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As temperatures drop, millions of households across the UK will be reaching for the thermostats in dread, with energy bills yet again set to skyrocket. But as families are counting every pound, the government is deliberating pledging taxpayer money either to oil and gas giants that get richer from high bills - or to support families to reduce bills in the long term with greener heating systems. The choice should obviously be an absolute no-brainer. 

The U.S. Senate’s proposed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is being presented as a “compromise” to support transmission and clean energy, but it is in fact a gift to the fossil fuel industry. The bill would strip communities of critical environmental protections, accelerate a massive expansion of gas infrastructure to power AI data centers, and undermine future climate action. Our analysis finds that even with the most optimistic modeling, the bill would fall far short of the emissions reductions needed to meet climate goals.

Proponents’ models only expose how little would be gained from this epic giveaway.

New YouGov polling shows that more people in the United States, United Kingdom, and France favor shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy than oppose it, and the public views governments as bearing the greatest responsibility for leading this transition.

Organizations warn that the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) would fast-track gas pipelines, hyperscale data centers, ICE detention centers, and mining proposals.

New analysis ahead of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 31) shows continued delivery on climate commitments, but clean energy funding is falling short.

Deep cuts to fossil fuel finance, unfinished business on clean energy

A public opinion poll conducted by YouGov across the United States, France, and the United Kingdom found support to phase out fossil fuels.

Clean Energy Finance Overtakes Fossil Fuels for the First Time, but G20 Governments and Development Banks Still Fund Fossil Fuel Lock-In