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....
Fracking firm Cuadrilla has revealed it will begin a process of “exploratory drilling” for shale gas on Saturday, at its Balcombe site in Sussex. The firm, a leader...
George Osborne has unveiled a series of tax benefits for the fracking industry, in order to boost the sector and make Britain the “leader of the...
François Hollande has reaffirmed that France will not support fracking for as long as he is president, after a ban was placed on all shale gas...
A number of high-ranking executives from the fracking industry may have direct access to key ministers in government, according to a campaign group. BG Group director...
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the UK to “unlock major investment” in renewable energy, in an article written for the New Statesman. The article,...
On Wednesday, George Osborne announced £100 billion of investment in infrastructure. A day later, his deputy Danny Alexander detailed the plans, calling them “the most comprehensive,...
Savings or cuts of £11.5 billion were announced today for the spending period 2015/2016. With the lowest interest rates in history, spare capacity in the economy,...
It’s been a week since the banking commission reported on the industry’s “shocking and widespread malpractice”. Apart from the initial flurry of media interest, the report is...
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Climate Change 2013. As one of the defining issues not just of our generation, but of recent human...
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Climate Change 2013. As one of the defining issues not just of our generation, but of recent human history, manmade...
George Osborne has been urged to take bold steps to reduce the cost of delivering long-term, sustainable infrastructure in the UK, and to speed up the...
The parliamentary commission on banking standards’ latest report is a bit like reading the first part of The Lord of the Rings. There is incredibly dramatic and beautiful...
The threat of prison sentences would give bankers “pause for thought” in acting in a reckless, irresponsible and unsustainable manner, according to a major report by...
With the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) heading towards re-privatisation, CEO Stephen Hester, who has run the bank since 2008, has announced his intention to quit....