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...
The government has gone some way to provide investment confidence and certainty in the UK energy market, after publishing its long-awaited energy bill this morning. Energy...
Energy secretary Ed Davey outlined to MPs in the House of Commons how the government’s energy bill would look. Here’s the pick of the reaction. Click here...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the energy regulator Ofgem are investigating allegations from a whistleblower that the gas market has manipulated wholesale prices. Speaking to...
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 government aims to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. With this in mind, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) looks to understand the most cost-effective...
Details of an energy poll conducted by YouGov were released in October, and appeared to give an “unequivocal vote of confidence” to the renewable energy industry....
Three low-carbon energy trade associations have written a joint letter urging secretary of state Ed Davey to uphold his commitment to combatting climate change by decarbonising...
The No Dash for Gas campaign group is still in occupation of EDF’s West Burton power station – three and a half days after entering the...