ScottishPower boss joins UK Business Council

ScottishPower CEO Keith Anderson has joined the UK Business Council, featuring members from key sectors, including Rolls-Royce, BT, Nationwide, Unilever and ITV

Nearly 2,000 UK businesses demand urgent climate action ahead of COP28

Business leaders call for a clear climate action plan to restore the UK’s global climate leadership at COP 28

“We’re going to change”: Rishi Sunak waters down car and boiler targets

The Prime Minister has pushed back a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2035

Grant Shapps moves from Energy to Defence Secretary role

Grant Shapps is expected to make a switch from his role as Energy Secretary to become the new Defence Secretary in a notable government reshuffle

UK’s £100bn clean energy investment boosts energy security

Energy firms have outlined massive investment projects at Downing Street roundtable, promising jobs, lower bills and progress towards net zero

UK hosts £100bn energy investment summit

Energy giants, including EDF, SSE, Shell and bp will join forces with the Energy Security Secretary in a Downing Street summit to discuss a £100 billion investment plan

UK ministers to push energy giants for North Sea oil and gas projects

UK ministers will reportedly meet with energy majors, including Shell and bp, urging them to reinvest profits in new North Sea oil and gas ventures

Ministers push Rishi Sunak to rethink net zero pledges

Senior Tories have reportedly advised the Prime Minister to protect households from costs of net zero policies

Sunak urged to back pumped storage hydro investment

Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association call on the government to prioritise investment in pumped storage hydro to reduce energy bills, lower emissions and enhance energy security

‘Horrified’ UK minister resigns as government ‘abandons climate commitments’

Lord Goldsmith has resigned as UK Foreign Office Minister, prompting scrutiny of government’s environmental commitment, while the Prime Minister has reaffirmed UK’s active role in climate change action