Energy

Phasing out fossil fuels, encouraging faster take-up of renewables and making radical improvements in energy efficiency would double Europe's emission cuts, says study

Campaigners say the Government is underestimating the potential of small-scale renewable electricity generation in the UK

Major setback for nuclear energy plans as watchdog's report finds flaws in US and French models

Sundance Renewables in Wales is a pioneering workers' co-operative and social enterprise converting used cooking oil into a low emissions alternative to diesel

Children are learning to use stoves made from cow dung and termite mud in a battle to reduce consumption of timber for fuel

The end of the oil age won't be a pretty thing, but a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests it could be even uglier than we feared...

UK energy company promises to use gas from food waste and sewage to provide homes with 'green' gas supplies

A new project at Bath University shows that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and fully recyclable at the end of its life

New Government planning rules will shorten the approval process for big power projects like nuclear plants, but do little for the local renewables sector

Environmental groups say nuclear power will create a legacy of waste and undermine the UK's drive towards an economy based on renewable energy

Richmond council has become the first in the country to run its entire vehicle fleet on 100 per cent recycled biodiesel, while Lincolnshire is using the stuff to patch roads

Switching to decentralised renewable energy doesn't just mean a new source of power - it means a revolution that will be both social and economic

As the melting Arctic ice cap opens a new ocean to the world, governments and private speculators are rushing to cash in on lucrative resource deposits and shipping lanes. But they may find these virgin waters a dangerous place to do business…

Carbon markets are not working and UK and US government policy is not encouraging investment in renewable energy, says a leading bank

The German-led Desertec initiative believes it can deliver power to Europe as early as 2015