Energy

As the price of oil increases again, Canada's tar sands once more look like a giant cash cow to the industry. Now, the only thing standing between the 400 ton bulldozers and rampant environmental destruction may be a small group of First Nations people...

Aberdeen attempts to move away from dependence on declining oil stocks with opening of new green energy centre

Small-scale biofuels would reduce carbon emissions and help avert poverty in poorer countries, says Christian Aid report

Proposed emissions cuts by many industrialised countries fall short of levels called for by NGOs and climate scientists

Turbine maker says closures will balance demand, as boss criticises UK's commitment to wind and hints at redundancy reinstatement for protesters

Climate action groups launch public vote for next protest site

Climate change could destabilise countries and force US military intervention

Find out if your council is about to waste your waste in favour of incinerators with our interactive map

Lack of market for wind power in UK exposed as protest ends

Former Minister's call to triple the contribution of nuclear power in UK dismissed as scare tactics

Climate change campaigner Dan Glass explains why he and other protesters have set up camp on the site of a proposed coal mine

Biogas - a methane-rich fuel made from rotting food waste or sewage - has huge potential as a clean, green fuel for the UK. But a perverse web of subsidies, rules and contracts could mean UK councils are about to kiss goodbye to the real power of waste...

Government-owned Royal Mint admits it has no ethical sourcing policy

Current oil consumption is unsustainable and supplies are likely to reach a peak within the next decade, says IEA

In the cut-throat world of clean energy investment, is it more important that things are done for the right reason, or that the right thing gets done? We may not like the answer...