New figures have revealed that the number of people in Britain who identify the environment as the most pressing issue for the country has gone up...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The energy secretary Ed Davey has turned up the heat on the energy debate, questioning whether some firms’ profit margins are too high. In a letter...
The European parliament has voted in support of legally binding renewable energy and energy efficiency targets for EU states. On Wednesday, 341 over 263 MEPs voted...
Official figures show that the UK hit all of its carbon targets between 2008 and 2012 – but that a “worrying” increase in emissions was registered...
Landowners are joining forces with solicitors to launch what they are calling a “legal blockade” against fracking on national park land. This comes after ministers hinted...
The government has boosted local renewable energy projects with the unveiling of a £10m fund to help communities generate their own power, saving money and cutting...
The government has unveiled a £10m fund set up to help communities generate their own power through shared ownership renewables projects. Communities in England will receive...
A section on fracking in the EU’s 2030 climate and energy framework has been criticised by campaigners, who claim it contains only recommendations about shale gas...
Ministers from some of the EU’s largest economies have called on the European commission to set an ambitious 2030 target for renewable energy use. The UK,...
The much-debated energy bill has received the royal seal of approval from the Queen, meaning that it is now an official act of parliament. After receiving...
Recent government increases in the contracts for difference (CfDs) for offshore wind development might not be enough to attract investment, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has inaugurated biomass power plant Drax, which will produce electricity from wood pulp and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Drax power station...
The number of energy customers switching providers is at a three-year high, after all of the big six suppliers announced price increases in 2013, figures released...
New strike prices for renewable energy, detailed in the government’s £375 billion infrastructure investment plan for 2013, have been met with mixed reactions from the green...