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Green Party mayoral hopeful to tackle political 'willy-waving' ... and pollution

Boris Bikes are part of the London Bicycle Hire Scheme

London Assembly Member Jenny Jones argues the mayoral race could prove critical to boosting the capital's green economy

15 Feb 2012

Government urged to boost tax breaks for community energy schemes

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Respublica and Friends of the Earth urge government to deliver "truly transformative capitalism which places the market back into the hands of the people"

15 Feb 2012

Industry downplays reports of cuts to Renewable Heat Incentive

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Insiders dismiss Telegraph report suggesting ministers want to "rein in" scheme

14 Feb 2012

Obama budget proposal promises surge in clean tech investment

Election battlelines drawn as budget calls for end to oil subsidies and increase in clean energy spending

14 Feb 2012

Valentines Day: Being green makes you hot

Is it merely a coincidence that the two most fanciable MPs have a reputation for greenness?

14 Feb 2012

Biofuels pioneer urges Europe to protect bioeconomy lead

New strategy is a start, but policy-makers must do more to avoid losing technological lead to US and China, warns Novozymes exec

14 Feb 2012

Exclusive: Green London Mayoral candidate sets out environmental manifesto

Jenny Jones pledges to replace C-Charge and create a zero carbon and zero waste transport, police, and fire service

14 Feb 2012

Pressure mounts on EU over aviation emissions trading

Singapore conference opens with warning of trade wars and calls for a global solution to cutting airlines' emissions

13 Feb 2012

Green businesses pledge support for Davey’s green agenda

M&S, Sony and Vodafone among household names promising to help drive forward Davey's green agenda

13 Feb 2012

You could be a BusinessGreen Leader – Five green things we’ve learnt this week

The best green companies in the UK should be preparing their entries for annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards

10 Feb 2012

Cautious welcome for CHP feed-in tariff boost

Industry welcomes proposal to increase incentives, but worries promised hike may not be enough to accelerate deployment

10 Feb 2012

DECC forecasts solar job cuts in wake of feed-in tariff cuts

Solar industry questions ministerial assertion that sector will expand this year, after impact assessment predicts job cuts and market contraction

10 Feb 2012

UK to lead on green accounting at Rio+20

Caroline Spelman sets out UK's ambitions for upcoming sustainability summit

09 Feb 2012

Barker tells solar industry to "get real" over feed-in tariff cuts

Climate Change Minister insists industry will expand this year, as solar firms vent fury over changes that could see tariff drop to 12.9p this year

09 Feb 2012

Government angers industry with move to slash solar incentives further

Ministers set out encouraging reforms to feed-in tariff scheme, but support for solar could still be cut by 35 per cent from July

09 Feb 2012

Ed Davey throws weight behind green energy by opening giant UK windfarm

Walney farm off Cumbria, opening today, is world's largest

09 Feb 2012

There's inefficient, and then there's really inefficient

Labour MP Alan Whitehead slams claims from 100 Tory MPs that wind power is more inefficient than nuclear and coal energy

09 Feb 2012

Could Iran sanctions spark green revolution?

Energy minister says reliance on oil and gas is unsustainable and advocates move to renewables

09 Feb 2012

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