Exploitation of Arctic resources under scrutiny
January 8, 2012
An MPs' inquiry into protecting the Arctic from exploitation through oil and gas drilling has been launched. [more]
Next stop, the Olympics: Urban farmers are digging for eco-victory
January 8, 2012
Think of farming, and the rolling fields of the countryside spring to mind. But across Britain's towns and cities, veggie growers, cheese-makers and honey producers are becoming established. Not since the Second World War, when people were urged to Di... [more]
SSE reaches one gigawatt milestone for its onshore wind farms
January 4, 2012
As storms battered the country, the energy giant SSE yesterday said it had more than one gigawatt of onshore wind-farm capacity in operation for the first time, enough to power 800,000 homes for a year. [more]
World’s largest solar plant powers up
January 1, 2012
Just under a month ago, on an empty mountain plateau in Andalusia, the last of 600,000 parabolic mirrors were connected, and Andasol, the world's largest solar power station, become operational. It is, as it glints in the Spanish sun, a shining exampl... [more]
Green energy investment bounces back to £2.5bn
December 30, 2011
Investment by companies into renewable energy projects in the UK has risen sharply this year but is still well down on 2009 levels. [more]
The 12 most-read 2011 articles in Environment
December 28, 2011
The world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, China, the US and India, agreed to a legally bound treaty to cut their emissions for the first time at the UN climate conference in South Africa earlier this month. The deal is surely the most significant e... [more]
Withering Heights? Green Belt homes set for Brontë country
December 28, 2011
The windswept West Yorkshire moors which provided the inspiration for the classic works of the Brontë sisters are being threatened by proposals to develop some of the Green Belt land into new homes, infuriating locals and fans of the literary family. [more]
Tidal energy turbine set up in the sea
December 26, 2011
A 100ft underwater turbine destined to form part of a major tidal energy project has been installed in the sea around Orkney. [more]
The 12 most-read 2011 articles in Environment
December 23, 2011
The world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, China, the US and India, agreed to a legally bound treaty to cut their emissions for the first time at the UN climate conference in South Africa earlier this month. The deal is surely the most significant e... [more]
China threatens trade war over EU jet emissions tax
December 23, 2011
The "environmental squeeze" that helped prompt British Airways owner IAG's takeover of BMI is set to ignite a trade war between China and Europe after the EU's top court upheld a move to charge airlines using the Continent's airspace for their greenhou... [more]
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