The Budget shifts energy policy from clean power to cheaper bills, with VAT relief, £100 household payments, an industrial power discount and gas standing charges set to be scrapped.

Slow progress on renewable hydrogen has prompted the EU to revisit its previous 2020 strategy, with a new consultation examining stalled projects, targets and low-carbon hydrogen.

US-Europe gas price gaps, energy investment, Denmark’s EV boom, Germany’s refinery crisis and China’s battery advantage reveal the challenges shaping global energy markets.

The UK government has approved the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, with production due to start by the end of the month, as ministers back energy security and critics warn of climate and bill impacts.

Rising electricity prices, record EV sales, America’s AI power gap, China’s energy storage breakthrough and growing bioenergy demand reveal how energy systems are evolving worldwide.

More than 20 energy, industry and investor groups have urged EU leaders to protect the ETS’s long-term investment signal, as governments debate how far to change the carbon market.