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Guardian experts give their view on the main parties’ public service manifesto pledges. Here, our environment editor looks at energy, pollution and recycling

Nationalising rail and energy, protecting the NHS and education and tighter regulation of big business are exactly what Labour should be focusing on, say readersThe leaked release of the Labour party election manifesto (Report,...

Onshore wind has higher public approval than nuclear and fracking, so why are Tories expanding unpopular industries with higher carbon footprints?

Shell-sponsored group says wind is ‘increasingly the cheapest form of electricity’ and urges Tories to review ban on subsidised onshore windfarms

Wind is ‘increasingly the cheapest form of electricity’, says industry group, urging Tories to reassess ban on subsidised onshore windfarms

Conservative thinktank finds voters want to protect laws on beach standards and renewable energy production

Closing coal plants by 2023 rather than 2025 will cut carbon emissions and air pollution, and boost clean energy projects, Tory thinktank tells government

Move will cut carbon emissions and air pollution, and boost clean energy projects, Tory thinktank tells government

Vote does not create binding policy but is significant defeat for SNP so soon into new parliamentary term

Just 19% of people back fracking while public support for renewables has surged to 81%, government poll shows

Former Labour leader deeply critical of government cuts to green policies, such as cancelling carbon capture and storage competition

In December, David Cameron joined 195 other leaders to promise ambitious action on climate change. Achieving the Paris goals requires leaving most of the world’s fossil fuel reserves in the ground. A first step must be...

Coalition energy secretary Ed Davey says Tories would have accepted a much higher price as they were ‘gagging for nuclear’

Four of the leading candidates for City Hall offered a range of ideas for making London greener but also revealed some no go areas

The government’s plan to ban public bodies from boycotting companies they deem unethical is a step backwards when ethical considerations in procurement and commissioning are needed more than ever (Boycotts are vital to...