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Decision by two countries to join scheme exposing corruption in mining and oil industries represents significant breakthroughBritain and France have both announced they are to join a groundbreaking initiative to expose systematic...

Jones accuses the government of 'random desecration' of the countryside and broadens his criticism to taxpayer support of green energy, the planning system and the reliability of wind and solar power

Rates for one-off payments will be increased to support the market as renewable heat incentive delays continuePayments to help householders switch from heating their homes with oil to greener systems such as biomass boilers...

Building programme advancing, says minister as expectations of timetable delay at Hinkley Point grow and Chinese 'lose interest'The government has insisted it was still optimistic about plans to build a series of nuclear...

Benchmark monitoring station in Hawaii detects record levels of carbon dioxide, higher than ever above 'safe' 350ppm mark

Ben Moxham, senior policy adviser and former aide to BP chief Lord Browne, becomes latest energy official to quitA key adviser to the prime minister on energy and climate change policies has resigned, in the latest of an...

Apocalyptic predictions are circulating about the size of electricity bills in 2030 if the move to green power goes ahead. There is no need for them to come trueThe UK's energy policy is not "plausible" and a "crisis" is...

School pupils in Belgium record their thoughts about energy as part of their sustainability studies

School pupils in Belgium record their thoughts about energy as part of their sustainability studies

It is one of the greatest social, scientific and political dilemmas facing humankind. This week's Science Weekly is dedicated to exploring the burning question that is the subject of Duncan Clark and Mike Berners-Lee's new...

Tim Yeo suggests financial incentives for those living close to drilling rigs would help burgeoning UK industryCompanies fracking for shale gas in the UK should be made to offer substantial financial incentives to people...

Australia's coastline mining industry undergoing a boom as rules relaxed, but Unesco site to be protected under heritage rulesMining shale oil under the Great Barrier Reef is likely to be banned by Australia's federal Labour...

The climate minister says the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is back on track after latest delaysThe financial returns for businesses installing renewable heat technologies are likely to increase from next year, after climate...

The Danish capital is moving rapidly toward a zero-carbon future, as it erects windfarms, transforms its citywide heating systems, promotes energy efficiency, and lures more people out of their cars and onto public transportation...

Early in April 2013, Maltby colliery in South Yorkshire was closed for the final time. It marked yet another poignant and symbolic moment in the death of Britain's mining heritage. Locals held a parade through town to commemorate...