The European commission has unveiled its long-awaited energy and climate package for 2030. Member states have voted to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 and...
The European commission is expected to drop plans for binding targets on renewable energy and the reduction of carbon emissions on Wednesday, after a number of...
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 European Commission has unveiled a clean air package, aimed at reducing air pollution across Europe that costs the economy, health and environment. The Commission said...
New research has shown that water from US fracking sites had levels of chemicals able to influence estrogens and androgens hormones. The study, published on Endocrinology,...
The boss of petrochemical company Ineos, Jim Ratcliffe, has said that nobody is going to buy power from the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, as it...
The European commission has said it is imposing fines on eight financial institutions – including the British-based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – over accusations that...
The new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is set to be investigated by the European commission to ensure that the UK has followed...
Oil traders in the US have launched a legal battle against companies accused of fixing the price of Brent crude oil, including BP and Shell. The...
China has offered to return 50% of the value added tax to solar panels manufacturers, after a series of trade rows began to stifle the sector....
The European commissioner for environment, Janez Potočnik, is to be given a Champion of the Earth award from the United Nations. Potočnik, who took office in 2010, has...
A study carried out by researchers at Newcastle University has found “national inconsistencies” in UK councils’ strategies for addressing climate change. The report, titled Assessment of the...
A majority of EU member states have backed proposals to restrict the use of a fourth insecticide that scientists have found is harmful to honeybees. Experts...
Westmill Solar Co-operative – the Oxfordshire-based 5 megawatt (MW) solar farm that raised over £4m in a community share offer in 2012 – has been recognised...
An alliance of investors has backed European commission proposals to force large firms based in the continent to report material non-financial information. The group, which includes...