U.K. Proposes Rules to Let Fracking Under National Parks

The U.K. proposed new rules for hydraulic fracturing that would allow drillers to frack for oil and gas under national parks and UNESCO sites, drawing criticism from environmentalists who called the plan “outrageous.”

Britain's big six energy firms face moment of truth

Ed Miliband’s pledge in 2013 to freeze energy bills and “reset” the market may feel like ancient history, but next month the big six power suppliers will face a renewed test of their public reputation.

Austria to launch lawsuit over Hinkley Point C nuclear subsidies

Austria is to launch a legal challenge against the European Union’s (EU) decision to allow billions of pounds of subsidies for Hinkley Point C, casting fresh doubt over the UK’s first planned nuclear reactors in 20 years.

EU energy and climate talks – not Juncker – are the real show in Brussels

Drivers through the European quarter in central Brussels on Friday got a shock as giant banners were unfurled in front of the EU buildings showing political leaders speeding off the edge of a cliff.

UN urges huge increase in green energy to avert climate disaster

David Cameron's commitment to the green agenda will come under the fiercest scrutiny yet this week when top climate-change experts will warn that only greater use of renewable energy – including windfarms – can prevent a global catastrophe.

Clegg blocks Cameron's plan for windfarm cap

Nick Clegg has blocked a proposal by David Cameron to restrict the construction of onshore windfarms, a Liberal Democrat source has said.

'We want Scotland to stay in the UK': Shell boss Ben van Beurden steps into Scottish referendum debate

Oil giant Shell wants Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom, its chief executive has said.

UK oil and gas industry revamp to add £200bn to economy

The UK government will fast-track the implementation of retired businessman Sir Ian Wood's recommendations for maximising the UK's remaining offshore oil and gas resources.

Davos: Fracking to boost UK economy, David Cameron says

Shale gas extraction through fracking can boost the economy and encourage businesses to come back to the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Cut carbon emissions by 40% in 16 years, Ed Davey tells EU

Ed Davey, the energy secretary, has called on EU heads of state to endorse a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, but reject a specific binding renewables target.

UK power firm boosts compensation for Christmas blackouts

LONDON: One of Britain's biggest power distributors pledged on Saturday to almost triple compensation to households left without power over Christmas after the first of two fierce winter storms battered the country.

Fracking companies entitled to licences on more than 60% of British land

Two-thirds of the UK's land will be available for fracking companies to license, a government map published on Tuesday shows, with new areas opened up in the Midlands, Cumbria and Wales.

David Cameron to argue in favour of green jobs in new year

David Cameron has reached out to modernising Tories by saying in private that he will argue in favour of the economic benefits of renewable energy in the New Year after George Osborne has "cauterised" public angst over green levies in his autumn statement.

British nuclear energy industry could attract South Korean investment

South Korea could become the next nation to take a stake in the British nuclear industry as the financing deal with France and China for a new reactor at Hinkley Point in Somerset creates a wave of wider interest.

Centrica signs £4.4bn gas import deal with Qatar

Centrica (LSE: CNA.L - news) signs £4.4bn, four-and-a-half year deal to import liquefied natural gas to the UK from Qatar.

Energy policy failing at European level, says expert

An attempt to fix a "totally collapsed" energy policy in Britain is doomed to failure without measures to restructure the market at European level, according to a leading energy consultant.

David Cameron hails nuclear power plant deal as big day for Britain

David Cameron has hailed the UK government agreement with French-owned EDF to build the first new British nuclear power station in 20 years, saying it was a very big day for Britain and would kickstart a new generation of nuclear power in the UK.

Energy firms expected to increase prices by 8%

Record average fuel bills of £1,500 a year were predicted for 2014 on Friday as British Gas and other big six power companies prepared to announced big price increases of around 8%.

Crude Falls From Two-Year High as Syria Concern Eases

West Texas Intermediate fell from a two-year high as the prospect of imminent attacks on Syria receded and as better-than-expected U.S. economic data raised speculation that the Federal Reserve will taper its stimulus.

Fracking splits public opinion down the middle, poll finds

The site in west Sussex that has become the intense focus of the UK's fracking protests may never become a site of fossil fuel production, the company involved admitted on Tuesday night.