The EU parliament is preparing for a crucial vote that could decide the fate of the biofuels industry on Wednesday. The plenary vote in Strasbourg will...
A leading agrochemicals group has submitted a legal challenge to the European commission, over its decision to suspend the use of a pesticide that it said...
Chris Huhne, the former MP who was jailed in March for perverting the course of justice, has landed a £100,000-a-year job at a US biomass firm....
Bumblebees imported from Europe may pose a threat to bees native to the UK, according to scientists. Around 50,000 bumblebee colonies are imported into the UK...
Mike Landy and Nicki Darvill of the Renewable Energy Association (REA) introduce Keep on track!, which aims to help the EU meet its 2020 clean energy...
The UK looks set to miss a series of targets for renewable energy put in place by the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC). EREC released a...
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...
The government has called on the EU to set a 2030 emissions reduction target of 50%, but is looking like it will not push for a...
The government has launched a consultation into the EU’s guidelines on the environment and climate change, and will ask businesses how these rules have affected their...
The electoral rise of ‘others’, spoiled ballot papers and none of the above options demonstrate that democracy is going through a period of systemic change. We...
A proposal by Russia and the US to protect polar bears in Canada was rejected at an international conference on endangered species held this week in...
A US research team has tabled a proposal to develop a global monitoring method that will detect small changes in the bee population. The research was...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) revealed it made a £5.17 billion pre-tax loss in 2012 – more than three times the £1.2 billion it lost...
A new study by the WWF has said that a scenario in which the EU was 100% renewably-powered by 2050 was feasible if member states co-operated...
All but two of the 27 EU member states boast public support for clean energy in excess of 50%, but only eight derive more than 20%...