Britain’s largest wind turbines, each at 919ft, have approval to go ahead, but not everyone is happy.

Ørsted shares have taken a dive as the company has opened a $9.4bn rights issue to fund its Sunrise Wind project in the US.

Ford is investing $5bn in a new generation of EVs, to be built in the US with US batteries.

New analysis of EV sales data from New Automotive has revealed the best performing manufacturers, and many have more than doubled their EV sales in the first six months of 2025, compared to the first six months of 2024.

Sales of used electric vehicles rose 40 per cent in last quarter, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) data shows, even as sales of new EVs slowed.

Only days after Barclays decision to exit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, UBS has joined the rush for the door.

Global plastic production is projected to triple by 2060, yet only 9 per cent is currently recycled. It would therefore be something of a leap forward if a global treaty could be penned.

The sun is out, and the water is scarce. The Environment Agency is warning of droughts with the National Drought Group saying the current water shortfall situation in England is now defined as a “nationally significant incident.”

The idea is clear: encourage the take of EVs with grants but ensure that only those meeting standards can be eligible. However, only around an eighth of EVs have so far been ratified as confusion remains of which other cars will, or will not, get the grant.

As reported here earlier, DESNZ is launching consultation on a scheme whereby people living near pylons will get £2,500 off electricity bills over a decade.

Tesla first made it is intention to supply consumer electricity few weeks ago with an application to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority for an electricity supply licence.  

The White Cross Offshore Windfarm project, off the north Devon coast, has been granted full planning permission