How to unlock green growth (clue: it’s not all about net zero) Opinion Think nuclear and speed up planning if you want to achieve green growth, suggests Brendan Chilton,
Why we bought a decommissioned nuclear power station Opinion Seventy years since a Brit first split the atom, it’s time to re-energise our nuclear industry and reclaim leadership in the technology of the future, says Lord Grade Down an unassuming country lane in Gloucestershire, out of the market town of Berkeley and toward the Severn Estuary, lies the site where Britain’s next nuclear power [...]
Lifting the ban on onshore wind was step one. Now Britain must move faster Opinion Labour’s reversal of the de facto ban on onshore wind is encouraging, but Britain must do more to get building again, writes John Caudwell One of Labour’s first acts in government was to lift the de facto ban on onshore wind. This change in planning policy means that onshore wind projects no longer need to [...]
The Notebook: Nuclear power continues to divide, but we need to think about the future July 22, 2024 Kokou Agbo Bloua, Societe Generale’s global head of economics, takes the pen to talk nuclear, climate volatility and the economic outlook.
Election 2024: Starmer to commit Labour to ‘nuclear deterrent triple lock’ June 2, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer will pitch Labour as the “party of national security” as he commits to a “nuclear deterrent triple lock”.
Meltdown and Merlot: enquiries about luxury nuclear bunkers reach record high May 26, 2024 The UK's super rich are enquiring about nuclear bunkers at record levels, according to a leading provider of the apocalyptic safety net.
Finding the ‘Turing of tomorrow’: Multi-million pound maths grant to bolster AI and nuclear May 7, 2024 An open competition will run where organisations can apply for the grant funding, which will distributed over the next three years. It will be open until 4 June.
Urenco: Revenue surge for government-backed uranium transport group’s UK arm April 22, 2024 Revenue at the UK arm of Urenco, a company that transports uranium overseas, surged by almost £100m during 2023.
Abrdn and two more City giants shun Sizewell C nuclear project April 15, 2024 The government is currently the majority shareholder and is currently investing a total of £2.5bn in financial support for the project.
Keir Starmer: Nuclear ‘triple-lock’ is ‘bedrock’ of Labour policy with 2.5 per cent of GDP for defence April 12, 2024 Keir Starmer committed Labour to spend 2.5 per cent of UK GDP on defence while saying a commitment to nuclear weapons was a 'bedrock' of policy.