UK
Energy efficiency is on 80% of UK businesses’ agendas
The sector is growing by almost 4% a year, creating 136,000 jobs and increasing the country’s GDP by 1%
UN rules UK wind farms ‘illegal’
Morning summary: UK government accused of acting illegally by not providing public with ‘necessary information’ over benefits of wind farms
Comment: UK fracking fight highlights need for carbon pricing strategy
Polarised shale gas exploration debate makes an effective EU energy market strategy essential argues Simon Moore from UK think tank Policy Exchange
Biofuels could increase UK motor costs by £224 million per year
ActionAid report says biofuel costs are likely to send petrol bills spiralling, but producers disagree
Cameron’s fracking pledge dismissed by Northern Irish minister
Environment Minister Mark Durkan says Prime Minister’s shale gas stance is encouraging “reckless and irresponsible” behaviour
Cameron’s fracking push ignores UK’s binding climate targets
Prime Minister’s support for fracking does not explain how it can be reconciled with UK decarbonisation targets
UK farmers report increase in extreme weather events
Erratic weather conditions and heavy rains are devastating harvests and making the UK more reliant on imports
PM David Cameron calls for UK fracking drive
Morning summary: Cameron says he is “determined to win” fracking dabate, arguing it will provide cheap and abundant energy with minimal environmental impact
EU funding advances carbon storage
National Grid analysis shows its test site can store 200 million tonnes of CO² from carbon emitters in the Humber region
UK publishes plans to drive investment in clean energy
Energy Minister Michael Fallon hopes guarantees will help leverage up to £110 billion of private sector investment to 2020
UK opens world’s second largest offshore wind farm
Greater Gabbard wind farm cost £1.3 billion to construct, and will supply power to 500,000 homes
Climate change demands ‘new Manhattan project’
Former UK chief scientist Sir David King says solar energy has the potential to meet world’s needs, but calls for global reponse
Ed Davey dismisses fracking with pledge to expand UK renewables
UK energy and climate chief says government committed to clean energy, promising more support in energy bill
Sainsbury’s seals position as EU’s leading solar operator
UK retail giant claims its panels generate enough power for almost 2,000 houses, which could cover 35 football pitches
UK coal burning for electricity surged in 2012
Morning summary: New statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change reveal 39% of the UK’s electricity was produced by coal in 2012
Tea and flapjacks mark Balcombe’s anti-fracking frontline
RTCC’s Sophie Yeo spent Thursday in the village of Balcombe, where villagers are protesting against plans by shale gas firm Cuadrilla to start fracking
UK offers £10 million prize to green car developers
Competition aimed at technologies for everyday vehicles that will be affordable for general public to buy and operate
UK fracking controls loosened to boost exploration
Morning summary: Local communities are set to lose control over whether fracking can go ahead
Urine-powered mobile phones could soon be in the shops
British scientists have developed a new way to charge electrical appliances by spending a penny or visiting the loo
UK hands fracking firms “most generous tax breaks in world”
Morning briefing: George Osborne has infuriated environmentalists by announcing big tax breaks for the shale gas industry