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Reform UK staged a press conference today pledging to scrap the North Sea windfall tax and the upcoming fuel duty rise.

Here's our response from @hollybt.bsky.social, director of politics 👇

SNP want 'immediate' end to windfall tax on oil and gas. But is now the right time? MASSIVE surges in gas and oil prices following the US-Israel strikes on Iran mean it is the “wrong time” to scrap the North Sea windfall tax,…

“There is the potential for excess profits to be made by fossil-fuel companies over the coming period that will be paid for by businesses and households, so it is right that those are reclaimed and put towards some form of public spending."

@studossett.bsky.social in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇

The UK is successfully building a clean electricity system, so what explains calls to change course? The UK is decisively moving towards an electricity system powered by renewable energy. In 2025, sources like wind and solar generated almost 50 per cent of all electricity in Great Britain on average. Gas provided just 28 per cent, and coal provided none of our electricity last year, for the first time in over 140 years.

The independent National Energy System Operator confirmed clean power by 2030 is feasible and reliable, yet critics with fossil fuel industry ties keep pushing back.

@studossett.bsky.social examines who's really shaping the energy debate in our latest blog.

🔄 @businessgreen.bsky.social

As the UK faces another fossil fuel price shock, an influential committee of MPs has concluded that we have a credible route to ending our reliance on oil and gas for good.

🧵 Here's a thread of our three key takeaways...

British Steel should be the test case for the new steel strategy In September 2024, the last blast furnace at Port Talbot shut. The plant will reopen, operating a 3.2 megatonne (Mt) electric arc furnace (EAF), making it one of the largest furnaces of its kind in the world.

🔩 "Failing, yet again, to plan for industrial change that protects workers will only further erode trust"

George James argues that the upcoming steel strategy must put jobs front and centre in our latest blog.

Gorton and Denton shows the public won’t retreat on climate, even if politicians try The by-election in Gorton and Denton marks one of the most striking political moments of this Parliament so far and it offers a glimpse into how volatile the UK’s new multi-party era has become.  A…

"Taken together, parties explicitly committed to tackling the climate crisis secured roughly twice as many votes as those positioning themselves around climate scepticism and rollback."

@hollybt.bsky.social in our latest blog ⤵️

United community advocacy in Australia has achieved landmark environmental law reforms This post is by Alexia Wellbelove, campaigns director at the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)

A coalition of 80+ environmental organisations spent years fighting efforts to gut Australia's national nature laws.

Alexia Wellbelove of @marineconservation.org.au narrates how their sustained, united advocacy achieved historic reforms in this new blog ⤵️

The case for homegrown clean energy isn't just about cutting our climate impact.

It's about communities having real control over their costs in a volatile world. That's what energy security actually looks like.

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Community energy investment to build community wealth and power Biggest ever public investment in community energy will cut bills and create revenue for community centres, social clubs and places of worship.

The first 100s schools now have solar through Great British Energy. What kind of impacts is this having?

💡 Kilburn Grange School: 35% less electricity use, £3k saved per year.
📚 Peasedown St John Primary: reinvesting electricity savings into learning resources.

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The UK is successfully building a clean electricity system, so what explains calls to change course? The UK is decisively moving towards an electricity system powered by renewable energy. In 2025, sources like wind and solar generated almost 50 per cent of all electricity in Great Britain on average. Gas provided just 28 per cent, and coal provided none of our electricity last year, for the first time in over 140 years.

Energy bills are dropping £117, but there's more to do: 80 grid projects must connect by 2030 to unlock cheaper renewable power.

@studossett.bsky.social outlines what comes next for the clean power plan in our latest blog.

🔄 @businessgreen.bsky.social

The UK is successfully building a clean electricity system, so what explains calls to change course? The UK is decisively moving towards an electricity system powered by renewable energy. In 2025, sources like wind and solar generated almost 50 per cent of all electricity in Great Britain on avera…

"The wholesale cost of electricity was almost a third lower in 2025 than if gas had been used instead of windfarms."

@studossett.bsky.social senior policy adviser, explores how renewable energy is delivering cheaper power today in our latest blog.

The UK is successfully building a clean electricity system, so what explains calls to change course? The UK is decisively moving towards an electricity system powered by renewable energy. In 2025, sources like wind and solar generated almost 50 per cent of all electricity in Great Britain on average. Gas provided just 28 per cent, and coal provided none of our electricity last year, for the first time in over 140 years.

The independent National Energy System Operator confirmed clean power by 2030 is feasible and reliable, yet critics with fossil fuel industry ties keep pushing back.

@studossett.bsky.social examines who's really shaping the energy debate in our latest blog.

🔄 @businessgreen.bsky.social

Unpublished national security report ‘warns of rise of UK populist politics from nature breakdown’ The risk of diseases like Anthrax emerging from thawing ice, and an increased threat of nuclear exchanges due to shrinking glaciers, are among the details reportedly revealed in the classified version...

“Instead of sitting on these vital insights, the government should release the full report, along with a clear plan on how it is going to take action to reduce and tackle them”.

@ruthchambers.bsky.social in @endsreport.com:

Fairness must drive Seventh Carbon Budget plans, MPs tell Government - Committees - UK Parliament Fairness is “fundamental” to the legitimacy of the Seventh Carbon Budget and failure to deliver even benefits to all could put public consent at risk, MPs have warned in a report launched ...

Setting carbon budget seven in law this summer will put warmer homes, cleaner air, and lower energy and fuel bills in reach. The report from the Environmental Audit Committee is linked below.

