Homegrown power key to UK energy security
Local renewables reduce exposure to volatile global markets.“Instability is now the norm in gas markets, gas sets UK electricity prices 85% of the time vs 7% in France,” - Ana Musat, Executive Director, RenewableUK.
UK Energy Bills Could Rise Amid Iran Conflict
“Drilling more North Sea oil won’t cut UK prices, it’s sold globally. Better to focus on heat pumps, EVs, renewables and efficiency to lower bills and boost security,” says Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, Oxford University, on LBC.
UK Petrol Drivers Could Face £320 Fuel Spike
If Iran tensions continue, petrol could hit 170p per litre, costing the average driver around £320 more a year. EV owners are largely insulated, with potential savings rising if oil prices climb further.
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Sea levels are up to one foot higher than previous research suggested.
Less than one per cent of 385 surveys accurately measured how high seas have already risen, a new study in
@nature.com reveals.
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Author of 'When Oil Causes War', Professor Jeff Colgan, says the commodity makes the world less stable and more dangerous.
"This wild episode is an unanswerable reminder of why it is folly to rely on a costly and technologically obsolete source of energy from the least stable region of the world," Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in The Daily Telegraph.
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Fracking and North Sea oil are a red herring for energy security
“We have renewables which are reducing UK prices of electricity.” North Sea oil and gas are sold on global markets by private firms “not owned by the public”. Wind power cut UK energy bills by a third in 2025. @jessralston.bsky.social
UK energy bills could rise this Summer if Iran Conflict drags on
Analysis by Stifel suggests the UK price cap could rise towards £2,500 this summer. “Bills are protected in the short term, but if the conflict continues prices could rise from June,” - Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy on Radio 4
If you live in Cornwall, Leicestershire, or the West Midlands you've had the wettest winter in 190 years. ☔️
Many other UK counties ranked in the top ten for record-breaking rain, the @metoffice says.
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The Iran Conflict sends the price of UK gas ⬆️
Ed Conway of Sky News reports on UK gas prices being affected by the Iran Conflict, and how dependent the UK gas market is on Qatar.
Environmental values makes you sexier
Nearly three in four young daters say shared environmental values matter as much as physical attraction, with many ditching dates over littering, fast fashion or climate apathy.
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NHS Gets £4m Electric Boost for Ambulances
New government funding will install EV chargers across England, electrifying NHS fleets to travel 460m miles a year. Officials say the shift will cut fuel and maintenance costs, saving millions for frontline care.
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Renewables Hit Record Share of US Power Despite Trump Rollbacks
Wind, solar and other green sources generated 26% of US electricity in 2025, a record high, federal data shows. Falling costs mean renewables now outcompete fossil fuels in much of the market.
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UK’s Wettest Winter in a Decade
England recorded 35% more rain than average, 55 consecutive wet days in Cornwall and just 86 hours of winter sunshine in Aberdeen over 3 months. "A warmer atmosphere is intensifying rainfall and weather swings" - Met Office.
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Everything’s bigger in Texas, including clean energy
The Lone Star State is turning green, not because of ideology but economics. Surging demand, cheap wind and solar is reshaping Texas’ energy system. Market forces, not politics.
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UK's first geothermal plant turns on today
A first-of-its-kind plant in Cornwall takes water and heat from 3 miles underground to drive turbines, generating energy for 10,000 homes. “Like a nuclear power station underground, we’re just tapping the heat,” says Ryan Law CEO of Geothermal Engineering.
Almost a 1/3 of the average household energy bill decrease is a result of falling wholesale energy costs on the global market.
Kate Mulvaney, Principal Consultant of Cornwall Insight speaks to Radio 4 on today's energy price cap announcement. @cornwallinsight.bsky.social
World’s largest industrial heat pump goes live in Finland
A new 12MW heat pump is now producing high-temperature steam, highlighting how heavy industry can electrify heat and cut emissions at scale, says Turboden part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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“Your home is now more likely to be flooded than burgled.”
A new report from Aviva shows 1 in 9 UK homes are built in a flood-prone area.
“Checking the planning application for your home and understanding its flood risk is essential.” Liz Mitchell, Director of Flood Assist gives her advice.
"It is shocking that the government is planning to give the energy firms and contractors even more money for ECO4.”
Fuel Poverty Action's Jonathan Bean on the decision to give suppliers £423m compensation. Money better spent on fixing the poor work he says.
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Cardinham has had 51 consecutive days of rain
The Cornish town is now the rainiest in the UK.
"We're not getting the seasons anymore, we're just getting this, its just grey, there's no sunshine, no crisp mornings" - Sarah Cowen local resident, speaking to @news.sky.com this morning.
Methane From Louisiana wetlands rising as monitoring is
cut
Scientists say warming swamps are emitting more methane just as a NASA-backed low-flying research project was halted under the Trump administration, according to researchers at Louisiana State University.
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Richard Tice of Reform looks to scrap carbon border tax
Experts reply that British goods would then be "locked out of markets and face a substantial new tax at the border on their exports with Europe and major trading blocs.” Adam Berman of Energy UK tells Politico.
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Trump’s 1.7°C World Could Arrive Within Years, Scientists Warn
Global temperatures could hit 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels as early as 2027, driven by lingering CO₂, El Niño and delayed clean energy, even as US fossil expansion continues.
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🇮🇪 Renewables contributed 40 per cent of Ireland's energy supply in January.
Wind supplied 33 per cent, solar made up to 8%, and the country hit record weekend levels of demand.
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Richard Tice is appointed as shadow energy secretary to Reform's Cabinet. A man who admits he loves driving an EV and who has installed solar panels on buildings to save money, will now officially wage war on renewables on behalf of the party.
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Electric HGV uptake more than doubled in the UK during 2025
The 1000th electric HGV was registered in 2025, new figures show from the SMMT, "but that means only 1 in 70 HGVs in the UK are currently electric." The freight sector has a long way to go, says Mike Hawes CEO of @smmt-ukauto.bsky.social
Scientists Worried Falling Salinity Could Affect the Gulf Stream
One of the world’s ocean regions is 30% less salty than 60 years ago, a shift that could disrupt ocean circulation systems and the climate, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder say.
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As Trump moves to roll back the US endangerment rule on climate and public health, global clean energy investment keeps rising.
“It’s hard to see how we’re in this situation, but the economics are pushing in another direction, toward clean power” - Dr Simon Evans @carbonbrief.org
Used EV car sales increased by almost 50% in 2025
“A third year of used car sales growth underscores the market’s resilience. The record number of buyers making the switch signals growing confidence in low emission motoring." - Mike Hawes SMMT CEO
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