Bowland basin in the North of England holds about 40 trillion cubic metres of gas, but questions remain over how much is recoverable

UK-manufactured £899 sofa made from coconuts set to hit shops in October

Rapid growth of sector puts it in line to make up 25 per cent of global electricity production in five years' time

A rundown of the main talking points from the Committee on Climate Change's report on the UK's emissions-cutting progress

While slow progress is being made, Green Deal and Electricity Market Reforms need beefing up to ensure UK meets third and fourth carbon budgets

Trade associations say government must not cut resources allocated to tackling fly-tipping, exporting hazardous waste, or organised waste crime

Technology Centre Mongstad, the world's largest carbon capture test site, is boldly going where no one has gone before

Half of households assessed for the Green Deal have installed energy efficiency measures or are likely to do so - but just eight per cent are using Green Deal Finance

Refrigerant producers threatening to release huge amounts of HFC-23 after ban on trading credits generated by destroying the gas

Head of environment at the air traffic services company, Ian Jopson, reveals why he is optimistic the global aviation industry is on the cusp of an emissions agreement