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The King’s Speech this morning (17 July) established the Labour government’s commitment to a clean energy transition.

The House of Commons defence committee has described the Ministry of Defence’s (MODs) carbon reduction targets as “insufficiently demanding”.

Although the introduction of the Energy Price Guarantee is a broadly welcome and required intervention by the UK Government, there are number key clarifications needed.

The UK Government has announced plans to almost half the predicted MWh price for electricity and gas for businesses this winter, to £211/MWh and £75/MWh respectively.

As the Conservative Party confirmed Liz Truss as the UK’s new Prime Minister, think tank Onward has provided a five-point plan to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.

The UK Government could provide further relief for energy intensive industries under a new proposal set out amid rising energy costs.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged Boris Johnson to act now in order to manage the cost-of-living crisis.

The Energy Bill is set to be introduced to parliament today (6 July) by business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.