst, the MP for Bridlington and The Wolds, asked: “Can the Secretary of State answer this clearly: does the Neso report forecast higher or lower energy bills under his policy?” Mr Miliband replied: “On page 77 of the Neso report it says very clearly what happens to overall costs in the system and it is to reduce electricity costs by £10 per megawatt hour. “How does the Secretary of State justify increasing spending on net zero projects as his department lets pensioners go cold this winter?” In September 2023, the former prime minister took on an anti-net zero crusade, and it is just getting worse Ed Miliband Mr Miliband replied: “The truth is that there is only one way to get bills down sustainably in this country and that is driving to clean energy. Then, in September 2023, the former prime minister took them on an anti-net zero crusade, and it is just getting worse.” Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho claimed Labour’s policy on the North Sea will “cost the country £12 billion in tax receipts”, adding this would be enough to cover the winter fuel payment for “many, many years”.

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Voters will thank Labour for scrapping winter fuel payments, Wes Streeting claims
3 days, 14 hours ago

Voters will thank Labour for scrapping winter fuel payments, Wes Streeting claims

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Revealed: Eyewatering £37BILLION cost of Ed Miliband's green crusade to make Britain Net Zero by 2029
1 week, 4 days ago

Revealed: Eyewatering £37BILLION cost of Ed Miliband's green crusade to make Britain Net Zero by 2029

Daily Mail  

Ed Miliband's spending spree to make Britain achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by the next general election in 2029 will cost a staggering £37billion in public money, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Pictured: Ed Miliband with Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar at the Port of Greenock Ministers are also drawing up plans to subsidise the cost of fitting solar …

Millions of homeowners could be set to receive cheap loans and grants for solar panels
1 week, 4 days ago

Millions of homeowners could be set to receive cheap loans and grants for solar panels

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Government unveils ‘most ambitious’ plan to power homes with clean energy
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Government unveils ‘most ambitious’ plan to power homes with clean energy

The Independent  

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With its energy policy, the government cannot afford to say one thing and do another
3 weeks, 5 days ago

With its energy policy, the government cannot afford to say one thing and do another

The Independent  

More than most senior members of the government, Ed Miliband should understand the importance of winning the arguments as a prerequisite for political success. The vibe from the energy companies and the experts is that higher energy prices are here to stay and Mr Miliband hasn’t done very much to lift the mood so far as bills are concerned. There …

GB Energy boss says clean power must ‘show benefit’ to local groups
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GB Energy boss says clean power must ‘show benefit’ to local groups

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In the bleak mid-winter, energy prices will rise – but ‘shopping around’ won’t help
1 month, 2 weeks ago

In the bleak mid-winter, energy prices will rise – but ‘shopping around’ won’t help

The Independent  

As if the announcement of yet another energy price hike wasn’t bad enough, Ofgem has added insult to injury by telling the British public to simply “shop around” for better tariffs. The energy watchdog clearly knew that it was going to take some heat by releasing the information in the midst of a cold snap, when energy bills are at …

Winter fuel payments cut will drive 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, minister admits
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Winter fuel payments cut will drive 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, minister admits

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Ministers looking at ‘very long’ form for winter fuel payments
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ministers looking at ‘very long’ form for winter fuel payments

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GB Energy should treat cutting bills by £300 as a priority, say Tories
2 months, 1 week ago

GB Energy should treat cutting bills by £300 as a priority, say Tories

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Government defeats bid to make GB Energy prioritise cutting bills by £300
2 months, 1 week ago

Government defeats bid to make GB Energy prioritise cutting bills by £300

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Call for £1.9bn a year to help oil and gas workers move into clean energy
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Call for £1.9bn a year to help oil and gas workers move into clean energy

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Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise
3 months, 1 week ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

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Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise
3 months, 1 week ago

Charities concerned over limiting winter fuel payments as energy prices rise

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Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment– UK politics live

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Ed Miliband says Labour will take on clean energy ‘blockers’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ed Miliband says Labour will take on clean energy ‘blockers’

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Reeves defends claiming energy expenses and insists winter fuel cuts right move
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Reeves defends claiming energy expenses and insists winter fuel cuts right move

