Conservative MP Tim Yeo has put forward an amendment to the energy bill that if implemented would see a 2030 decarbonisation target set by April 1....
Energy secretary Ed Davey has revealed the government’s plans to allow hydraulic facturing (fracking) operations to restart in the UK, despite fears that the natural gas...
The government’s energy bill announcement has caused a divide in the UK energy and business sectors. Here’s a rundown of some of the most prominent comments...
The government has decided against including a decarbonisation target in the forthcoming energy bill, delaying the decision until at least 2016. An announcement by the Department...
This time last week, I was at the top of an 80 metre smoke stack at the new West Burton gas-fired power station, bidding my friends...
Three low-carbon energy trade associations have written a joint letter urging secretary of state Ed Davey to uphold his commitment to combatting climate change by decarbonising...
A Nottinghamshire gas power station has been forced to temporarily shut down, after a group of climate change campaigners scaled its chimneys to protest against the...
The government’s Green Investment Bank (GIB), a £3 billion scheme aimed at pushing forward the green economy, has appointed Shaun Kingsbury, formerly of private equity firm...
The Liberal Democrats “could win back lost voters” if the party stood firm on environmental policies, according to a poll by Friends of the Earth and...
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called for a rethink over the government’s plans for the UK to rely heavily on gas in a letter...
The carbon reduction role of local authorities across the UK has been highlighted as decisive to cutting national emissions, in a new report by the Government’s...