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Concerted action to tackle climate change will happen only if the public demands it for the sake of future generations"How did you become an activist?" I was surprised by the question...

It’s generally agreed the world over that transportation is the largest contributor to global warming. As such, governments have begun heavily investing in high-speed rail projects and other transport schemes in order...

The church has joined a coalition of groups opposing plans to construct a plant at Hunterston on the west coast of ScotlandThe Church of Scotland claims a new coal-fired power station planned in Ayrshire could seriously jeopardise...

As we look for alternatives to oil, our familiar pattern of meadows and pastures could become interspersed with biofuel plantationsYesterday Dustin Benton of the Campaign to Protect Rural England criticised the vision for...

Fighting climate change is not only about energy – it's about how we want our landscapes to look, work and be workedAs an environmentalist, it's easy to be discouraged by the slow progress in actually cutting carbon, but...

Fighting climate change is not only about energy – it's about how we want our landscapes to look, work and be workedAs an environmentalist, it's easy to be discouraged by the slow progress in actually cutting carbon, but...

When it comes to solving our climate-change pickle, it might be time for deus ex machina-type proposals to take a back seat to something a little more homegrown: biochar...

Micro-renewables do not make economic sense. Policymakers must take responsibilty for getting value from taxpayers' moneyChris Huhne's announcement that local authorities will be allowed to sell electricity to the National...

Increasingly affluent and energy-hungry nation reflects the dramatic increase in the wattage of China's economyDeclarations of love do not get much more highly charged than the one Zhao Xiuxia received from her husband recently...

British homeowners can green their properties using government loans – and visit a functioning 'superhome' before committing • Interactive: Green your homeWith an electricity meter that goes backwards and a roof covered...

The new 'pathways' calculator lays out ways the UK could hit its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050Electricity generation in the UK will double...

Government plans to secure energy supplies and cut carbon emissions means higher energy prices and bills for businessesBusinesses can expect to face a steep rise in energy bills after the government today published a comprehensive...

Minister to reveal wind and nuclear strategy but says renewables target of 15% by 2020 is 'a stretch'Energy secretary Chris Huhne will today set out the government's policy to secure the UK's energy supplies amid warnings...

British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines with 275m wingspan that produce three times power of standard modelsBritish, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind...

Axing the Sustainable Development Commission makes no sense – economically or environmentally. It's dogma-driven and brazenly cynicalAs the former chair of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), I'm clearly going...