The new prime minister will have his diplomatic work cut out - and that's on top of trying to sort out Brexit.

Chris Cornelius says geology is too challenging and government’s support is merely ‘soundbites’

Wind and solar power could comfortably supply all the UK’s energy needs by the middle of the century, according to a University of Oxford team.The researchers c

Inventors hope maiden voyage will help usher in new era of greener shipping.

Authorities warn of heightened risk of fires from today

Investigation shows for first time the full scale of the EU trade in banned bee-killing neonicotinoids it has branded a global threat to biodiversity and food security

Five claimants aged 17-31 want their governments to exit the energy charter treaty, which compensates oil and gas firms

Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’

Exclusive: leaked report for government says reducing and predicting risk ‘remains a scientific challenge’

The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world's biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the WHO said Tuesday.

Investor says energy group’s fossil fuels plans pose threat to ‘planetary stability’

Rishi Sunak will commit himself to pressing ahead with oil and gas exploration and production in the North Sea as he seeks to open up dividing lines with Labour.

Autoimmune diseases are rising fast but first experimental study shows nature could help

Economists say funding energy infrastructure, transport, tech and the environment will aid prosperity

Graham Stuart refuses to apologise for rising bills and blames Labour government – last in office in 2010

Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted said Wednesday that Hornsea 2, the world’s largest installed offshore wind farm, is now fully operational off the UK coast…

The controversial development west of Shetland is estimated to contain 300 million barrels of oil.

Climate campaigners dismiss government argument that move will improve food security

Rapid cuts needed to protect billions of people from rising emissions due to increase in use of cars and coal

Liz Truss will approve a series of oil and gas drilling licences in the North Sea in one of her first acts as prime minister as part of a long-term plan to ens

Councils receive notice that EVs are 33 per cent heavier than petrol vehicles - and 1 in 20 bridges are ‘substandard’

Environmental study finds Brazilian company’s carbon footprint is larger than all of Italy

Ministers are drawing up plans to sever the link between the prices of gas and electricity in an effort to cut household bills for millions of families.In what

Ed Miliband vows party will seek to prevent ‘climate-destroying’ plan and if elected would deliver green jobs

Appeal to allow drilling for oil in the Lincolnshire Wolds upheld, despite "adverse impact" on landscape.

Ben van Beurden says ‘another Brazil in terms of rainforest’ will help achieve UN target

Jacob Rees-Mogg has asked civil servants to stop work on wide-ranging legislation which was designed to shake up energy markets

Labour's plan to end North Sea exploration and the government's tax policy both come under fire.

Government plans to deliver SMRs ‘lack clarity’ say environmental committee, and will likely fail to meet clean-energy goal of 2035

Future sea-level rise may have been underestimated, a new study warns, with more melt "locked in".

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Laws that could disappear include ban on animal testing, workers’ rights and environmental protections

UK Oil and Gas says work is to resume at Avington site in national park after decision from Planning Inspectorate

Exclusive: Assessment that used to happen annually will now take six years despite rising concerns

Manufacturer says its electric black taxis have grabbed a 10 per cent market share in UK capital since launching last year

The Prime Minister says he is seeking to reduce the burden that new environmental rules will place on the British public

Big Oil dodged a bullet.

ON Monday, fracking began in the UK for the first time since 2011 when energy firm Cuadrilla started testing in two wells near Blackpool. As they did seven years ago, green campaigners tried to sto…

Rising temperatures are “likely to be beneficial” for Britain as more people die from the cold than the heat, Lord Frost has told peers. The right-wing former B

Exclusive: Environment minister seeks to expand definition of prime farmland in drive for productivity

A rare bright spot for the UK’s energy supply as Seagreen’s £3bn project begins generating power

Both candidates for the party leadership seem content to ignore environmental and geopolitical reality

Millions given to party and MPs last year came from entities linked to fossil fuels, high-polluting industries and climate denial

New drilling to be approved as Number 10 faces resistance over green moves and spending

A new fleet of nuclear power stations would require staggering amounts of water we don’t have, writes Donnachadh McCarthy

Internal documents chronicle the livestock sector's deep ties to leading academic Dr Frank Mitloehner

Electricity production must also be profitable for nuclear power plants, according to the facility's operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO).

Taxpayer money has been used to force China out of investing in Sizewell C, amid rising geopolitical tensions.

£140 might have been knocked off typical bill if rollout of projects had happened sooner, says industry

The Royal Shakespeare Company has called time on its sponsorship deal with BP after coming under sustained pressure from actors and schoolchildren.Last week pupils vowed to boycott the organisation...

Prime minister under fire as government backtracks on plan for more onshore turbines to keep voters on side

The motoring organisation predicts a permanent reduction in the demand for travel.

Exclusive: Developers still unwilling to put forward schemes despite change to planning rules in September

Parts of England were close to running out of water during last summer’s drought, with the government receiving advice that water companies might be forced to b

Exclusive: decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’

Water companies apologise for sewage spills in England, but critics say customers should not foot the bill.

Unprecedented flooding and wettest 18 months on record mean crop yields will be significantly down, with risk of food shortages

Polling has revealed a quarter of MPs surveyed believe the UK can tackle the climate crisis without hitting its net zero target of decarbonisation by 2050

The £200m share buyback programme expected to begin soon.

New vehicles mean up to 100,000 road miles will be fuelled with renewable electricity this year

Firms' failure to tackle environmental damage is Legal & General's biggest corporate governance concern.

The government is funding oil and gas projects abroad, despite a commitment to cut carbon emissions.

Environment secretary dashes hopes Sunak government will reverse policy to help reach net zero targets

German transmission system operator 50Hertz has launched an economic and climate initiative aiming to draw 100 per cent of the electricity delivered from renewable sources by 2032.

Former chair of climate change committee says UK’s decision has encouraged other countries to keep exploiting fossil fuels

The government’s approach is inconsistent with its ambitious green rhetoric

Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year.

Virgin Atlantic is flying the first big passenger plane using 100% alternative fuels from London to New York.

Ithaca Energy has bought the owners of the controversial Cambo project in a $1.5bn (£1.125bn) deal.

A scheme to dim the sun by mimicking the impact of volcanic eruptions will move a step closer next year with the first experiment in the stratosphere.Scientists hope to prove that spraying tiny...