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£8.3 billion GB Energy plan will shield consumers from shocks, Miliband says
4 months ago

£8.3 billion GB Energy plan will shield consumers from shocks, Miliband says

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Winter fuel payment cuts leaving pensioners ‘worried sick’, MPs warned
4 months ago

Winter fuel payment cuts leaving pensioners ‘worried sick’, MPs warned

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Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’
4 months ago

Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’

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Labour urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help
4 months, 1 week ago

Labour urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help

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Energy bosses meet minister as Chancellor defends winter fuel payment squeeze
4 months, 1 week ago

Energy bosses meet minister as Chancellor defends winter fuel payment squeeze

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New UK government bets on green energy. Companies are wary.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New UK government bets on green energy. Companies are wary.

Live Mint  

LONDON—As Britain’s oil and gas giants scale back their global green-energy ambitions, the U.K.’s newly elected government is launching a multibillion-dollar effort to regain the country’s place as a global pacesetter for clean energy. Oil-industry executives have also voiced skepticism about Britain’s energy plans, which include increasing and extending a so-called windfall tax on oil and gas production to fund …

GB Energy: Starmer vows to ‘drive down bills’ as Labour launches plan for state-owned energy firm
5 months, 2 weeks ago

GB Energy: Starmer vows to ‘drive down bills’ as Labour launches plan for state-owned energy firm

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Labour powers ahead with plans to turn UK into ‘clean energy superpower’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour powers ahead with plans to turn UK into ‘clean energy superpower’

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Labour to launch state-owned Great British Energy in £8.3bn market intervention
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour to launch state-owned Great British Energy in £8.3bn market intervention

The Telegraph  

Labour is pushing ahead with plans to launch a state-owned energy company backed up with £8.3bn of taxpayer funds, in one of the biggest market interventions for decades. In the King’s Speech, Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government confirmed that Great British Energy will develop, own and operate energy projects such as wind farms, using public money as an anchor for …

Miliband takes up the mantle of delivering UK’s climate-tackling mission – again
6 months ago

Miliband takes up the mantle of delivering UK’s climate-tackling mission – again

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Reeves to reiterate Labour pledge to cut down energy bills
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Reeves to reiterate Labour pledge to cut down energy bills

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Labour’s claims it will cut energy bills by £300 are ‘false’, insist Tories
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour’s claims it will cut energy bills by £300 are ‘false’, insist Tories

The Telegraph  

Claire Coutinho has accused Labour of misleading voters over claims its green energy plans will slash household bills by £300 a year. The criticism comes after Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, claimed that a massive expansion of wind, solar and nuclear power will cut consumer bills by an average of £300 a year by 2030. However, Ms Coutinho pointed …

Great British Energy: What would Labour plan mean for your bills?
7 months, 1 week ago

Great British Energy: What would Labour plan mean for your bills?

Daily Mail  

Households could see lower energy bills under Labour plans to set up a publicly-owned Great British Energy company if they get into power, the party has claimed. Green and lean: Labour leader Keir Starmer is planning to bring in a national firm to encourage greener electricity and bring down household bills into the bargain What is Great British Energy? The …

Labour says GB Energy will fix cost-of-living crisis with clean power
7 months, 1 week ago

Labour says GB Energy will fix cost-of-living crisis with clean power

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Energy bosses call for ‘progressive social tariff’ on bills amid price hikes
8 months ago

Energy bosses call for ‘progressive social tariff’ on bills amid price hikes

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Energy bills: How are Labour and Conservatives proposing to help households?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Energy bills: How are Labour and Conservatives proposing to help households?

