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Atomic shambles: UK nuclear plans need urgent rethink
Planned celebrations by the nuclear industry were cancelled last week following the shock decision to put the world’s largest electricity project on hold
Renewables overtake coal in UK power generation
Biomass, wind and other clean sources produced a quarter of UK electricity last year, government figures show, as plant closures reduced coal’s share to 22%
Could every UK town have a small nuclear reactor?
Industry poll shows that backing from the UK government is seen as a beacon of hope for a new breed of small nuclear reactors
UK appoints Nick Hurd as new climate change minister
Former head of Energy Africa initiative handed climate change portfolio in new department for business, energy and industrial strategy
Carbon capture axe casts shadow over UK energy plans
Decision to scrap technology funds will hike the cost of meeting UK 2050 climate target, warns spending watchdog amid Brexit uncertainty
Kerry hails UK climate leadership after Boris Johnson talks
One-time climate sceptic Boris Johnson now backed as a champion for Paris deal as John Kerry urges UK to maintain strong global role
Will sceptics Boris and Priti become UK climate champions?
Priti Patel and Boris Johnson are now the international face of Britain’s climate ambitions: will this pair of cynics be won over by the green economy?
UK reshuffle: PM merges climate and business departments
New British PM merges climate department with business in move critics say will threaten investor confidence in green sector
UN energy chief urges UK to maintain climate funds
Rachel Kyte says world needs an active and generous Britain to solve myriad of development and climate problems
May warned on climate threats to Brexit Britain
The incoming government must prepare for floods and heatwaves even as EU negotiations dominate politics, say advisers
UK climate adviser backs Theresa May as new PM
Lord Deben says incoming prime minister’s silence on climate change should not be taken as scepticism – but warns tough choices for Number 10 lie ahead
Fracking will blow UK carbon goals without stricter rules
Government advisers also say more action would be needed to cut emissions in other areas to cope with full-scale fracking, reports the Guardian
UK climate adviser warns of ‘far right’ attacks after Brexit
Head of UK Committee on Climate Change criticises Brexit backers, suggesting they will seek to undermine green regulations
UK climate change sceptics botch Paris deal hit-job
Critics of the UK’s climate policy sense a window of opportunity post Brexit, but an inability to download the right PDF is hampering their hopes
EU decaf: UK could copy Norway’s climate policy, say ministers
Norwegian minister Vidar Helgesen, French envoy Laurence Tubiana and Dutch minister Sharon Dijksma give their views on Brexit
UK carbon target soothes investor nerves amid Brexit confusion
Parliament set to confirm low carbon direction, but leadership contest spells continued uncertainty over policy details
Amber Rudd: UK will be a climate leader post Brexit
Government will endorse new 2032 goal to reduce fossil fuel pollution this week, will work with US, India, Japan and China on delivering Paris climate deal goals
UK leadership contender Boris Johnson ‘not a climate denier’
Conservative colleague Lord Barker insists former London mayor would not unpick environmental legislation if elected leader
Will Brexit really mean a UK climate policy bonfire?
It’s easy to assume Brexit means a cull of green policies, but the strength of the low carbon economy suggests that’s not a given
EU climate plans stall as Brexit talks take over
UK’s probable departure from the EU throws carbon cutting agenda into confusion just as countries were preparing to approve Paris climate agreement