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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK set to hold minority stake in Sizewell C nuclear project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers close in on final deal to secure private investment into multibillion-pound development]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b4cf9012-bb22-4fe6-b380-4e5d8e452647</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b4cf9012-bb22-4fe6-b380-4e5d8e452647</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:13:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The old nuclear rules won’t stop proliferation]]></title><description><![CDATA[So long as nuclear fuel-making is permitted and NPT violators can easily exit the treaty, more nations will seek the bomb]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/53213566-826b-4dc4-8aac-97a7033099a5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">53213566-826b-4dc4-8aac-97a7033099a5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:30:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper tariffs are the wrong answer to the right question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade levies could solve the supply-demand problem but they are a blunt tool ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/dcf00203-6167-44c4-b20b-8d9ad853abf3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dcf00203-6167-44c4-b20b-8d9ad853abf3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:21:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thames Water refuses to claw back bonuses despite government threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chair of troubled utility recalled to give evidence to parliamentary committee amid fresh concerns]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/fc019bc9-133a-4627-9849-acc02336d6cf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fc019bc9-133a-4627-9849-acc02336d6cf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:32:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s political gift to the clean energy sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘Big, beautiful bill’ will weigh on jobs, power prices and industrial competitiveness]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bbf79049-8668-444b-9fa9-36221690d6b7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bbf79049-8668-444b-9fa9-36221690d6b7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers poised to drop plans for ‘zonal pricing’ in British electricity market ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry had warned that splitting wholesale system could deter investment in new wind farms ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/69f7ce03-9060-4b64-9d49-058f93ce4cdc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f7ce03-9060-4b64-9d49-058f93ce4cdc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:47:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US copper prices rise to record high as Trump threatens 50% tariff]]></title><description><![CDATA[President also says he will impose levies of up to 200% on drug imports after a transition period]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1611e24e-f429-49c6-8c8f-5be12e35e257</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brookfield set to take over 20% stake in Sizewell C ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian equity firm poised to become largest private investor in nuclear plant as EDF reduces stake to 12.5%]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8b1461cd-2667-4937-aa53-82c0aeb15ddd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8b1461cd-2667-4937-aa53-82c0aeb15ddd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a $20bn refinery make Mexico’s energy ‘dream’ come true?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country hopes to lessen its reliance on the US amid threats from the Trump administration]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/40c40115-6b16-404a-b863-118e47b88b22</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40c40115-6b16-404a-b863-118e47b88b22</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP and Shell sign Libya deals as majors accelerate return after civil war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eni, OMV and Repsol among other western companies to resume exploration efforts in the country]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/56e09209-5985-469c-a83a-6b49a3785128</link><guid isPermaLink="false">56e09209-5985-469c-a83a-6b49a3785128</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:37:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onshore wind projects still scarce in England despite planning reforms ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One year on from Labour lifting a de facto ban, few large applications have been made]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0bd69f7d-534b-42fb-a3a1-d5008d6ed942</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0bd69f7d-534b-42fb-a3a1-d5008d6ed942</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP bolsters board with former Shell executive Simon Henry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy company seeks to strengthen oil and gas experience in response to investor pressure]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5283c2ff-9587-4e00-a6aa-f14bca07e781</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5283c2ff-9587-4e00-a6aa-f14bca07e781</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:06:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Gold agrees acquisitions worth $3.7bn as record prices drive deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[US group set to be one of world’s top metals streaming companies once transactions close for Sandstorm and Horizon]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b6406d4a-5674-4296-9276-4aac5e1135af</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b6406d4a-5674-4296-9276-4aac5e1135af</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:18:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas tanker leaks ammonia after suspected anti-Russia sabotage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reported explosion on Greek-owned vessel at Baltic port is sixth to hit ships this year]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b7e78820-0ba7-4dc8-b039-5bb0a9cb9122</link><guid 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books on the environment ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including Maxim Samson’s fresh look at humanity’s imprint on the planet and Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow’s exploration of the nuclear debate ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0200b6f8-735e-4b10-b6cf-477ea827b9f1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0200b6f8-735e-4b10-b6cf-477ea827b9f1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:17 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>