Labour Party

Technology

Miliband calls full steam ahead for CCS, despite Kingsnorth delay

As Dong Energy becomes the latest firm to back away from clean coal investment, energy and climate change secretary says recession will not deter plans to build CCS plants in the UK

clock 13 October 2009 • 3 min read

Technology

Government insists it is tackling potential energy crunch

Miliband argues Ofgem's warning of energy bill price hike underlines importance of government's low carbon transition strategy

clock 12 October 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

E.ON delays Kingsnorth plans but insists it is still in running for CCS funding

Question marks hang over government's CCS policy as falling energy demand prompts E.ON to shelve controversial plans for new coal-fired power plant

clock 08 October 2009 • 4 min read

Legislation

Tories pledge early approval for new nuclear and "clean coal"

Shadow energy and climate change minister Greg Clark maps out Conservative's green proposals

clock 07 October 2009 • 4 min read

Politics

Gordon Brown's $100bn climate aid proposal is "only first offering"

Minister admits that other rich countries have yet to put money on the table to finance climate compensation and adaptation

clock 01 October 2009 • 3 min read

Legislation

Car scrappage scheme to be extended

Lord Mandelson announces an extra 100,000 vehicles to be included under changed criteria

clock 29 September 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

Government announces additional £20m in green VC funding

Energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband pledges to "speedily" plug funding gap for emerging clean-energy firms

clock 29 September 2009 • 2 min read

Legislation

Labour draws battle lines in fight for low-carbon business vote

Ministers at Labour Conference slam Tories for having "absolutely nothing to say" on low-carbon economic policy

clock 28 September 2009 • 1 min read

Legislation

Cutting emissions will increase global GDP, says Tony Blair

Report from The Climate Group says tackling emissions globally will boost economy

clock 21 September 2009 • 3 min read

Climate change

Copenhagen may fail to produce climate agreement warns Miliband

The EC will play an important part in trying to establish agreement ahead of the UN talks in December

clock 11 September 2009 • 2 min read