Subsidies

Solar campaigner Alban Thurston outlines why the UK's "walking dead" Big Six energy companies fear green microgeneration

Major new report argues urgent reform to US clean energy policy required to end cycle of boom and bust

Subsidies and increasing consumption make coal and gas dominance difficult to shift, a study has concluded

The Chancellor likes wind farms after all, but then again he also loves gas

Discounts, tax breaks and positive branding are just some of the reasons to electrify fleets, argues Will Nichols

Governments warned failing to account for externalities will make climate change harder to manage

Greg Barker outlines plans to increase subsidies for the technology and explore other policy levers to improve take-up

UK could follow German model of reducing subsidies when installations reach a certain volume

Removal of fossil fuel subsidies, carbon pricing and new international sustainability commission top of report's action list

More than 6,800MW of capacity added, but industry fears growth will tail off if tax incentives are allowed to expire