Lib Dem energy secretary speaks out after David Cameron said he wanted to roll back green charges on fuel bills

UK measures will only scratch the surface, says Paul Hunt, while renewables group calls for clarification on green levies

Scientific funding foundation launches new prizes for research into acidification, climate change, garbage and other issues

Christiana Figueres calls for rapid emissions cuts to avoid 'doom and gloom' events such as the NSW bushfires

Foreign Office strategy likely to enrage conservationists while Greenpeace activists are imprisoned in Russia

UK suppliers struggling to meet complex safety and quality standards of first nuclear facility in almost 20 years

But number of successful prosecutions from illegal waste and fly-tipping down on year before, says Environment Agency

PM says green levies necessary to fund wind and nuclear power after energy giant SSE partly blames 8.2 per cent price hike on state-imposed subsidies

George Eustice made comments to Western Morning News just before being appointed to new ministerial role

Growing concerns over radiation risks as report finds widespread environmental damage on an unimaginable scale in the US