Oil

Ed Davey confirms "multi-million pound contract" for project trapping CO2 from gas-fired power station and burying it under the North Sea

Greenpeace brands Memorandum of Understanding a "grubby deal diverting public money into the pockets of the world's largest corporation"

Company confirms US legal battle means further delays for controversial exploration

Report co-authored by the former government chief scientific adviser says fossil fuels damage more than the environment

Appeal court rules environmental risks have not been properly assessed by government in victory for green groups

Could Shell's financial woes be a sign of things to come as oil majors face up to escalating costs?

Energy Outlook report predicts that while renewable capacity will grow at over six per cent a year, emissions are set to keep climbing

Jeremy Leggett's new book warns things could "get much worse before they get better" - it is a sobering alarm call about the very real prospects of oil shocks and climate crises

Radio Disney ditches partnership with initiative that sought to educate children on fossil fuel technologies

Other energy giants seem likely to follow in footsteps of Total, the first big oil company to invest in Britain's shale sector