Crown Estate agreement to keep CO2 from Peterhead power station in Goldeneye gas field expected to be first of several
Further announcements expected before Parliamentary recess with a final decision set for the Autumn
Shale gas needs strict monitoring but risks of water pollution and earthquakes have been overblown, study says
Green groups warn building gas plants rather than renewables could leave the UK stuck with the high carbon fuel
From green jobs galore to the power of Icelandic volcanoes, we run down the top green business stories of the week
European Union's 2010 greenhouse gas emissions rise of 2.4 per cent blamed on cold winter and economic recovery in some areas
But green groups warn that an expansion of natural gas could limit the growth of renewables and fail to achieve climate targets
Worries gas may be preferred to renewables sees UK fall down ranking of world's most attractive countries for clean energy investment
Government-commissioned report outlines economic benefits of decoupling UK from fossil fuels
BIS initiative aims to shift government and corporate procurement towards low carbon goods and services