The renewables obligation (RO) ensures that big energy firms are doing their bit in the fight against climate change. Initially introduced in 2002, RO replaced the non-fossil...
Environment secretary Owen Paterson is said to have commissioned a report into the negative effects of wind farms on the rural economy, which has been met with opposition from the...
Campaigners protesting against fracking in Balcombe, Sussex, have complained that the police were “heavy-handed” and used excessive force to against demonstrators. Campaigners from the No Dash...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight, an initiative to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy, will take place from August 24-September 8....
Former Green party leader and current Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has been arrested in Balcombe, Sussex, during protests against fracking firm Cuadrilla drilling at a...
The Church of England has said that the environmental risks of shale gas extraction should not overshadow the benefits of cheaper fuel. Philip Fletcher, chair of...
A new report by Swiss investment group RobecoSAM, which scores countries on sustainability based on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, has hailed Sweden as...
The goal of Germany’s Energiewende, or energy transformation, is for Europe’s most advanced industrial economy to be powered almost exclusively by renewables within four decades. Although often...
The Chinese state council announced plans last Sunday that will see energy efficiency placed at the heart of economic activities by 2015. Although it is the...
There has been an awful lot of noise about the controversial method of extracting shale gas, hydraulic fracturing – also known as fracking. The nation seems...
The ethical footprint of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is “severely limited” according to a major new review of its investment strategy. The Government Pension...
Tensions are growing in the relationship between BP and the US, with the oil giant planning to sue the country’s government for banning it from obtaining...
Swedish furniture store Ikea has purchased an Irish wind farm, signalling its intention to crack the renewable energy industry in the UK and Ireland. The development,...
David Cameron has said the UK “cannot afford to miss out on shale gas”, in an article written for the Telegraph on Sunday. The prime minister...
A fraud hotline set up by BP to deal with fictitious compensation claims has backfired, with Gulf coast residents using it to accuse the oil giant...