A long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels.
Landmark UN analysis concludes global roll-out of clean energy would shave only a tiny fraction off economic growth
Survey finds 62 per cent of people would choose wind farms rather than fracking in their area
New agreement will see four islands collaborate with Basse-Normandie region to develop wave and tidal power projects
Climate scientists have backed Britain’s shale gas revolution – saying it could help to slow global warming
Supermarket giant to provide special recycling points in store for Easter egg packaging in latest attempt to cut waste levels
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says massive shift to green energy sources is crucial but that shale gas can help if it replaces dirtier coal
Campaigners ask Planning Inspectorate to throw out application for Navitus Bay wind farm, which would have up to 194 turbines and be visible from the Jurassic Coast
Pressurised councils mean greenfield sites 'no longer sacrosanct', says National Trust director Dame Helen Ghosh
Th latest IPCC climate change report says that averting catastrophe is eminently affordable, reports Damian Carrington. A global roll-out of clean energy would shave only a tiny fraction off economic growth, and bring huge benefits in clean air and energy security.
In contrast to the slow pace of international negotiations to combat climate change, national legislation is advancing at a startling rate
Britain and the rest of the world must take President Putin’s aggression “much more seriously” because Russia’s belligerence poses a severe threat to Europe’s energy security, the Liberal Democrat Energy Secretary, Ed Davey, warns today.
The Government has called for a new ambitious deal on global emissions in wake of a landmark United Nations report that demands bold action to avert a climate change catastrophe.
Exclusive: National Grid identifies transmission facilities that could be affected, but some will not get adequate flood defences for several years
The Independent on Sunday has seen a draft of the latest IPCC report, which says the world is not doing enough to combat problem. But, with sufficient political will, all is not lost
Governments need to ditch fossil fuels, like coal and oil, says UN report
'Triple or quadruple renewables', say experts, as pressure grows for UK to deliver on eco priorities
Landmark UN analysis concludes global roll-out of clean energy would shave only a tiny fraction off economic growth
Britain’s biggest biomass developers are quitting the country after accusing the government of discriminating against them in favour of the offshore wind industry.