Nuclear

On Monday, the energy and climate change secretary outlined long term plans to address planning delays for nuclear, renewables and major infrastructure projects to Parliament - here is his speech in full

Dungeness only proposed site to be rejected on environmental grounds

Government will identify sites around Britain suitable for building nuclear plants as part of new energy policy

Report forecasts slow growth for renewable energy in the region, at only 1.3 per cent annually

Government hails latest nuclear plans, predicting all UK homes could be powered using low carbon electricity

A new report from the US National Research Council suggests that the environmental costs of electric cars are fundamentally the same as for conventional vehicles. Can that really be right?

Delegates at CBI conference argue renewable energy targets are unlikely to be met, forcing the UK to increase reliance on gas

Long-awaited National Policy Statements will allow nuclear industry to start planning new build

Business group argues 16GW of new nuclear power needs to be built to ensure UK meets carbon reduction targets

Government has drawn up secret plans to tax electricity consumers to subsidise new nuclear reactors, the Guardian has learned