Energy crisis
We are facing an energy emergency – government must treat it like one![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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We are facing an energy emergency – government must treat it like one
Shell has made £31bn in profit in the last 12 months. Here’s what that could pay for![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Shell has made £31bn in profit in the last 12 months. Here’s what that could pay for
How Liz Truss’s policies are threatening the planet and what you can do about it![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How Liz Truss’s policies are threatening the planet and what you can do about it
Don’t Pay UK says energy bills strike will not take place on October 1![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Don’t Pay UK says energy bills strike will not take place on October 1
Why fracking won’t make your energy bills cheaper anytime soon![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Why fracking won’t make your energy bills cheaper anytime soon
How will the energy bill freeze work, and how will it affect me?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How will the energy bill freeze work, and how will it affect me?
Jacob Rees-Mogg is in charge of climate strategy. Here’s what he’s said about the climate crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Jacob Rees-Mogg is in charge of climate strategy. Here’s what he’s said about the climate crisis
As the energy price cap is announced, where is the government? We investigate![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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As the energy price cap is announced, where is the government? We investigate
British Gas pledge to help customers is a mere ‘drop in the ocean’ say fuel poverty campaigners![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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British Gas pledge to help customers is a mere ‘drop in the ocean’ say fuel poverty campaigners
Scotland’s new wind farm could reduce energy bills![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Scotland’s new wind farm could reduce energy bills
Labour MP demands government supports small businesses with skyrocketing energy bills![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Labour MP demands government supports small businesses with skyrocketing energy bills
Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills
Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar
Cafes, pubs and restaurants are already being hammered by sky-high energy bills![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cafes, pubs and restaurants are already being hammered by sky-high energy bills
Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January
Oil giants Shell and BP have been handed £700m of taxpayer cash despite bumper profits![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Oil giants Shell and BP have been handed £700m of taxpayer cash despite bumper profits
Four reasons why net zero is a solution – not a problem – for the energy crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Four reasons why net zero is a solution – not a problem – for the energy crisis
Five ways the cost of living is rising – and how to get help if you’re struggling![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Five ways the cost of living is rising – and how to get help if you’re struggling
‘Simply inhumane’: Charities slam switch to quarterly energy price cap with bills set to hit £4,000![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Simply inhumane’: Charities slam switch to quarterly energy price cap with bills set to hit £4,000
Energy bills: why yours is now so expensive, and where all the money goes![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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