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What's keeping UK power prices so high? (Gas) We thought about writing our shortest article ever: "Russia turned off the gas taps; they're still mostly off. The end." But where's the fun in that? Here's our deep dive:

What's keeping UK electricity prices so high? Answer in a chart… carbonbrief.org/factcheck-why-…

FT on UK govt spending review negotiations: "wrangling also particularly tense with…energy & envt departments" "Miliband…in negotiations…[over] promises of £6.6bn for Warm Homes scheme and £8.3bn for GB Energy in this parliament"

FT: "US accused of handing China victory in green energy battle" "gutting the Biden-era green tech & energy tax credits prog…wld hurt key Republican states, drive up prices for consumers, hit jobs & 'hand[s] a victory' to China, a key architect of the IRA [Podesta] has warned"

Looks like a postcard from the future…

Misinformation: A Telegraph guide 1️⃣Find apparently shocking stat: EV fires "up 77%" 😱 2️⃣Always round up ("nearly double")🤔 3️⃣Downplay context: There are 105% more EVs🙉 4️⃣Sideline wider truth: EV fires 5-6x *less* likely🙊 5️⃣Add quote to cover yourself🙈

This is an important pushback to Farage’s highly spurious claims scrapping net zero would save the Treasury tens of billions.

A thread in which BBC News (UK) corrects its estimate of the number of new power transmission lines needed in the UK from 370,000 miles to 620 miles

**Commission's NECPs assessment just released: The EU is well on track to meet its 2030 targets of cutting net GHG emissions by 55% and raising the RES share to 42.5%. However, further efforts are needed to reduce energy consumption by 11.7%, it reads commission.europa.eu/publications/c… 🧵

Good news: EU capitals are planning to reach the #climate target of 55% by 2030. The aggregate of the 27 national plans get us to 54% according to the Commission. These findings cut through the political noise of a 'backlash' and reveal a more consistent reality of progress. ⬇️

Melanie Phillips had a misleading column in The Times and The Sunday Times yesterday Claiming "net zero targets" have driven up energy prices, when actually it's the cost of gas Here's a letter in this morning's paper challenging it.

Merz in press conference with Zelensky: we in Germany will do everything we can to make sure Nord Stream 2 does not get commissioned.

EVs will reduce dangerous PM2.5 air pollution in London, because regenerative braking cuts brake wear by 80% Another EV myth bites the dust #sorrynotsorry Chart source: eiturbanmobility.eu/wp-content/upl… More EV myths: carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-m…

I'm in City A.M. today writing about Nigel Farage's dodgy maths. I set out why scrapping net zero would not save £45 billion a year to spend on increased welfare. It is fiscally irresponsible and will end up costing taxpayers more in the long run. cityam.com/reforms-plans-…

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Strong warning from Ilaria Mazzocco about what US policymakers are gambling with right now by abandoning EVs:

LAST CHANCE: Applications for Carbon Brief’s PAID three-week summer journalism internship close on 02 June 9am BST. If you have an interest in climate change and journalism, find out more and apply here ⬇️ carbonbrief.org/vacancy-three-…

Reminder, since it's in the news again, of the changes in the proposed new contract for Drax biomass power plant

NEW ANALYSIS: UK's solar power surges 42% to a new record, after the sunniest spring on record * For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025) * In 2025, solar has avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-s…