Oliver Letwin's reported desire to remove support for wind and solar by 2020 is "aspirational" and in line with policy

EU impact assessment touts economic and environmental benefits of imposing 2020 carbon targets on cars and vans

Report reiterates call for government to ditch Carbon Reduction Commitment

Measures agreed fall short of agreed 20 per cent drop in energy consumption

UK delegation weakens targets for energy company savings and refitting public buildings in a bid for wider uptake

French company insists demand is solid as UK figures show just 1,721 electric cars have been registered under the government's subsidy scheme

Prime minister slammed for "weak" reply to question over whether it will honour a manifesto commitment ruling out a third runway

Gas specialist will supply equipment for £4.5bn Don Valley power project in Yorkshire, following CCS partnership with Drax

Government plans to freeze scheme for the remainder of the financial year should take-up exceed £70m

Enormous 75 per cent annual increase in global solar capacity takes sector financing to record levels