A proposed 3p-per-mile EV tax, aimed at recouping lost fuel duty, could cut sales by 120,000 by 2031. Still under consultation and not due until 2028, it may slow EV uptake and impact the market, though manufacturing development is likely to continue. - Tanya Sinclair, CEO,

UK home solar installs hit the fastest pace since 2015 as costs fall nearly 20%. Almost a third of national solar capacity now sits on rooftops, helping households cut bills and boost clean power, figures from DESNZ. https://t.co/1N8fzJtZYc

'It's all just a huge disincentive to EVs' ⚡️🚘 The government should be promoting the uptake of electric vehicles, not penalising drivers, says EV expert and automotive journalist @VickyParrott on @BBC5Live.

🔥Flames glued to hundreds of road signs across France, as activists beg ‘stop climate sabotage’. https://t.co/GD5z3kbqK2

EU warned to electrify in order to compete, not roll back on climate rules. Fossil fuel costs, not green policy, are hitting industry; electrification cuts bills and boosts efficiency. “Waiting for prices to fall will fail.” - Jan Rosenow, Oxford Professor of energy.

🚴‍♀️ Cycling journeys in London increase 43% in six years to 1.5 million a day, according to @TfL. 🚴‍♂️ https://t.co/wYY8yBZWbr

A data centre under your sink or in your shed pays your heating bills. “We pay for the electricity to run the modules, and the computing power heats your water and home. The excess heat can replace a boiler or heat pump, cutting your energy costs.” Travis Theune, CEO, Thermify.

“If enough states are together saying no, then they can hold up talks at COP30 due to its consensus mechanism.” The UN climate process relies on unanimity, and disputes over fossil fuel language show how easily momentum can be slowed. Eliot Whittington, @cisl_cambridge

The first saplings from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree have been planted. Five of the 49 ‘trees of hope’ are now in the ground, with more heading to hospitals, schools, and community sites during National Tree Week. https://t.co/TMX5OQcTHL

US government pullback from climate science fuels boom for private data firms https://t.co/BRwCYAvV5C

"ITS A PANTS CAP" "You should not be on the price cap if you can get off it." With the energy price cap going up in January as well as in April. Martin Lewis tells households "cheaper fixes are currently 10% less than the price cap with cheaper tariffs coming next week."

England and Wales have lost nearly a third of their grasslands, including wildflower meadows, since 1930. Over 100 maps from the 1960s “second land use survey,” created by schoolchildren and students, are now digitised, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology says.

Britain Sets New Wind Power Record, UK wind farms generated a record of electricity last Tuesday, enough to power 22 million homes and supply 44% of the country’s power. The National Energy System Operator said the grid could soon run fully on zero-carbon power.

🌡️ Almost 2 million elderly homeowners are living in 'non-decent' properties they can't afford to heat according to experts. 🏡 A new report says helping older people keep warm at home would reduce poverty, increase life expectancy and reduce pressure on the NHS.

Fact-checking matters. Trump’s GB News interview repeated false claims on North Sea drilling, wind costs and basic climate science, none corrected, adding to public misinformation, says Bob Ward, Policy & Communications Director at the Grantham Research Institute, LSE.

"The government needs to be clear on its messaging of heating and energy commitments, not just for homeowners but for engineers, installers, and the heating industry at large," Simon Francis, Coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, tells @LBCNews

Businesses must lead, not wait, on climate action. Forget greenwashing and carbon credits: businesses, not governments, must drive decarbonisation through private enterprise. Consumers and 60% of workers demand more climate action from employers, says Amber Rudd.

“An 11th-hour policy shift away from heat pumps would devastate UK heating engineers and installers, with a budget cut to heat-pump subsidies having dire consequences for the industry,” - Aadil Qureshi, CEO of Heat Geek, the UK’s largest community of independent heating

"The road tax system was designed when electric cars weren't around, of course it needs updating now that one in four new cars is now electric." Tanya Sinclair, CEO of Electric Vehicles UK, calls for a proper consultation before EV road taxes are introduced, Tom Swarbrick on