New administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gina McCarthy has sent a strong message to the US, saying that climate change is an “opportunity of...
Sustainable and intelligent farming practices are crucial in tackling the negative effects of climate change, a leading Indian scientist has said. Nishi Rai, a scientist at...
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....
Renewable energy developers need to take local communities’ concerns and environmental protection into account when planning projects, says new guide by the Department for Communities and...
Feed-in tariffs are the amounts paid by governments to businesses, households and other organisations to generate renewable electricity. Often, this is through the use of wind...
The hot British summer has provided a welcome boost to solar power, which the industry says now often outperforms wind on sunny days. There are almost...
An £18.7m project is set to begin in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to test a large-scale battery that developers say could help power the UK. The 6...
An agreement has been reached over the importing of low-cost solar panels from China to the EU, two months after the European commission imposed a temporary...
Anti-fracking campaigners in Sussex who were blocking the entrance to a proposed shale gas exploration site have been forcibly moved by police. At least 10 protesters...
Ed Gill, head of external affairs at Good Energy, describes why the firm’s ethical approach is a winner on many fronts. Energy companies are currently suffering...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has revised its policy on energy investment, saying it will now only invest in firms that incorporate carbon reduction measures into...
Five of the big six energy companies have dealt a blow to domestic carbon reduction efforts in the UK, by pulling the plug on their renewable...
An interactive website has been launched by environmental campaigners, detailing the differences between an energy system dominated by clean, renewable energy and one powered by high-polluting...
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...
A third of global investment into clean energy took place in Europe in 2012, according to Dutch bank Rabobank. But the shockwaves of the financial crisis...