Energy

Protest group celebrates as activists force Didcot power plant to temporarily halt coal-fired electricity generation and switch to gas

International Rivers has highlighted the environmental damage caused by the world's biggest hydropower project amid concern about plans for two new dams in China

A major shift towards green taxes and 'pay as you burn, not pay as you earn' would benefit the environment and the economy

Officials can sternly lecture the City on its excesses as much as they like: when it comes to actually regulating it, politicians just don't care. And don't want us to know...

Even the most optimistic forecasts for the potential of CCS technology to reduce CO2 emissions are not enough to make the development of tar oil sands comparable with other fossil fuels, says a new report

Industry-funded force uses moles and surveillance to spy on anti-nuclear protesters

Archbishop questions Church's investment in mining firm that plans to build on site revered by indigenous tribe

There's been plenty of excitement over China and India's pledges to reduce the 'carbon intensity' of their economies. But without absolute limits, this is just business as usual

Two new reports say existing forest and ocean systems offer the most cost effective way to capture and store carbon - far cheaper than industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology

Banks, building societies, ethical funds, pensions or people - where should the discerning environmentalist put their money?

Government climate watchdog says a 'step change' in Government policy is needed to meet carbon reduction targets

Climate activists prepare to shut down Ratcliffe-On-Soar after celebrating the demise of plans for a new coal power plant at Kingsnorth

Electricity operator National Grid believes that with the right Government incentives, renewable gas could be produced from our waste and fed straight into the mains

A new report highlights how woefully unprepared the Government is for a looming peak in oil production

World Bank lending figures reveal that fossil fuel projects are still receiving the lion's share of funding