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3️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The government must take further action to reduce the price of electricity to help lower bills and incentivise the switch to cleaner electric technology.

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2️⃣ 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

How climate and clean energy policies are designed and delivered by the government will be critical to ensuring everyone sees the benefits and support for the transition is secured.

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1️⃣ 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼

Ending our reliance on rollercoaster fossil fuel markets will mean choosing to heat our homes, power our cars and run our industry on domestically generated clean electricity, rather than imported oil and gas.

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As the UK faces another fossil fuel price shock, an influential committee of MPs has concluded that we have a credible route to ending our reliance on oil and gas for good.

🧵 Here's a thread of our three key takeaways...

British Steel should be the test case for the new steel strategy In September 2024, the last blast furnace at Port Talbot shut. The plant will reopen, operating a 3.2 megatonne (Mt) electric arc furnace (EAF), making it one of the largest furnaces of its kind in the world.

🔩 "Failing, yet again, to plan for industrial change that protects workers will only further erode trust"

George James argues that the upcoming steel strategy must put jobs front and centre in our latest blog.

British Steel should be the test case for the new steel strategy In September 2024, the last blast furnace at Port Talbot shut. The plant will reopen, operating a 3.2 megatonne (Mt) electric arc furnace (EAF), making it one of the largest furnaces of its kind in the world.

🏭 Green steel could face undersupply in Europe by 2030-35.

Policy analyst George James argues that British Steel at Scunthorpe could be the UK's opportunity to reverse decades of industrial decline in our latest blog.

British Steel should be the test case for the new steel strategy In September 2024, the last blast furnace at Port Talbot shut. The plant will reopen, operating a 3.2 megatonne (Mt) electric arc furnace (EAF), making it one of the largest furnaces of its kind in the world.

⚡ Industrial electricity prices have dropped from £175 to £59 per MWh since 2022 — and that changes everything for green steel economics.

Policy analysts George James outlines why the numbers now strongly favour electric arc furnaces over blast furnace relining in our latest blog.

Gorton and Denton shows the public won’t retreat on climate, even if politicians try The by-election in Gorton and Denton marks one of the most striking political moments of this Parliament so far and it offers a glimpse into how volatile the UK’s new multi-party era has become.  A…

"Taken together, parties explicitly committed to tackling the climate crisis secured roughly twice as many votes as those positioning themselves around climate scepticism and rollback."

@hollybt.bsky.social in our latest blog ⤵️

Gorton and Denton shows the public won’t retreat on climate, even if politicians try The by-election in Gorton and Denton marks one of the most striking political moments of this Parliament so far and it offers a glimpse into how volatile the UK’s new multi-party era has become.  A…

The by-election in Gorton and Denton marks one of the most striking political moments of this Parliament so far and it offers a glimpse into how volatile the UK’s new multi-party era has become.

@hollybt.bsky.social, director of politics, in our latest blog 👇

United community advocacy in Australia has achieved landmark environmental law reforms This post is by Alexia Wellbelove, campaigns director at the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)

🐨⚖️ Corporate lobbying almost killed reform of Australia's nature laws at the last minute.

Alexia Wellbelove of @marineconservation.org.au discusses how post-election political realignment and sharp teamwork brought it back from the brink ⤵️

United community advocacy in Australia has achieved landmark environmental law reforms This post is by Alexia Wellbelove, campaigns director at the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)

A coalition of 80+ environmental organisations spent years fighting efforts to gut Australia's national nature laws.

Alexia Wellbelove of @marineconservation.org.au narrates how their sustained, united advocacy achieved historic reforms in this new blog ⤵️

United community advocacy in Australia has achieved landmark environmental law reforms This post is by Alexia Wellbelove, campaigns director at the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)

A governance gap, a broad NGO coalition, years of sustained pressure and a hard-won but imperfect law.

Alexia Wellbelove of @marineconservation.org.au tells Australia's story of environmental law reform in a way the UK environment sector will find strikingly familiar in this new blog ⤵️

Wales to set first legally binding biodiversity targets - edie Environmental campaigners are celebrating after the Welsh Government passed new legislation compelling Ministers to create the country’s first legally binding targets to conserve and restore nature.

“We combined our expert knowledge of environmental law, Welsh politics and the state of Welsh nature. The results couldn’t be more pleasing, as our team work helped ‘future proof’ these new laws and boosted their ambition.”

@ruthchambers.bsky.social in @edienet.bsky.social ⤵️

What the environment needs from the Spring Statement With a racy film version of Wuthering Heights going down a storm in cinemas right now, the chancellor will be hoping that all the drama takes place safely elsewhere and not in the House of Commons when she stands up to deliver her spring statement on 3 March.

"While the government has earned a reputation for performing u-turns […], it has largely stuck to its guns on providing the public investment needed to underwrite the green transition."

Steve Coulter writes on why it's vital green investment is maintained in next week's Spring Statement.

What the environment needs from the Spring Statement With a racy film version of Wuthering Heights going down a storm in cinemas right now, the chancellor will be hoping that all the drama takes place safely elsewhere and not in the House of Commons when she stands up to deliver her spring statement on 3 March.

Despite recent gloom, there are signs the economy could be picking up. The question is whether that momentum will translate into green investment.

In this blog, Steve Coulter outlines what the environment needs from the Spring Statement.

What the environment needs from the Spring Statement This blog is by Steve Coulter, head of economy at Green Alliance

“Funding the upfront costs of green investment is easier in a growing economy.”

In this blog, Steve Coulter explores what the Spring Statement must deliver to keep the UK’s green transition on track.