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Electric vehicle sales hit new record as buyers look to cut back on petrol costs

EVs are now cheaper to recharge than a petrol vehicle is to fill up after fuel price increases

The Independent UK

UK Food Prices Set To Hit 'Grim Milestone' With 50% Spike Predicted By November

UK food prices are projected to be 50% higher by November than at the start of the cost‑of‑living crisis, driven by climate shocks, energy costs, and geopolitics.

International Business Times UK

Beef Up 64%, Olive Oil 113%: UK Food Prices To Skyrocket 50% — 'Children Will Go Hungry'

ECIU analysis warns UK food prices will be 50% above 2021 levels by November, with the poorest households hit hardest by surging staple costs.

International Business Times UK

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UK food prices on track to rise by 50% since start of cost of living crisis

Beef and olive oil costs increase the most as climate and energy shocks drive inflation, research suggests

The Guardian - UK

Rising UK food prices to reach ‘grim milestone’ by November, new research warns

Five climate-impacted foods – butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee – have been responsible for much of the continued pressure on food inflation

The Independent UK

Food prices set to rise by 50% on start of cost-of-living crisis by November

The ‘grim milestone’ would mean that the price growth seen in the nearly 20 years prior to the crisis would be achieved in just over five years.

Evening Standard

Households fork out £3,400 more for bills in five years due to war impact on energy prices

Ofgem will announce on 27 May the price cap for the three months covering 1 July to 30 September

The Independent UK

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Drivers pay thousands more for plug-in hybrids than electric cars, new report says

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The Independent UK

New research challenges belief plug-in hybrids cost less to buy than EVs

Phevs, which combine an electric motor with a petrol or diesel engine, are often believed to be cheaper than pure electric vehicles

The Independent UK

Using North Sea gas saved Britain billions last year, analysis shows amid calls for more drilling

Last week the government denied that Ed Miliband is expected to give the green light to the first major North Sea field project in almost 10 years

The Independent UK

The reason why your roast lamb will cost more this Easter

Prices for a typical 2kg leg of lamb have increased sharply since 2022

The Independent UK

Lamb costs soared over last three years due to climate change – report

Easter lamb prices have increased by up to a fifth due to weather ‘shocks’ hitting the UK, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch pledges to fully axe carbon tax if Tories regain power

The Tory leader said she would get rid of the emissions trading scheme which was brought in by a Conservative government in 2021.

Evening Standard

A third inflationary shock in less than a decade is coming: who will pay the price this time around?

Brutal past experience has taught us that a cost of living crisis doesn’t affect us all the same, because we don’t all go into it with the same income or wealth, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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The Independent UK

EV leasing could save drivers over £1,300 a year as fuel prices rise

New analysis finds electric cars cheaper to lease and run than petrol equivalents – even more so amid volatile oil markets

The Guardian - UK

‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate

Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance

The Guardian - UK

European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts

Exclusive: Oil at $100 a barrel means higher prices in the EU and UK, making savings for those with electric vehicles even greater, analysts say

The Independent UK

UK drivers reveal why they are not switching to electric vehicles

One think tank suggests drivers are ‘holding back from making the shift’ to electric motoring

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Evening Standard

Energy crisis cost Scottish economy £11bn, study finds

The report shows soaring gas prices cost Scottish households an additional £5.8 billion between 2021-24.

The Guardian - UK

‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

The Guardian - UK

UK new car buyers drive a bargain as average discount nears £6,000

Motorists benefit as industry offers deals of up to 18% off to attract buyers for petrol, diesel and electric models

Euronews

UK and EU tree planting pledges face reality check as scientists warn the climate window is closing

The UK and EU both have ambitious targets for planting new trees to help meet climate targets. But how much progress has actually been made?

The Conversation

We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero

In October 2024, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch declared herself a “net zero sceptic”, but “not a climate sceptic”. Most recently she doubled down, announcing plans to scrap the 2030 ban on new petrol cars in a 900-word Sunday Telegraph article that did not mention climate change once.

Euronews

UK newspapers can’t stop talking about net zero. But where’s the mention of climate change?

Researchers warn that net zero has become politicised by populists as “shorthand” for attacking climate policy.

The Independent UK

UK car industry ‘on track’ to meet 2025 EV sales target

The mandate requires at least 28 per cent of cars sold to be zero-emission

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