Fossil Fuels

Report bemoans 'disappointingly slow' progress in tapping energy efficiency potential, as figures show 30 per cent rise in fossil fuel subsidies

Sacked energy minister warns Britain must not 'bet the farm' on shale gas extraction

Engineering giants looking to trial new carbon capture technology also in running to build fully operational plant at Norwegian test bed

Oil and gas company plans to make 150 jacket foundations a year for Round 3 offshore wind farms

Commons environment committee urges halt to exploration until safety improves, and calls for unlimited pollution penalties and creation of 'no-drill zone'

Republican candidate expected to unveil energy policy focused on increased drilling and exploration

Reports suggest compromise between DECC and the Treasury could yet be agreed

Treasury accused of removing levies from official definition of environmental tax in order to show proportion of revenue from green taxes will rise

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council gives £3m grant for energy storage research

Subsidies and increasing consumption make coal and gas dominance difficult to shift, a study has concluded