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Oxford City Council has passed a motion to divest from fossil fuels, making it the first local authority in the UK to do so.

Scotland’s decision to spurn independence in favour of continuing the Union is a boost for UK renewables, according to Ernst & Young.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has set out its vision for how the UK can meet its 2020 renewable energy targets in its new publication, REA Manifesto: Growing the Renewable Economy.

Investor interest in UK renewables has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to Ernst & Young.

The Green Deal scheme has failed to drive significant uptake of energy saving improvements, according to a report published by the Energy and Climate Change committee.

A new form of demand response could help protect the grid and in doing so save Britain from required spending on infrastructure of as much as £1.26 billion by 2020, according to service provider Open Energi.

The untouched snowy wastes of Northern Scandinavia are to be sold off at an alarming rate to mining companies wanting to drain the earth there of minerals used in manufacturing.

Renewable energy company, Anesco has announced a partnership with energy provider Co-operative Energy to install energy efficiency measures for the most vulnerable households.

Blog site Desmog UK has uncovered the identities of two major donors to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a climate change sceptics organisation which purports not to accept money from donors with fossil fuel interests. The donors' identities, however, expose the hypocrisy of Nigel Lawson's group.

The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is making good headway, according to a report published by energy website, Green Business Watch.