Government considering new target after US figures show electricity from fossil fuels rose 40 per cent during reactor stress tests
Cllr David Pugh says councils can have a huge influence on achieving national climate targets
ClientEarth will urge EU to "make an example" out of UK's failure to meet legal air quality limits
Mainly positive review of UK energy policy says costs could rise if ambitious legislation goes wrong
European Union's 2010 greenhouse gas emissions rise of 2.4 per cent blamed on cold winter and economic recovery in some areas
ClientEarth brands coalition's nitrogen dioxide strategy 'a national disgrace' ahead of tomorrow's hearing
New report backed by utility urges London boroughs to relax red tape and better promote the benefits of home insulation schemes
Landlords urged to bid for up to £175,000 each to install biomass boilers, heat pumps and solar thermal panels
Climate crisis is not caused by lack of options and solutions, but lack of political action, says Greenpeace spokeswoman
Boris Johnson has pledged to redouble his efforts on the environment, but can a leopard really change its spots?