The European Parliament has voted to raise the collection target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from 65% to 85%.

Second quarter of 2011 saw green generation contribute 9.6% per cent of the UK's electricity supply, a 50% rise on 2010, according to official government figures.

A number of blue chip names in banking, building and energy have signed a deal to create a unique not-for-profit financial company which will deliver billions of pounds of energy efficiency investment to residential ...

The government has announced that £35m has been earmarked for direct investment in innovative energy efficiency projects designed to reduce energy use by homes and businesses.

Survey reveals most companies are making incremental progress on energy efficiency but are reluctant to authorise game-changing investments.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is cracking down on microgeneration companies that make false marketing claims.

Leeds and Bristol also on the podium as UK's micro-generation capacity rises 400 per cent since subsidy scheme began.

Higher wind speeds and increased capacity saw electricity supply from wind rise 131 per cent in the second quarter of 2011 compared to a year earlier.

The regulator Ofgem has brought in the forensic accountants BDO to see if energy firms understated their retail profits to justify higher prices.

More than 90 per cent of firms have met the first reporting deadline imposed by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme, providing detailed data on their carbon footprint to the Environment Agency.

The number of smart meter installations around the world will increase almost four-fold over the next decade, nearing one billion by 2020. However, some 20% of UK businesses argue that smart metering is not appropria...

The government has responded to businesses' calls for greater clarity around its plans for greening the economy by publishing a timeline for regulatory action and showing how businesses and the public sector can work...

Every country in Europe has improved its people's views on sustainability but the UK still lags behind, according to new research.

Climate Change Minister Greg Barker reveals how the government smashed its emission reduction target, saving over 100,000 tonnes of CO2 in the process.

Coalition measures to keep the UK’s lights on and consumer bills down, and shift the economy away from a high risk, high-carbon future, have been unveiled.

The European Commission has published a new draft directive on energy efficiency, but the targets are voluntary rather than binding, and many critics fear it will be as toothless as those measures that went before it...

Plans for £110bn of investment in electricity generation are set to be unveiled later by the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

Companies looking to reduce their waste through resource efficient business models can now benefit from a £1 million fund being managed by Government-funded agency the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

Proposals to make the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme simpler, easier and more straightforward have been outlined by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Energy and Climate Secretary sets out economic case for accelerated action to curb emissions and get off the 'oil hook'.