In the numbers game, wind energy is continuing to ride high, despite what certain politicians have been saying in the recent local election campaign. At the end of April, the Department of Energy and Climate Change released the latest wave of its polling on public attitudes towards renewable energy. Yet...

This week as the UK basked in the first rays of spring, the economy appeared to be looking towards sunnier times. Forecasts from the British Chambers of Commerce show just enough growth in the last quarter for the UK to avoid falling into a second recession. However, like the weather,...

Betting on short-term returns doesn't bring long-term security or stability. That's one lesson we have all learned from the current economic crisis. It applies equally acutely to the debate on how the UK should generate a secure and cost-effective supply of energy. We can't afford to focus on quick fixes...

We have a serious challenge in the UK which must be addressed and acted upon in the next few years in the interests of us all - what forms of energy will power our country, our homes and our businesses in the near future?

This matters because in the next...