Today the European Parliament voted to allow emissions limits for diesel vehicles up to 50% above the current legal levels. In a move that could have...
Today, the European Parliament voted to oppose the import of three genetically modified (GM) soybeans into the European Union. It said the Commission’s proposed authorisation of...
EFSA has published two Scientific Opinions on environmental risk assessment (ERA), with a third to follow shortly. Reinhilde Schoonjans explains the issues at the heart of...
For renewables to be a commercial success and a sustained contributor to the UK’s energy mix, subsidy support needs to be delivered by the creation of...
Campaigners are getting on their bikes to call on politicians to deliver climate action in advance of this year’s Holyrood elections. A team of cyclists from Stop...
MEP Werke to collaborate with reputable Dutch-German bank NIBC to finance its solar power lease plan (PresseBox) The increasing need for renewable energy in Germany is...
Commenting on DONG Energy’s Hornsea One offshore wind farm reaching final investment decision, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive, Maf Smith, said “Today’s decision is an important step in...
A leading South West law firm has advised on the acquisition of three large scale solar sites by Mongoose Energy. The Renewables team at Stephens Scown LLP...
SGIP Announces the Release of the 2015 Grid Modernisation Test Bed Survey. Smart grid technology providers are willing to collaborate to help accelerate and reduce the cost...
The UK Government (the Government) has today announced that the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) will create a ‘special share’ in the company as part of...
One Young World, a UK-based not-for-profit organization, will hold the One Young World Environment Summit May 19-21, 2016, at the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2. Tickets...
The Electoral Reform Society has welcomed the proposal for national parliaments to have greater veto power over EU laws, under the proposals announced by EU Council...
Commenting on the latest UK greenhouse gas emissions statistics, Climate Change Minister Aileen McLeod said “Although the final Scottish figures for 2014 won’t be published until June,...
Following news that the Scottish Government is planning to cut funding for climate change action by almost 10%, three cross-party committees of the Scottish Parliament have...
Ahead of the new much reduced Feed-In Tariff (FiT) rates for small scale solar, wind and hydro power coming into effect next week, Ashden is publishing...