Gas

Politics

Budget 2016: Green Announcements At-a-glance

BusinessGreen brings you all the need-to-know information on today's green Budget announcements from George Osborne

clock 16 March 2016 • 7 min read

Policy

Could $30 oil derail the low carbon transition?

PwC's John Hawksworth and Jonathan Grant reflect on how low oil and gas prices could result in a silver lining for the climate

clock 26 February 2016 • 5 min read

Infrastructure

Gas is unlikely to be a cost-effective route to decarbonisation, research reveals

Without carbon capture and storage gas will only be a 'stop gap' rather than a stable bridge to a low-carbon future, argues new UKERC study

clock 23 February 2016 • 5 min read

Waste

DONG Energy reveals plan for 'world first' enzyme-enabled waste-to-energy plant

Offshore wind development giant announces plan to build cutting-edge bio plant for turning unsorted household waste into energy

clock 22 February 2016 • 2 min read

Venture Capital

Statoil launches $200m renewable energy fund

Norwegian oil and gas giant debuts Statoil Energy Ventures, hailing it as "one of the world's largest corporate venture funds dedicated to renewable energy"

clock 18 February 2016 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

'Incoherent' EU energy security package accused of squandering clean tech opportunity

In wake of COP21 climate deal Brussels reveals far-reaching proposals to reduce reliance on Russian gas imports by expanding EU gas infrastructure, prompting anger among green groups

clock 17 February 2016 • 7 min read

Infrastructure

Oil and gas industry should prepare for low-carbon energy transition, warns PwC

Industry needs to look beyond current crisis of low prices and consider long-term implications of low-carbon energy transition, new report argues

clock 15 February 2016 • 3 min read

Energy

Ecotricity cuts gas bills by seven per cent

Green energy supplier surpasses "Big Six" with largest price cut so far

clock 12 February 2016 • 1 min read

Energy

BP predicts post-Paris 'transition to a lower-carbon future'

But oil giant still expects global carbon emissions to rise 20 per cent by 2035, highlighting need for further climate policy action

clock 10 February 2016 • 7 min read

CCS

MPs' focus on the future promises lifeline for UK CCS

In focusing on how to revive the battered carbon capture sector, MPs attempt to draw a line under last year's scandalous decision to scrap demonstration funding

clock 10 February 2016 • 4 min read