Emissions

Home appliance firm says it will employ more heat pumps, combined heat and power plants and renewable power technologies to deliver ambitious green energy target by end of the decade

International Maritime Organisation's environmental protection committee to consider raft of emissions and efficiency measures as it gathers in London this week

Extra £4m will be available through the Plug-In Van grant scheme to encourage more businesses to swap large diesel trucks for electric alternatives

Plans to build a pilot plant for testing innovative carbon capture technology for the cement and lime sectors have taken a crucial step forward

New economic comparison of different renewables finds much of the biomass used in the UK could be producing higher emissions than coal, raising questions over the scale of its use in the energy system

Later this year CDP will start ranking firms on their supply chain performance

Lower heating demand, less coal and more renewables mean energy emissions have fallen to lowest levels since 1991, EIA data shows

Details of the new plan remain under wraps, but government response to CCC suggests fresh action on waste heat recovery and biofuels is in the pipeline

Membership body promises manufacturers will collectively slash emissions by 55 per cent and cut per capita food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025

Report reveals how over half of EU coal plants are still exceeding legal air pollution limits thanks to special exemptions