Northern Ireland

Assembly confirms five pence levy has delivered desired reduction in plastic bag use

Minister unveils plans to keep small-scale wind support at 4 ROCs, but solar systems drop to 1.6 ROCs as technology costs plunge

Two on-farm anaerobic digestion plants to share £6.5m in new funding

Chief exec Shaun Kingsbury reveals plans to help farmers in the province install a series of on-site anaerobic digestion plants

DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables celebrate milestone at West of Duddon Sands, but utility warns Miliband over price freeze plan

Environment Minister: 'If and when any fracking planning application comes in, it will be for me to decide, not David Cameron'

Institution puts £20m towards 15.8MW Evermore Renewable Energy project in Derry/Londonderry

Environment Minister says Scotland uses more carrier bags per head than any other part of the UK

World leaders unlikely to discuss global warming at two day summit, as Downing Street insists it remains fully committed to securing global deal in 2015

Environment Minister Alex Attwood also wants to increase charge for reusable bags in a bid to banish plastic waste