🚨 NEW LCEF TRUSTEES 🚨 We're pleased to announce that two new members of the LCEF Trustee Board: @shaunspiers1.bsky.social and @kerrymp.bsky.social! We're honoured to have so much talent on our Trustee board at LCEF, and we look forward to both Shaun and Kerry bringing their expertise to our team.

Easy to imagine from the local election results that the Greens are a lefty-liberal city problem for Labour, but they also clearly cost Labour councillors elsewhere. Greens got 16% of the vote in Sandwell, 15% in Halton, 11% in Wigan, 10% in Sunderland, 9% in Barnsley...

NEW: 34 Northvolt-sized battery factories could be lost if the EU scales back EV targets. Europe risks forfeiting a major industrial opportunity. Scaling back the EU car CO2 rules in line with the industry’s demands could see electric car production halved in 2030 compared to today’s projections. 🧵

Reform UK claimed to have the “best vetting in the country”. Their candidates told a different story. Here are some with records of racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, conspiracy theories and links to far-right groups. They are now in office and must be held to account. 🧵

We're delighted to announce @imogenshaw.bsky.social is joining LCEF today as our Climate and Energy Programme Manager, focusing on the energy transition, including jobs, decarbonisation and energy security!

Even before this….let’s accept for a moment that Labour do have more to fear from Reform. Labour have done essentially everything that Luke and Morgan wanted and it hasn’t worked. It’s like saying the fact you have to win football matches validates Igor Tudor!

One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on

It's been a very busy week for this government's energy and climate agenda! We caught up with Energy Consumers Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social yesterday for his top 5 announcements that will benefit billpayers ⚡👇

I wonder if there are any solutions to Britain being tied to volatile fuel costs & subsequent inflationary pressures... In other news, EV sales hit a record high in the UK last month & passed a crucial tipping point of becoming cheaper on average to buy new than petrol cars for the first time.

Responses from the LCEF team to today's announcements from Ed Miliband at the National Growth Debate. @paulmcnamee.bsky.social @ralphpalmer.bsky.social

Benefitting from the far cheaper running costs EVs offer shouldn't be contingent on having a driveway. At a time when drivers are being exposed to volatile fuel prices, the Govt is absolutely right to be bringing in further policies to make EVs even more accessible. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Last week in Scotland, LCEF caught up with Energy Consumers Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social on how this government is bringing down bills *and* working on Britain's energy security. Today's announcements cement this government's commitment to our green clean energy future 👇

In other Ed Miliband news… the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (heat pump subsidy) is going up from £7,500 to £9,000 for homes in rural areas that rely on oil or LPG. Given the spike in heating oil prices, and how good an option heat pumps are in rural areas, this is a good idea

It's already destroyed a lot of fossil fuel supply, but the Iran War is shaping up to deliver the biggest destruction of fossil fuel demand in history. www.businessgreen.com/news/4528540...

At a time when petrol and diesel costs and interest in EVs is soaring, this significant moment that should be used to justify accelerating the EV the transition, not slowing it down as some keep arguing for. A huge opportunity for this Government.

A significant tipping point for the UK's car market: "New electric cars now cheaper than petrol on average for the first time says Autotrader." plc.autotrader.co.uk/news-views/p...

Great to see the Govt publish its Integrated Transport Strategy today. It makes a positive case for better connectivity & accessibility, linking health outcomes & new development to better transport & empowering local leaders to take control of transport decisions. www.gov.uk/government/p...

💨 The UK wants closer alignment with the EU on trade and economy. But what about clean air? We're pleased to share this piece from Christopher Crompton from @ieep-uk.bsky.social on why the UK must catch up with EU air quality standards - and why we have the opportunity to go even further.

In a normal week, the Future Homes Standard launch would be a huge announcement in and of itself. This is a Lab Gov ensuring future housing stock come with solar panels and heat pumps as standard, helping tackle energy bills and bolstering our national energy security. 🧵

This is not an energy crisis, its an oil and gas crisis. Making the case here for a future of electrification and renewables... and not forgetting nuclear!

The best way of insulating households & businesses from soaring fuel costs & bolster energy security is to speed up the transition to electric vehicles. Great to see the Labour Government throwing its weight behind electrifying currently diesel-dominated van & HGV sector. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Wonder if some stuff might be going on that would explain this?