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Labour's green target 'unachievable' after ditching £28bn pledge, say experts
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour's green target 'unachievable' after ditching £28bn pledge, say experts

The Telegraph  

Labour’s target to convert Britain to “clean power” by 2030 has been dismissed by energy sector figures as “unachievable”. The commitment to decarbonising electricity generation by the end of the decade was already considered highly ambitious, but experts said that Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to ditch the party’s £28 billion green investment plan made it all but impossible. Last week, …

Net zero policy changes to cost drivers and renters more money, say advisers
1 year, 2 months ago

Net zero policy changes to cost drivers and renters more money, say advisers

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Sir Keir Starmer: I’ll bulldoze Nimby opposition to building new houses
1 year, 2 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer: I’ll bulldoze Nimby opposition to building new houses

The Telegraph  

Declaring Labour is now the party of conservative values, he attacked the Tories for saying that too many young people go to university. It’s this Labour party.” Net zero Sir Keir insisted he would “speed ahead” with green policies after Rishi Sunak delayed or diluted a number of net zero targets. “So when Rishi Sunak says row back on our …

Sunak urged to drop ‘unpopular’ and ‘expensive’ green pledges ahead of election
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak urged to drop ‘unpopular’ and ‘expensive’ green pledges ahead of election

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‘Damning’ report shows Government failing on net zero, say MPs and campaigners
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Damning’ report shows Government failing on net zero, say MPs and campaigners

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Keir Starmer pledges to cut bills by scrapping onshore wind farm ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Keir Starmer pledges to cut bills by scrapping onshore wind farm ban

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Net zero could push energy bills up by £120 a year
1 year, 7 months ago

Net zero could push energy bills up by £120 a year

The Telegraph  

Sir John Redwood, a former policy chief under Margaret Thatcher, added: “The last thing we want is another government-imposed hike in the price of energy. “It would be unfair to ask households that won't benefit from hydrogen directly to pay for it,” said Jack Richardson, head of energy and climate at Onward. Energy Bill 'seeks to make people cold and …

Net zero Britain will be unable to keep the lights on, MPs warn
1 year, 8 months ago

Net zero Britain will be unable to keep the lights on, MPs warn

The Telegraph  

Britain will struggle to keep the lights on using only net zero electricity as the roll-out of green energy lags far behind target, MPs have warned. Falling investor confidence and bureaucratic delays mean Britain’s efforts to produce entirely clean electricity are at risk of stalling, MPs on the cross-party Business Select Committee said. Darren Jones, the Labour MP who chairs …

If you think net zero is expensive, wait until you see the cost of the climate crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

If you think net zero is expensive, wait until you see the cost of the climate crisis

The Independent  

Going green will “destroy our economy” – at least, according to some commentary in recent days. However, Britain’s largest asset manager – which is well-informed on the economic impacts of rising sea levels, droughts, bad harvests, floods and other extreme weather events – makes clear in a report that cost will be reduced if we act to address the cause …

Powering Up Britain: All we know about the government’s new net zero plan
1 year, 9 months ago

Powering Up Britain: All we know about the government’s new net zero plan

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Households heading for £500 energy bill boost
2 years ago

Households heading for £500 energy bill boost

The Telegraph  

Households are on course to pay hundreds of pounds less than feared for energy after gas prices dropped to their lowest levels since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Analysts at Investec forecast that the energy price cap, which dictates what suppliers can charge for gas and electricity, will be as low as £2,600 per year from July. But Mr Young …

‘Life or death:’ As Britons buckle under the cost of living crisis, many resort to ‘warm banks’ for heat this winter
2 years ago

‘Life or death:’ As Britons buckle under the cost of living crisis, many resort to ‘warm banks’ for heat this winter

CNN  

London CNN — In a community center in central London, a young child plays in a makeshift area as her caregiver rocks her stroller and chats to a friend. “Poverty has been building up over the last dozen years and getting worse,” says Marmot, director of University College London’s Institute of Health Equity. “There’s surprisingly lots of people that do …

Ministers ‘examining other options’ to get energy payments to Northern Ireland
2 years ago

Ministers ‘examining other options’ to get energy payments to Northern Ireland

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Triple spending on insulation for poorer homes, say MPs
2 years, 2 months ago

Triple spending on insulation for poorer homes, say MPs

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Energy bill support could be cut after April 2023, says Jeremy Hunt
2 years, 2 months ago

Energy bill support could be cut after April 2023, says Jeremy Hunt

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Half of households say they will spend more on energy bills than rent
2 years, 2 months ago

Half of households say they will spend more on energy bills than rent

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