Profiles of Chris Huhne, Caroline Spelman and Philip Hammond, the ministerial team that will drive UK climate and environment policyChris Huhne: energy and climate change secretary (Liberal Democrat)After a career as a City...
Will blue and yellow mix together to make a green government? Adam Vaughan examines the key policy areas that will need to be addressed by the newly formed Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalitionNuclear powerThis is a...
What are feed-in tariffs, how does the UK scheme work and which renewable energies are eligible?What are feed-in tariffs?A feed-in tariff is a rate of money paid by the government to homeowners, business and organisations...
The green measures set out the Lib Dem manifesto are the most progressive and radical of all the major parties - but will the party ever get the chance to put them into action?It's there on the cover: after two days of being...
Green policies lack detail but some experts detect 'seismic shift' in new era of regulations, sanctions and subsidiesDisappointment greeted the Labour environment manifesto today as experts from all quarters suggested there...
Political pressure is growing to make big businesses pay for the damage they cause to the environmentPolitical pressure is mounting to make businesses pay for the damage they cause to the environment, and the latest UN study...
Less stringent rules on radiation would be unlikely to cut price of building new plants when the public aren't sold on nuclearNuclear power is a big ticket technology, with costs for the construction, running and decomissioning...
The Asian powerhouse has clearly bought into the climate change diplomacy game – but how much difference will these self-imposed goals actually make?China could regret setting its first carbon target...
The four scenarios set out today by Ofgem for the UK energy market are as follows:
The plans, the protests and the power stationWhat is Kingsnorth?Kingsnorth is a power station on the Medway estuary in Kent. It and it's nearby sister power station, Grain, are owned by the energy company E.ON. Kingsnorth...
Put your questions on the 10:10 campaign to the Energy Saving Trust and climate change expert Chris Goodall
The following guest essay was written by Paul Symanski. Paul is an electrical engineer with expertise in solar energy, and shares his views on why solar power often faces unnecessary headwinds.
What makes a home zero carbon, and what is the government doing about existing housing stock?
What is a negawatt and what role does energy efficiency play in slowing climate change?
As plans to build the UK's first geothermal power plant are unveiled, Steven Morris explains how the energy is harnessed and examines its potential as an alternative energy source
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