Politics articles

New prospectus and funding aims to help local communities move forward with garden city proposals

15 Apr 2014

Energy and Climate Secretary confident European elections will not derail 2030 climate package

15 Apr 2014

Local authorities could be forced to ditch their energy saving targets under plans being pushed through Parliament

15 Apr 2014

Treasury study admits economic modelling "is not intended to capture the impact of a reduction in fuel duty through externalities" such as congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions

14 Apr 2014

Chief Secretary to the Treasury argues UK is now one of the best countries in the world for renewables investment, and green firms should celebrate that fact

11 Apr 2014

Labour seeks cross-party support for amendment designed to halt temporary watering down of green building standards

09 Apr 2014

Findings contrast with earlier study – and will fan homeowners' demands for compensation when wind farms are approved

09 Apr 2014

Grant Shapps gives clearest indication yet that Tory manifesto will include commitment to shift wind energy development offshore

08 Apr 2014

Energy secretary joins referendum debate, claiming Scotland's plans for 100 per cent green electricity rely on UK taxpayer subsidies

08 Apr 2014

Environment Commissioner highlights how eco-industries have grown about seven per cent a year throughout the financial crisis

08 Apr 2014

Communiqué signed by 70 companies calls for "rapid and focused response" to threat of rising emissions

08 Apr 2014

Labour's Julie Elliott argues that investors desperately needs to see a consistent line on energy policy from the government

08 Apr 2014

Given the government is already cutting subsidies for onshore wind farms and enforcing tough planning rules, there is no case for a blanket ban on development

07 Apr 2014

Guardian reports post-2020 crackdown on onshore wind energy increasingly likely to feature in Conservative election manifesto

07 Apr 2014

Committee calls on government to step up efforts to deliver carbon savings from high speed rail line

07 Apr 2014