Archive: Energy

Households to pay more under coalition's energy plans

Draft energy bill will be deeply controversial in next 12 months

Consumers will have to pay even more for their energy to fund the switch to renewable energy, under legislation to be published later.

60 per cent rise in energy bills 'possible'

Householders 'can't afford energy prices'

Darling intervenes as energy bills soar

Comment: Does Ed Davey have what it takes to replace Chris Huhne?

Andy Atkins: 'The key challenge for Mr Davey is fixing the UK’s broken energy system'

Huhne was respected by green campaigners. What can Ed Davey do to earn the same reputation?

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Climate change policies 'not to blame' for high energy bills

We're 'hooked on fossil fuels', Friends of the Earth says

Efforts to tackle climate change are not responsible for increased energy prices, government advisers have insisted.

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Opposition mounts over government's solar energy 'betrayal'

Ministers are facing mounting opposition to quicker-than-expected cuts to solar energy subsidies.

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New front in battle against energy’s 'big six'

Chris Huhne and Ed Miliband have both attacked the 'big six' in recent weeks

A new front has opened in the battle against the 'big six' energy companies, with environmental charities demanding a full public inquiry into the soaring costs of energy bills.

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Comment: Energy price rises will hit poorest

Fiona O'Donnell has been the Labour party MP for East Lothian since 2010

The prime minister might evade my questions, but we need answers for poor people.

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Comment: Government is killing solar industry

The government has left the solar industry in complete chaos. Its green credentials are in tatters.

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Nuclear subsidy 'by the back door'

Nuclear power remains a controversial topic for the coalition

Electricity market reforms are being used as a cover for subsidising the nuclear industry, MPs have claimed.

UK urged to publish information on nuclear contamination from Japan

The Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety found iodine-131 in milk in France.

The government must provide accurate information on nuclear contamination in the UK, the Green party has said.

May deadline for UK nuclear review

UK nuclear review will report by mid-May

Energy secretary Chris Huhne has asked chief nuclear inspector to report on Britain's nuclear safety by mid-May.

Subsidies cut for small-scale solar power

Small-scale solar energy hit by feed-in tariff review, campaigners say

Communities will be prevented from generating their own solar energy following a government review, campaigners have said.

Solar shakeup set to disappoint campaigners

Fast-track review could undermine solar energy growth

Fears are growing that the coalition could scrap existing plans to facilitate the development of solar power.

Huhne keeps nuclear on the table

Dr Mike Weightman will conduct a review into lessons that can be learnt from the nuclear crisis in Japan.

Nuclear power plants will not be closed in Britain in the wake of the growing crisis in Japan, energy secretary Chris Huhne has said.

Lib Dems: Our 'green deal' will create 100,000 jobs

Huhne: 100,000 jobs could be created in home insulation

The Liberal Democrats have announced the delivery of the party's manifesto pledge of a 'green deal' for insulating Britain's homes - claiming the plans will create 100,000 jobs.

U-turn sees Huhne embrace nuclear power

Britain will get eight new nuclear power stations by 2025, Chris Huhne has announced.

Huhne defends nuclear deal with Tories

Tough times: Huhen defends nuclear power decision

Chris Huhne has defended his decision to give way to Tory policy on nuclear power to a skeptical Lib Dem audience.

Tony Hayward: I understand American anger

The anger directed at Tony Hayward following the Gulf oil spill was "entirely understandable", he has said.

Huhne promises new nuclear power stations in 8 years

Huhne: Questions over his belief in nuclear power

Chris Huhne has tried to put suspicions about his anti-nuclear views to one side by saying that the first new nuclear power stations would open in 2018.

Senator's anger at Lockerbie 'stonewalling'

BP's Tony Hayward at an earlier appearance on Capitol Hill

The refusal of key players in the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi to give evidence to the US Senate's foreign relations committee is attracting criticism in Washington.

Protestors target BP petrol stations

Political fallout from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill reaches Britain's shores

BP petrol stations across London are being targeted by Greenpeace as the energy giant announced the biggest ever quarterly loss in Britain.

Huhne unveils plans to 'insulate the economy'

Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne has revealed plans to "insulate the economy" in an attempt to bolster the economy and save the environment.