Energy

The Environment Agency has flagged a series of concerns over proposals for a new nuclear power station in Suffolk, warning that a lack of detail means that the impacts and proposed suitability of mitigations ‘cannot be assessed at this time’

British Steel, the owner of the Scunthorpe and Teesside steelworks, is seeking government support to pay a £100m carbon trading bill, in a move prompted by Brexit-related changes to the EU's flagship climate change policy

The UK’s overall carbon footprint, including the production of imported goods, fell significantly in 2016, according to government figures

A new 1,700 megawatt combined cycle gas power plant in the north-east has been approved under the fast-track planning regime but will not be able to operate at full capacity until it is carbon capture ready

The government has announced that UK participants in the EU emissions trading scheme will be given additional time to meet their compliance obligations ahead of the UK’s delayed exit from the EU

National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt explains how environmental considerations are shaping the powerful body’s recommendations to ministers

Organisations must notify the Environment Agency by 5 December 2019 to comply with their obligations under a scheme requiring large firms to assess their energy use

To mark International Women’s Day, ENDS has put together a selection of women in the environment sector, each of whom are blazing a trail at the top of their fields.

Can adding carbon capture technology to Drax’s biomass plant enable it to become carbon-negative?

More companies will have to report their energy use and carbon emissions when new rules designed to simplify the reporting process enter into force on 1 April