MEPs fail to overturn Commission plans that would effectively consider oil from tar sands the same as standard petrol or diesel

Government funding aims to help identify potential sites to store emissions trapped from power plants and factories

Drinks company aims to reduce water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as part of 20 new commitments for 2020

SMMT calls for petrol cars to meet same standards as diesels when scheme comes into force in 2020

Organisation says more stringent environmental policies can drive innovation and deliver an overall improvement in production efficiency

Companies including Aviva and Zurich say a pipeline of projects that can be financed by green bonds is needed

Two-year trial of £19m 'Big Battery' in Leighton Buzzard could highlight viability of batteries to bolster UK's energy networks

Communities and Local Government committee says delays to reviewed applications could deter investment

Organisation says rollout of carbon capture technology will need to accelerate, as it predicts demand will rise over two per cent a year through to 2019

Company analysis finds only a third of fuel used to generate UK electricity is produced domestically