planning

IEMA warns promised attempt to reform planning system will need to be properly funded

Campaigners set to argue new rules introduced in December discourage councils for aligning planning activity with Climate Change Act

The government's latest attempt to restrict solar farm development will undermine energy security and do next to nothing to improve food security - it amounts to little more than blatant electioneering

Investment Delivery Forum sets out Partnership for Prosperity programme, calling on whoever forms the next government to take urgent steps to boost public-private investment in green projects

Analysis from Friends of the Earth details how onshore renewables could slash emissions and curb energy costs without impacting food production

Bright Blue urges government to 'get building' after survey reveals high levels of support for green housing and clean energy development

Government says new guidance on the benefits to be offered to communities hosting wind farms - ranging from energy bill discounts to green home retrofits - is to be finalised by the summer

Eight-week consultation proposes series of measures designed to accelerate rollout of key clean energy technlogies

AWGroup switches on new turbine in Bedfordshire - and calls on the government to make it easier to deliver the cheapest form of new power generation

To fast-track net zero, benefits for communities hosting renewables and grid infrastructure should be made mandatory, argues CEN's Megan Bachelor