The European commission has unveiled its long-awaited energy and climate package for 2030. Member states have voted to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 and...
The European commission has voted to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 and set a minimum EU-wide target for renewable energy of 27%. The announcement...
The energy regulator Ofgem has said that a report published by one of Britain’s largest energy companies contains “incorrect and misleading” data about the cost of...
The European commission is expected to drop plans for binding targets on renewable energy and the reduction of carbon emissions on Wednesday, after a number of...
Around 1 million people switched to new energy suppliers in the final two months of 2013, according to figures from data firm Electralink. After advice from...
Most UK households are now buying energy saving CFL lightbulbs in a bid to cut energy usage and save money, according to a European-wide survey. The...
Tidal turbines in the Pentland Firth, which separates the Orkney Islands from mainland Scotland, could provide almost half of Scotland’s electricity needs, a new study has...
MPs have accused the bosses of UK energy distribution firms of “utter complacency”, during a hearing investigating the companies’ responses to the stormy weather that led to...
New research has found that just seven countries, including the UK, account for 63% of climate change. Relative to population size, the UK has pumped the...
Outspoken Green MEP Jose Bové has said he is prepared to fight against energy giant Total on the issue of fracking in the UK, after successfully...
Kenya’s government has identified a number of sites where it could develop solar farms – which it said could provide more than half of the country’s...
The government has been accused of rigging the consultation process to select the site of a proposed nuclear waste storage facility in favour of a location...
Environmental campaigners have said that French fossil fuel giant Total should not be allowed to take part in the UK’s fledgling fracking industry until the reasons...
Good Energy and Ecotricity, two leading renewable energy suppliers, have both topped the annual Which? energy company survey of consumer satisfaction. The survey, which asked 8,525...
Environmental campaigners have hit out at the government after a freedom of information (FOI) request revealed a string of emails between government officials and leaders from...