The world’s leading climate scientists have unveiled the first part of a major report, which says that the evidence for manmade climate change is stronger than...
Former chief scientific adviser to the government Sir David King has said shale gas will not be a major player in the future compared to nuclear...
The liberal democrat party has come under fire from campaign groups after voting in favour of atomic energy, which it has long opposed. After hours of...
Retailer John Lewis and energy secretary Ed Davey have announced a new labelling trial that will show consumers how much they can save with energy efficient...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has said that the extraction of shale gas does not clash with UK climate targets, adding that it should be cautiously used...
Fracking is not “the evil thing that some people try to make it out to be,” the UK energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed. Davey, who...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has commissioned a study to find out the effect of energy projects – including shale gas and...
Environment secretary Owen Paterson is said to have commissioned a report into the negative effects of wind farms on the rural economy, which has been met with opposition from the...
This week the Co-operative Bank revealed it is halting new investment in renewable energy, removing one of the main sources of funding for independent and community...
The ‘big six’ energy firms collectively raked in profits of £3.74 billion in 2012 – a figure 74% higher than the sum the surplus they made...
Senior cabinet ministers, including the chancellor George Osborne and energy secretary Ed Davey, could see fracking developments begin on their doorstep, with licenses for exploratory drilling...
The government has unveiled a long-term strategy that it says will add weight to the UK’s already dominant position in the offshore wind industry, while potentially...
A new report commissioned by energy secretary Ed Davey suggests that household energy bills could decrease as a result of extracting shale gas. But the government...
The government has promised to provide investors in UK energy infrastructure with further certainty, after publishing a draft set of plans to reform the electricity market....
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved plans to build “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” off the coast of Lincolnshire and Norfolk...