Jeremy Leggett is a leading advocate of clean energy. At a recent Forum for the Future event, he gave an impassioned call to arms for renewables....
Plans for exploratory drilling in Fernhurst’s South Downs national park in West Sussex have been suspended, amid requests for more detailed information on the environmental impact...
Independent energy supplier Ovo Energy, which recently spoke out against the big six’s monopoly, has announced its fourth price decrease since September. The energy firm said...
The big six energy firms have collectively received over 5.5m complaints over the last year, according to the consumer group Which? – as it calls on...
After a meeting of politicians and leading figures from the renewables industry hosted on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, seven Caribbean islands have committed to switching...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declares the Green Bank “open for business”. The bank aims to stimulate private sector finance and accelerate the transition to a...
A legal bid by Donald Trump to halt the construction of a wind farm off the coast of his luxury Aberdeenshire golf course has been rejected...
A Norwegian university is debating whether it is ethical to research the oil industry in light of emission reduction targets and the impact the sector has...
A US conservation organisation has divested 70% of the exposure to fossil fuel stocks it previously held, because of the “urgency of the threat” that climate...
The energy secretary Ed Davey has turned up the heat on the energy debate, questioning whether some firms’ profit margins are too high. In a letter...
As the demand for renewable sources of energy and wind power technology increases, the wind turbine towers market will grow by more than $7 billion (£4.2...
The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with oil giant Shell in a bid to reduce environmental impacts and...
Tidal Lagoon Power has submitted its application for the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant, set to be built in Swansea Bay. The organisation describes the...
Politicians and leading figures from the renewables industry have gathered at Richard Branson’s private Caribbean island to discuss how small island nations can reduce their carbon...
Jeremy Leggett answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. Leggett is a social entrepreneur and author. He chairs renewable energy firm Solarcentury and the Carbon...