Energy

Ofgem's attempts to help consumers identify which electricity suppliers are really 'green' might lead to confusion, says energy watchdog

European Commission guidance would allow biofuels to be labelled as sustainable even if forests have been destroyed to make way for the palm oil plantations

MPs say a carbon tax is needed to get the EU emissions trading scheme working

A simple but effective solar kit is helping to bring light to homes in the less-industrialised world without the choking side-effects of kerosene lamps

The Church of England has dealt a significant blow to Vedanta Resources plc by pulling £3.75 million worth of investments from the company on ethical grounds

Wind and solar technology made up over half of Europe’s new electricity generating capacity in 2009, as the number of new coal and nuclear facilities fell

Environmental groups say the Belo Monte dam project would devastate a large area of the Amazon rainforest and threaten the survival of indigenous peoples

Campaign groups believe the payments will be too low to encourage significant numbers of people to install small scale renewable energy in their homes and communities

Local residents say they have been ‘insulted’ rather than ‘consulted’ over Government plans for new nuclear power stations

In an economic climate where village shops are closing, woodsman Ben Law has helped his village open a new shop with a difference

Immediate moratorium on all activity by oil and gas industries would help safeguard the local community and ecosystem as well as reduce potential carbon emissions

More than a quarter of the total US grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year, according to a new analysis

Banks are pulling out of the carbon-offsetting market after Copenhagen failed to reach agreement on emissions targets

Government spending watchdog says it is still not convinced new nuclear power stations will be built without public subsidies

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