Bulgaria, Estonia and Sweden met their 2020 renewable energy targets in 2011/12, according to new analysis from the statistical office of the European Union. At the...
What is being done to drive the transition toward a more sustainable society? Nicky Stubbs recently went to the Urban Integration conference held in Sheffield to...
Green energy company Triodos Renewables has expanded its renewable energy portfolio with the acquisition of a 55% stake in a Cambridgeshire wind farm. The five-turbine Boardinghouse...
Exposing the secrets of Britain’s energy giants and forcing them to put things right is suddenly in vogue, it seems. Even Ofgem is at it. The...
Recent studies suggest that coal mining affects the health of everyone who lives nearby — not just those who work in the mines, writes Erin L...
China, the world’s biggest polluter, has called on developed countries to do more to lead the fight against climate change, support developing nations and set ambitious...
Two new reports have strengthened the case for fossil fuel divestment, arguing that polluting energy assets fuel a ‘carbon bubble’ in Europe and that moving away...
Two seemingly unrelated events suggest we might be at a tipping point for discussions about climate change. What does Russia’s effective capture of Crimea and a...
Leading green energy firm Ecotricity has premiered a short film as part of its new anti-fracking campaign. This comes after it criticised communities secretary Eric Pickles...
The government admission at Ecobuild this week of the abysmal first year for its flagship green deal programme hides bigger issues with energy strategy. Ed Davey,...
Plans for a giant, manmade, renewable energy-generating tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay have been accepted for consideration by the Planning Inspectorate, it has been announced. The...
The majority of MPs agree that clean energy drives economic growth and creates significant employment opportunities, according to a new report that asks the government to...
Oil giant ExxonMobil has unveiled plans for 10 major new oil and gas projects in Russia, Canada, the Gulf of Mexico and Papua New Guinea, which...
Renewable energy firm Ecotricity has accused Eric Pickles of having “double standards”. The company argues the communities secretary prioritises local voices in wind farm planning decisions...
A campaign lobbying for a more sustainable banking sector has urged people to move their money out of banks that fund the fossil fuel industry and...