The same city that the Economist magazine labelled an “urban ghost” in October has been named city of culture for 2017. For Hull – sometimes forgotten and...
Just four of the 25 environment-related areas that the coalition government promised to address have made ‘good progress’ since 2010, according to a group of 41...
The construction industry has warned that a review into green levies on energy bills could result in the loss of more than 10,000 construction and insulation...
Search engines Google and Microsoft’s Bing are to overhaul the way their sites respond to child abuse searches. The move follows mounting pressure from the public,...
The Conservative party has returned a decade’s worth of pre-election speeches to the internet, including many promises on the subjects of green taxes and climate change,...
Energy supplier E.ON has told the government that watering down the Energy Companies Obligations (ECO) could put off investors. The firm said that it would be...
David Cameron’s pledge to ‘roll back’ green levies could in fact cause energy bills to rise, the chairman of the energy and climate change select committee...
The Conservative party has been accused of deleting a decade’s worth of pre-election speeches from the internet – including many that promised action on climate change...
Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has said he believes that the UK should “have faith” in the HS2 high speed rail project, as it will...
The green tax review announced by David Cameron is having a negative effect on the energy efficiency industry, according to one company. In a letter to...
The big six energy companies face losing investment after bosses were grilled over recent price hikes, according to fund managers. In the last month, four of...
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has warned that a consensus on green issues among the main political parties is at risk of “falling away”, in a...
The computer scientist responsible for inventing the world wide web has criticised national security agencies for a lack of “checks and balances” in their surveillance systems....
By subsidising the production and consumption of energy generated from fossil fuels, the British government is undermining international efforts to avert climate change while draining its...
MPs are expected to vote today on whether to release funds so the government can begin spending on the controversial HS2 rail project. The remaining stages...