Consultation includes proposals to encourage greener buildings, roll out electric car charging points, and protect biodiversity
Presumption in favour of sustainable development to be incorporated into new National Planning Policy Framework
Renewables industry cautiously optimistic about new ministerial planning unit, but warns system needs urgent streamlining
Only four prospective Conservative MPs sign up to campaign group's climate change pledge list
Government will identify sites around Britain suitable for building nuclear plants as part of new energy policy
Ken Clarke insists Conservatives support expansion of onshore wind, despite shadow business secretary's revelation that he opposes onshore wind farms
Question marks hang over government's CCS policy as falling energy demand prompts E.ON to shelve controversial plans for new coal-fired power plant
Shadow energy and climate change minister Greg Clark maps out Conservative's green proposals
Department of Energy and Climate Change argues that projections showing an increased risk of power cuts by 2017 have been taken out of context