Policy

Three-year delay for decision on whether biomass facilities will be covered by emissions permitting rules

Reports show China installed 16GW of wind energy capacity in 2010

The Conservatives' pre-election manifesto promised that the bank would finance 'new green technology start-ups'

Report warns focus on reducing waste from landfill is reducing commercial potential of reusable materials

Labour MP slams Defra decision to cut funding for seven PFI waste processing projects

Bloomberg reports that EU may reconsider its support for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol

Report recommends Congress to raise the liability cap on offshore oil spills, set at $75m and oil companies to fund a safety institute as part of their fees for drilling licences

Government faces Freedom of Information ruling over London air pollution documents

Leak shuts Trans-Alaska pipeline for third day

Chris Huhne signs agreement to promote 'knowledge-sharing partnerships' with China's low carbon provinces