Negotiations with industry body ongoing as UN-backed regulator calls for two per cent a year improvements in fuel efficiency

eSolarSA to target seven southern African countries with utility-scale solar technologies

Hedge fund guru George Soros becomes latest billionaire investor to unveil plans for investing in the fight against climate change

Footbridge to be lit up using power from 84 solar panels

Nation aims to capture 10 per cent of global market for plug-in autos by 2015

Miliband argues Ofgem's warning of energy bill price hike underlines importance of government's low carbon transition strategy

New technology means more fuel can be produced from less waste

Polymer Fuel Cell Challenge to offer developers £1m cash prize to help accelerate the rollout of zero-carbon technology

From rows over Copenhagen to Conservative plans for a greener UK, we look at the top stories from the past seven days