Energy

The government spent almost £50.9m on compensating industries at risk of carbon leakage in 2019, it has revealed

Multi-disciplinary consultancy AECOM has unveiled an interactive environmental impact statement for the Sizewell C nuclear power station project, intended to improve stakeholder engagement

The government has confirmed a series of funding packages to cut emissions from heavy industry, drive the re-use of waste in manufacturing and reduce the climate burden of aircraft

Climate campaigners have been granted the right to appeal a High Court ruling that backed the secretary of state’s decision to approve plans for Europe’s largest gas power plant

Unduly expensive Green Deal agreements that were apparently obtained through deceptive practices may be cancelled, according to rulings of the First-tier Tribunal.

The government’s plan to replace the EU emissions trading system remains sketchy and could be scrapped entirely in favour of a carbon tax. Gareth Simkins looks at what might materialise before the transition period ends

Updated daily: Britain's record coal-free run is over after 67 days, 22 hours and 55 minutes, following a coal unit running tests after essential maintenance. This had been the longest run without coal for Britain since 1882

MAP: One offshore wind farm has this week been refused permission and decisions on three more are delayed as congested seas throw up planning obstacles. Click through to view an interactive map containing the latest planning status of projects off the coast of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Britain is nearing 50 days without coal-fired generation, smashing the previous coal-free record of 18 days, set in June 2019.

An expanded district heat scheme deriving warmth from an unlikely source is helping more than a thousand homes cut their energy bills in north London