Last week's International Energy Agency report sends the message loud and clear: we are simply not doing enough to move away from burning fossil fuels.

It's inevitable that in the coming weeks renewable sceptics, including those here in the UK, will seize upon the IEA's warning as...

If we're going to get to the root of the challenges of sustainably securing our energy supplies whilst decarbonising the energy sector, then we need to think again about just what our existing reliance on fossil fuels means for us all.

Since the start of the industrial revolution, our ability...

On the front page of the Guardian this morning is a fascinating insight into the world of politics, energy, and wind farms. An investigation by Greenpeace has revealed that Chris Heaton-Harris, the Conservative MP running the party's by-election bid in Corby, has apparently been backing a rival, non-Conservative...

To anyone reading many of our national newspapers, the UK is in the process of being taken over by wind farms powered by the grungy green fringe and financed by loony government subsidies. A vocal minority, financed by vested interest, continue to promote the doubt rather than respect the facts,...

We are now expecting just five minutes from David Cameron at the Clean Energy Ministerial. This is despite its billing as the Prime Minister's first major key note address on the environment since the infamous 'greenest government ever' speech. Here's the speech I would like to see the PM deliver...

Barely a day goes by without energy hitting the headlines - whether it's huge corporate profits, rising consumer prices or the debate about polluting fossil fuels versus the aesthetics of wind farms.

There are good reasons for this. We are at a time of unprecedented policy change in the energy...

The UK is about to embark on an ambitious programme to install smart meters in all domestic and small business premises. The energy industry is already planning to deliver, but we need two vital pieces of the jigsaw. The smart meter technical specification, and details of how dynamic the communication...