The greatest I've ever seen play for the club. Legend. 🇪🇬👑

The latest blog in our Warm Homes Plan series is by our Air Quality and Transport Manager @ralphpalmer.bsky.social on why the Warm Homes Plan is a quiet clean air policy win. 🔗 lcef.co.uk/blog/clean-a...

Great to see our @ippr.org report on climate backlash in the FT this morning. Anyone saying there is a breakdown in public support for climate policies is wrong. It’s entirely an elite confection, driven by people who don’t want to change. The strategy should be take them on not accommodate

🌎️ | NEW REPORT: The net zero "backlash" is a myth. Voters still back climate action, but politics and media are telling a different story. Our new analysis with Persuasion UK explains why and how we fix it 👉 www.ippr.org/articles/apa...

The link between clean air & homes is often overlooked but the impacts of cold, damp homes & gas combustion is significant. Labour's WHP is an big step forward in tackling this & could be a major boost to the Govt's preventative health agenda. My blog here: lcef.co.uk/blog/clean-a...

As ever the opposite is the case. What they're all arguing for here is dominance over Muslims. Dominance over a religious minority's right to worship, to freely assemble, to be visible, and to exist as equal members of British society. The complete opposite of what Britain fought for in World War 2

VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New paper from @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social & me on the political threat and opportunity of climate adaptation Progressives have ignored the need to protect people from extreme weather - and that leaves an opening for the populist right. 🧵 @ippr.org www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

We need to learn the right lessons from moments like this. That’s why the government’s Clean Power Mission is so critical and why we’re moving faster to deliver it.

The Mayor of @london.gov.uk has been proven right on ULEZ. He'll be proven right on this too. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"I believe what we see around us only reinforces the case for electric vehicles. It impels us to move forwards with the transition." Great to see this from @keirmathermp.bsky.social amid the backdrop of industry trying to reopen the EV sales mandate *again*. transportandenergy.com/2026/03/12/t...

Fair play to the auto industry for calling for a review of the planned transition to EVs just as soaring petrol prices highlight why a fast transition is so important. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...

The report on the first year of the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate is out. As predicted, the industry "over complied" with the policy for both cars and vans. Despite the critics, this is a successful piece of regulation. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Another vindication of @london.gov.uk & councillors across London in implementing proactive policies to cut air pollution across the city, even against wider political pressures. Shows what can be achieved with bold leadership. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this | Gordon Brown

Today we have published new analysis building on the Committee's advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Our conclusions about the cost of decarbonising the UK and impacts on energy security were tested against different scenarios ⬇️ Read the full report here: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

Great piece on the LCEF blog by @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social on the need for councillors to get far greater political cover from the Government when delivering clean air projects locally.

"The sprint to clean energy is the only way to get off the volatile international fossil fuels markets, cut bills & deliver energy security" Fair play to Starmer - this is exactly right. Meanwhile, Badenoch & Farage would have us hooked on more fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

This is a good moment for Europe & UK to remember that they can stick up wind and solar, insulates houses, far quicker than they can find new gas in e.g. North Sea If you're chasing more gas, it's now a case of which unreliable regime you prefer to depend on news.sky.com/story/market...

Brilliant to see that every feasible primary school in #Lambeth will have a School Street by 2027. Thank you @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social for your strong leadership, and for putting children's #Health and safety first. 💥 💚 😍

Love to see this 👏

‘Magic beneath the surface’: pioneering geothermal plant launched in Cornwall

Today's news that the price cap is falling is very welcome - providing much needed cost-of-living support for families across the country. This has been the biggest drop since last summer - and there's still further to go as we progress towards Clean Power 2030. 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great to see this from the government. Making it easier & more affordable for renters, flat owners & those without driveways access cheaper home charging is critical for making the transition more accessible to everyone. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Proud to show our city leading the way… AGAIN! 💚🛳️ 🙌🏾 Great to join Labour Climate and Environment Forum and ABP last week, to see first-hand the incredible work being done to clean up our port. It’s supported by the Government’s recent £500m investment, to make ports sustainable and future ready.

Great @lcefuk.bsky.social day out in my neck of the woods with @laboursatvir.bsky.social & Associated British Ports last week to visit the Port of Southampton. Really interesting discussions on the industrial heritage of the city & the role of govt & industry in modernising & decarbonising ports.