Fracking

Reform deputy leader voices support for fracking and trade tariffs as he pledges to 'end lunacy of net zero stupid'

NatWest's new Climate Transition Plan appears to water down several policies governing financing for the oil and gas sector, but bank insists it remains committed to halving the climate impact of its lending by 2030

Friends of the Earth urges council to wait until draft changes to national planning policy are finalised before deciding whether to give go-ahead to controversial fracking project

Friends of the Earth publishes new map showing areas vulnerable to shale gas extraction, as Labour promises full ban on fracking projects

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary announces full ban on fracking and new 'Fair Work Charter' for the renewables sector, as he accuses Nigel Farage and Elon Musk of stoking division and spreading misinformation

Deputy leader Richard Tice's pledge that a Reform UK government would lift the moratorium on fracking could see scores of constituencies host new fossil gas projects, analysis suggests

Friends of the Earth warns UK's current ban on fracking does not cover proposed 'small-scale fracking' projects

New PM signals return to commitments in 2019 Conservative manifesto including on fracking, green farming subsidy reform, and nature protection, but remains tight-lipped on onshore wind

COP26 President also argues ramping up clean energy investment and insulating homes should be top priorities for Rishi Sunak as Britain's new Prime Minister

Ministers accused of 'pushing MPs to avoid scrutiny of them breaking the Conservatives' own manifesto pledge'