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At a debate in Staffordshire, leaders from the ceramics industry warn they cannot be expected to switch off when trade boomsPoliticians want us to use less energy at different times of the day to solve the energy crisis...

In April 2014, hundreds of our readers accepted our challenge to reduce their home energy consumption by 10%. Here are the results Continue reading...

Use of coal for power generation and other purposes grew by 3% in 2013 faster than any other fossil fuelCoal has reached its highest market share of global energy consumption for more than 40 years, figures reveal, despite...

Like its cars, can Germany's smart grid network of Volkswagen mini-generators win over Britain?

Net benefits of technology which is meant to give consumers more control over energy are reduced from £8.3bn to £6.2bn

UK government-commissioned report reveals changes in the way homes have been heated and powered in the last 40 yearsJust 40 years ago, ice used to form on the inside of windows, central heating was for the lucky few, most...

Survey finds smart technology helping nine out of 10 people cut energy consumption and billsMore than half of households using smart meters, which will be in every home in the UK by 2020, are saving money on their energy...

The US experience is encouraging. Introducing a new energy industry boosts jobs and cuts emissions while encouraging environmental stewardshipThe shale revolution has the potential to provide the UK with local, low cost,...

Fewer households applying for assessments under government's flagship energy-saving schemeThe number of households applying for a government-promoted energy-saving scheme has fallen by a fifth in the last month, as the green...

Dogged by funding issues, IT problems and a lack of public support, the energy efficiency scheme has failed to take offIt would be, the climate minister said, the "biggest home improvement programme since the second world...

Power consumption over Christmas builds unique portrait of UK, with millions expected to stick kettle on after BBC dance-off finalAs the sparkling smiles of the Strictly Come Dancing winners fade from the screen on Saturday...

Climate change and sinking beneath the waves isn't the only danger the islands face. Unless poor policy is addressed, they also risk a homemade environmental and energy crisisA dead pig lolls among the flotsam on South Tarawa...

Urbanisation makes cities a main focus for environmental policy. Digital technology and innovation will enable a better quality of life and reduced energy consumptionCities represent three quarters of energy consumption and...

Prime minister claims environmental charges raise bills by £112 on average but Labour says most of them began on his watchDavid Cameron has pledged to roll back "green charges" that add an average of £112 to energy bills,...

Prime minister announces new criteria to enhance competition after price hikes and Sir John Major's stinging criticismDavid Cameron has pledged to roll back the £112 annual costs of green tariffs on energy bills, as he came...