Energy

Ten-year survey of house sales in US finds wind turbines have no negative affect on market price despite public fears

It's an unlikely alliance, but when one of the world's leading climate scientists and the world's biggest fossil fuel companies declare a common interest, it should draw attention

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

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

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

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

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

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