A piece in The Guardian last week posed the question, “Where can investors who worry about climate change put their pension?” and claimed that many ethical funds...
Last week’s energy bill announcement led to media headlines about increased household bills from subsidising renewables. What the media fails to mention is the scandalous subsidy...
Simon Leadbetter explains how the benefits of subsidising renewable energy technologies far outweigh any kind of opposition. There’s a famous scene from Monty Python’s Life of...
The government has decided against including a decarbonisation target in the forthcoming energy bill, delaying the decision until at least 2016. An announcement by the Department...
Earlier this week, the World Bank published a report warning of the dramatic consequences of climate change and called on governments around the world to redirect...
Good Energy, the UK’s foremost 100% renewable energy supplier, has launched a local electricity tariff to benefit residents that live near wind farms. Customers that live...
Alex Blackburne spoke with Michael Solomon, director of Profit Through Ethics, about how it is attempting to remodel the world of business into a more ethical,...
Oil giant BP has been told to pay $4.5 billion (£2.8 billion) in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 – the largest criminal...
The internet giant Google has revealed its total investment into renewable energy nears $1 billion, after announcing its latest development: a $75m wind farm in Iowa....
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has said that the government’s uncertainty on energy policy could put off potential investors, adding that a lack of clear direction is...
A 32 megawatt (MW) solar project – which its developer says is the UK’s largest – has received planning permission from the local council. Lark Energy’s...
It was announced yesterday that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Ofgem were set to undertake an investigation into gas price manipulation. But the companies accused...
Governments and policy-makers worldwide are failing to shift energy onto a truly sustainable path by over-subsidising fossil fuels and failing to capitalise on energy efficiency technologies,...
This time last week, I was at the top of an 80 metre smoke stack at the new West Burton gas-fired power station, bidding my friends...
The US election has dominated western news in the past few weeks, while China’s presidential change has progressed behind the scenes. But it’s what the Chinese...