Nuclear
Technology
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?
23 October 2009
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5 min read
Politics
Delegates at CBI conference argue renewable energy targets are unlikely to be met, forcing the UK to increase reliance on gas
23 October 2009
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3 min read
Technology
Long-awaited National Policy Statements will allow nuclear industry to start planning new build
22 October 2009
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2 min read
Technology
Business group argues 16GW of new nuclear power needs to be built to ensure UK meets carbon reduction targets
22 October 2009
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2 min read
Legislation
Government has drawn up secret plans to tax electricity consumers to subsidise new nuclear reactors, the Guardian has learned
19 October 2009
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4 min read
Legislation
Shadow energy and climate change minister Greg Clark maps out Conservative's green proposals
07 October 2009
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4 min read
Technology
New DECC chief scientist proposes fourfold increase in UK nuclear capacity
05 October 2009
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2 min read
Energy
The poll shows majority support for individual action, including fitting low-energy lightbulbs or turning down heating
02 September 2009
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4 min read
Technology
Guangdong province announces plan to increase nuclear capacity sixfold by 2020, as reports emerge that an official has been arrested over alleged bribes to France's Areva
12 August 2009
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2 min read
Climate change
Think-tank warns that without CO2 goal, nation is at risk from carbon border taxes
04 August 2009
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3 min read
