James Smith, Shell's outgoing UK boss
Guardian Unlimited | 08 Apr 2011
Chairman James Smith says Shell has had to respond to the global warming challenge. Now is a good time to be running an oil company. Prices are sky-high, energy demand is increasing at an unprecedented rate as the global economy recovers, and there are new markets to be explored. Royal Dutch Shell largely dodged the criticism heaped on the industry after BP's catastrophic oil spill last year in the Gulf of Mexico, and is delivering golden results to shareholders.
 United Kingdom | Energy | Energy Conservation | Industry | Initiatives | Policy

It's not easy being green... rating white goods
Guardian Unlimited | 02 Apr 2011
Does an A rating really guarantee energy efficiency? On the surface it looks good. Some 95% of dishwashers and 98% of washing machines now claim to be A-rated. Until you realise that for an appliance not to score an A it would need to belch out a visible cloud of soot during every wash. The point of energy ratings for machines is to reduce environmental pressures through better efficiency and to let the consumer make that choice.
 England | Access to Information | Certification | Energy Consumption | Energy Production | Industry

Green measures at a glance
Guardian Unlimited | 23 Mar 2011
From the green investment bank to a carbon floor price - here are the environmental announcements made by the chancellor. Green investment bank. George Osborne confirmed, as the Guardian indicated last week, that the bank will be able to borrow money and raise capital rather than just be a finite...
 England | United Kingdom | Economy | Industry | Initiatives

Burying pollution: Sandstone rocks under the North Sea could store C02, study claims
Daily Mail | 15 Mar 2011
Researchers calculated that a rock formation buried half a mile beneath the Moray Firth, could store at least 15 years of the CO2 output from Scottish power stations.
 Scotland | Energy Production | Fossil Fuels | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Industry

Greenpeace attacks government's plan to cut carbon emissions
Guardian Unlimited | 13 Mar 2011
Lack of electric car and speed limit proposals in Carbon Plan suggest 'entrenched opposition' from transport officials. Greenpeace has strongly criticised a new government plan to cut carbon emissions, arguing that it neglects the field of green transport. Chris Huhne, the energy and climate...
 United Kingdom | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Industry | Transport

Soaring oil price reignites fossil fuel debate
Guardian Unlimited | 03 Mar 2011
As pressure grows on the government to stabilise fuel prices via tax breaks, green campaigners say this may be the ideal time to reduce the UK's dependence on oil and gas. High oil prices are a headache for governments. Ministers are acutely aware that the price at the petrol pump is one of the...
 England | Carbon Storage | Climate Change | Economy | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Industry | Policy

Results of controversial 'fracking' for shale gas in UK will be kept secret
Guardian Unlimited | 01 Mar 2011
The results of the first attempt to extract shale gas in the UK using a controversial technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", will be kept secret for four years, MPs were told on Tuesday. Cuadrilla Resources, a US private equity backed firm, told the energy and climate change...
 United Kingdom | Energy Production | Fossil Fuels | Industry

Target 'black carbon', recommends UN
Guardian Unlimited | 23 Feb 2011
Cutting the amount of soot we pour into the atmosphere, and emissions of methane from agriculture, would be one of the most powerful ways to tackle climate change, a new report from the United Nations environment programme (Unep) has concluded. Preventing "black carbon" - particles of soot from industry and cooking fires – from polluting the air would help to cut global warming by as much as 0.5C, and reduce warming in the Arctic by about two thirds by 2030.
 Air Pollution | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Industry | Science and Environment

BP puts package of UK oil, gas assets on sale
Reuters | 22 Feb 2011
BP PLC plans to sell all its stakes in gas fields it operates in the southern North Sea, including the pipeline network and the Dimlington receiving terminal, by the end of 2011, the company said on Tuesday.
 United Kingdom | Accidents and Spills | Climate Change | Energy Production | Fossil Fuels | Industry

Response: We don't need to de-industrialise to meet our emissions targets
Guardian Unlimited | 18 Feb 2011
Investing in a low-carbon economy will create growth and keep Europe competitive. In your article on the debate over reducing European greenhouse gas emissions, EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger is right to insist: "Look at our deficit - we need growth, and we need more industry" (EU energy...
 Economy | Globalisation | Environment