The global clean technology sector is showing signs of recovery, thanks to growing demand in China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, according to a...
Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe has said that the government is ready to help fund plans to stop the spill of radioactive water that is leaking...
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...
Contracts for difference (CfD) are long-term contracts that help provide stable and predictable incentives for companies or investors to invest in low-carbon generation. Investopedia definition. Wikipedia page.
In a recently published Arctic strategy, Barack Obama’s administration set out its vision for the vulnerable northern region. Nicky Stubbs examines what it might mean for...
Radioactive water leaking into the sea from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan is an “emergency”, according to Shinji Kinjo, head of the country’s Nuclear Regulatory...
Communities looking to develop medium-sized clean energy projects should be given energy bill discounts or an ownership stake in the infrastructure, according to a group of...
BP has decided against selling its US wind farm assets, despite announcing such a move back in April under former chief Lord Browne. Speaking to the...
Divesting from fossil fuels is a compelling win-win for investors and claims of underperformance are wrong, writes Ominder Dhillon of Impax Asset Management. Pressure is building on...
New administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gina McCarthy has sent a strong message to the US, saying that climate change is an “opportunity of...
Former energy secretary Lord Howell has said there is “plenty of room” for shale gas drilling in “uninhabited and desolate” parts of the north-east of England....
Feed-in tariffs are the amounts paid by governments to businesses, households and other organisations to generate renewable electricity. Often, this is through the use of wind...
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...
Alex Blackburne outlines 10 signs that suggest sustainable investment – incorporating social, environmental and financial returns – is on its way to becoming a mainstream strategy...
Anti-fracking campaigners in Sussex who were blocking the entrance to a proposed shale gas exploration site have been forcibly moved by police. At least 10 protesters...