The Regional Coalition on Circular Economy will support access to financing by governments and the private sector, with special emphasis on small and medium businesses

The 50L Home Coalition aims to reinvent the future of water and make 50 litres of daily water use per person a reality

The international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition will represent the offshore wind sector in the global dialogue on climate change

Many pollutants that damage health also harm the environment and contribute to climate change, including carbon from diesel engines and waste incineration

Energy Secretary Ed Davey reckons Tory bigwigs are trying to “box him in” with the two new ministers appointed in the reshuffle last week. The Lib Dem politician was speaking at an event on Saturday run by the Lib Dem Social Liberal Forum group in East London. In past reshuffles, the energy department has been […]

A Lib Dem MP has suggested the Government’s changes to an energy saving scheme to trim household energy bills was a kneejerk reaction to Labour’s pledge to freeze fuel bills. Last December, the Government cut the amount of cash taken from household bills to fund insulation in vulnerable homes in the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). […]

The Coalition has been “hyperactive” on the issue of energy bills, Energy Secretary Ed Davey claimed today. Since last autumn, the Government has faced a strong vein of discontent over rising domestic gas and electricity prices. Prime Minister David Cameron was prompted to announce a cut in the amount suppliers must spend on energy efficiency […]

Australia’s new Prime Minister has confirmed he intends to gun down the nation’s carbon tax. Tony Abbott was sworn in as Prime Minister today at a ceremony where he pledged to “well and truly serve the people of Australia”, after a Liberal-National party coalition beat the incumbent Labor and Green party coalition in the September […]

UK householders who generate heat from renewable technologies could get paid “hundreds of pounds a year” following incentives announced by the Government today. DECC has set tariff levels for air source heat pumps (7.3p/kWh), biomass boilers (12.2p/kWh), ground source heat pumps (18.8/kWh) and solar thermal (19.2p/kWh) as part of the new Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) […]

Ministers believes a single unit price for energy has “merit” but are cautious about fully backing the proposal because it could effect vulnerable energy users. EDF Energy made a call for suppliers to offer petrol forecourt-style prices for gas and electricity over the weekend and said this would make it easier for customers to compare […]