Scotland’s finance secretary today called on the UK government to introduce a fuel duty regulator mechanism, under which increased North Sea oil income would be used to cut fuel taxes.
The government's regional growth programme has received a boost with renewed backing from the prime minister, private sector endorsement and more cash to pay for research
Ministers have urged councils to do more to promote the use of electric cars, and have taken away local authorities’ powers to decide where charging points can be installed.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has withdrawn £1.9bn of funding from 13 planned Private Finance Initiative housing projects, it was announced today
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
Councils have condemned changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment energy efficiency scheme announced in last week's Comprehensive Spending Review, which could land them with tax bills of up to £1m a...
Almost 2,800 public and private sector organisations have registered for the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment emissions trading scheme, and a further 400 are going through the process, it was...
The Environment Agency has said it will not ‘name and shame’ organisations that fail to sign up to its Carbon Reduction Commitment emissions trading scheme in time for tomorrow’s deadline
The public utility Scottish Water is to be transformed into a 'dynamic' agency with powers to become one of the country's biggest generators of renewable electricity, First Minister Alex Salmond has...
London Mayor Boris Johnson today pledged £4m of funding for sports projects that help tackle crime, unemployment and other social problems in the capital
Investment in Welsh woodland could be at risk after auditors found that the criteria for grants from the Forestry Commission Wales were not sufficiently robust.
Environmentalists have accused the government of ‘not getting’ sustainable development after it announced the abolition of three local green initiatives.