Smart meter roll-out will cost consumers millions, Which? report warns
(Sun 15 Jan 2012 11:16)
The Government has been warned to stop the ambitious roll-out of smart meters in every UK home after a new Which? report found consumers will lose out and energy companies will cash in.
Campaigners call on Prime Minister to deliver Plan B on Feed-in Tariff
(Sat 14 Jan 2012 14:45)
As the Court of Appeal indicates it may take weeks to deliver a decision on granting the Government leave to appeal against a High Court ruling on unlawful changes to the Feed-in Tariff, campaign group Friends of the Ear
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(Sat 14 Jan 2012 11:40)
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UK launches world's first carbon measurement centre
(Fri 13 Jan 2012 10:39)
The UK is to open the world's first carbon measurement unit to support the science of emissions reduction, climate change and low carbon technology.
Government warned to develop a "coherent" energy policy to hit carbon targets
(Thu 12 Jan 2012 14:34)
There is no possibility that the UK can meet its 2050 target for CO2 emissions without a fundamental change to the way the nation's homes are heated, according to a report published today by the Royal Academy of Enginee
Europe scrambles to tackle outbreak of newly discovered livestock virus
(Thu 12 Jan 2012 13:23)
European food safety officials have met to discuss the spread of a newly detected virus that is spreading through farms on the Continent.
Met Office issues big freeze warning with forecast of sub-zero temperatures
(Thu 12 Jan 2012 12:33)
The UK Met Office has today issued a a Cold Weather Alert for this weekend as forecasters predict a sharp drop in temperatures across England.
Weekly food waste collection helps Wales break UK recycling record
(Wed 11 Jan 2012 16:57)
The latest recycling statistics reveal Wales can boast the highest quarterly recycling figures ever recorded for any UK nation.
Spring arrives 3 months early as wild flowers bloom in mild UK
(Wed 11 Jan 2012 05:52)
This year’s record mild Winter weather has triggered an early Spring bloom of wild flowers, according to a new research study.
UK spending to protect the environment quadruples to £13 billion
(Tue 10 Jan 2012 17:19)
The UK Government spends more than £13 billion a year on environmental protection, according to a new report by the Office of National Statistics.
MPs launch inquiry to protect Arctic from looming "gold rush"
(Tue 10 Jan 2012 10:35)
MPs have launched a new inquiry into what the UK Government can do to help protect the Arctic as the retreating ice opens the region up to oil drilling, new shipping routes and new fishing grounds
Scotland to sign landmark green energy deal in the Middle East
(Mon 09 Jan 2012 12:26)
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond will travel to the Middle East next week to sign a ground-breaking deal on renewables.
Think-tank blasted over "flawed" wind power report
(Mon 09 Jan 2012 11:58)
A think-tank report has been attacked after claiming the UK's focus on generating wind power is preventing the nation from effectively reducing CO2 emissions.
Evoco issues alert to shut down all its wind turbines after series of failures
(Sat 07 Jan 2012 11:25)
Wind turbine maker Evoco has today issued an alert to shut down all of its wind turbines after a series of spectacular failures.
First companies cash-in on UK's Renewable Heat Incentive scheme
(Fri 06 Jan 2012 17:48)
An umbrella company has become the first organisation to qualify for the UK's pioneering low-carbon heating incentive
Government in "last chance saloon" as appeal date set for Feed-in Tariff case
(Fri 06 Jan 2012 16:52)
The Court of Appeal is scheduled to hear the Government's initial challenge to last month's High Court ruling that its solar cuts are illegal next Friday.
Another spell of limbo as Government appeals Feed-in Tariff judgement
(Wed 04 Jan 2012 19:42)
The UK Government has confirmed it is to appeal last month's High Court ruling that proposed changes to the Feed-in Tariff were unlawful.
Scotland looks to build on a record year for renewable energy
(Wed 04 Jan 2012 11:32)
Scotland's Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has called on the renewable energy industry to build on the successes of 2011.
Freak weather returns as UK braced for storm winds and flood alerts
(Mon 02 Jan 2012 11:33)
The UK is braced for a back-to-work battering from the weather tomorrow with a forecast for storm-force winds and torrential rain.
Tsunami debris vanishes in Pacific but could still affect US West Coast
(Fri 30 Dec 2011 16:27)
Anything that goes into the ocean will eventually either sink or float. Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to predictions by NOAA scien
