The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said there is “no legal or economic basis” to change the UK’s fourth carbon budget, which covers the period...
A committee of MPs has told the government there is no justification to lower the UK’s long-term climate change targets, while warning that carbon reduction targets...
Delaying a decision to approve carbon emission reduction targets for the 2020s could risk losing investment in UK businesses, the government’s official climate advisers have been...
There is a growing enthusiasm for natural gas as a relatively low-carbon fuel, with the government in the UK looking to emulate the US shale gas...
A lack of transparency around the profits that energy companies make is undermining consumer trust, a committee of MPs has claimed. In a new report, the...
Protecting ecosystems and promoting sustainable farming practices will be crucial in mitigating the effects of climate change, according to a new report. However, water scarcity and...
On the day that the British Geological Survey revealed that previous studies into UK shale gas reserves could have hugely underestimated the potential, the Economist magazine hosted...
With MPs set to vote on Tuesday over whether a decarbonisation target should be included in the energy bill, figures from Bloomberg have revealed that investment...
Investing in clean energy will bring about significant financial benefits, to the tune of around £1,600 per UK household, while also helping slash greenhouse gas emissions,...
Centrica, the firm that owns British Gas, has recorded greater profits in the first four months of 2013 than it did in 2012 – because homeowners...
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has warned the government about a 10% increase in the UK’s imported carbon emissions and urged it to switch to...
Protests drive progress. From Rosa Parks on an Alabama bus to the ‘tank man’ in Tiananmen Square; these are the people that have effected real societal...
Over 35 organisations, from energy companies to membership groups, have signed a joint statement to MPs, calling for a decarbonisation target to be added to the...
Environmental group Greenpeace is calling on individuals to tweet MPs, telling them to support an amendment to the energy bill that would see a 2030 electricity...
The Scottish government has brushed off claims that the country’s independence would jeopardise its ambitious renewable energy targets. According to a UK Economic and Social Research...