Energy

Our attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using more efficient technology might be doomed to at least partial failure, say scientists.

The use of the jatropha plant as a source of biofuel has gone from environmental hero to zero in the space of two years.

Put the date on your calendar: global oil supplies peaked in the first quarter of 2008.

Forget complex, high-end technologies – basic truths and natural, low-carbon materials hold the key to sustainable and truly energy-efficient homes, argues James Hulme

The vast dams clogging the veins of Africa are instruments of control rather than promised hydroelectric liberation. Khadija Sharife investigates.

The Ecologist harnessed the power of several luminaries from the renewables world to find out why a wholly renewable future seems no closer than before.

Two views on form and function in the green building debate that must be sensitive to the local environment and responsive to the local character, cultural diversity and ecology of its place without diluting its uniqueness.

Comedian, writer and actor Marcus Brigstocke reveals some of the eco-renovations made to his home in true MTV Cribs style

Comedian, writer and actor Marcus Brigstocke reveals some of the eco-renovations made to his home in true MTV Cribs style

Missing your targets can lead to trouble in any job, but electricity operator National Grid is set to be one of the first organisations to evaluate its staff on their performance against annual carbon budgets.

The authors of the recent Climate Safety report make the case for harnessing the UK's renewable energy resource. By Tim Helweg-Larsen and Tim Holmes

The authors of the recent Climate Safety report make the case for harnessing the UK's renewable energy resource. By Tim Helweg-Larsen and Tim Holmes

Four green travellers have lost their way on the road to Damascus. Only renewables have the answers to our energy predicament.

George Marshall didn’t feel like a visionary at the time. His was an idea born of frustration, and he had no idea where it would lead him.

George Marshall didn’t feel like a visionary at the time. His was an idea born of frustration, and he had no idea where it would lead him.