The European parliament has voted in support of legally binding renewable energy and energy efficiency targets for EU states. On Wednesday, 341 over 263 MEPs voted...
It seems wrong that the Twitter hashtag #dryjanuary even exists in the UK, given the amount of rain and flooding we’ve had this year. It’s been widely used...
Public support for clean energy has remained strong, according to a government survey that also reveals only 5% of households actively object to renewables. The latest...
Official figures show that the UK hit all of its carbon targets between 2008 and 2012 – but that a “worrying” increase in emissions was registered...
Listen to Blue & Green director Mark Hoskin, a financial adviser at London-based Holden & Partners, speak to BBC WM about the benefits of investing in...
Energy company Cuadrilla has announced that it intends to apply for planning permission to drill for shale gas at two new sites in Lancashire, in order...
We need honesty, not short-term headline grabbing, from politicians about the real reason energy bills are going ever upwards, argues Richard Griffiths of Parity Projects. For...
Leading renewable energy suppliers Good Energy and Ecotricity have backed calls from consumer groups to make the switching process more efficient. According to MoneySuperMarket, the introduction...
A new study has suggested there is a correlation between the controversial extraction of shale gas and the likelihood of heart and neural defects in newborn...
Iceland has unveiled a new geothermal energy plant based on magma, the first of its kind, in order to take advantage of the country’s natural underground...
The Japanese region of Fukushima, left devastated by the 2011 nuclear disaster, has said it will aim to be 100% dependent on renewable energy by 2040....
Landowners are joining forces with solicitors to launch what they are calling a “legal blockade” against fracking on national park land. This comes after ministers hinted...
The UKIP MEP who called for the teaching of climate change to be banned in schools has asked to be shown evidence that “proves beyond doubt” that...
Fears over a possible radioactive leak at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria have been quashed. Officials say initial radioactivity readings that led to staff being...
Can shale gas solve Europe’s energy and climate challenges? That was the question on the table at an event hosted by the thinktank Policy Exchange on...