Incentives

Heavy R&D from big oil and government led to over-optimism on commercialisation date

Regulator rules average water bills will remain roughly at 2009 levels until 2015, despite industry warnings that they need to raise funds to invest in climate-resilient infrastructure

New funding competition and national research centre to help improve the efficiency of cars, planes and wind turbines

Nuclear firm says just £40 is needed on every bill to put in a carbon floor price

And US will commit to greenhouse gas reduction target of 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020

Move comes only a week after China’s president Hu Jintao made a similar promise to reduce emissions

Getting customers to send in meter readings more regularly is first step in preparing for smart meter data onslaught

Brands not reporting on emissions, and those that are report increasing emissions

Here, in full, is shadow chancellor George Osborne's Imperial College speech on the Conservative's environmental plans

Osborne to announce plans for 10 per cent Whitehall emission target, new low-carbon investment bank, green ISAs and recycling incentive scheme