Europe's energy crisis

Climeworks' first and largest carbon-capture plant in Iceland, Orca.

'Mammoth' new plant will suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 a year from the air

A coal power plant in Kozani, Greece.

European countries return to coal as Russia threatens to turn off gas

The largest solar car park in the world has opened at Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands

Largest solar car park in the world opens at Dutch music festival

Police officers try to remove Etienne Stott, former Olympian, and an activist from Extinction Rebellion who have occupied a Shell oil tanker during a protest.

What is a windfall tax and how would it help with the cost of living?

A group of woman cool off in front of a cooling fan during a heatwave as they queue at the enterance of the Colosseum in Rome.

Italians banned from overusing air con in a bid to save energy

25/04/2022

The Big Power Switch Off asked people to turn off their electricity for just 10 minutes.

Big Power Switch Off: What is it and can it bring energy prices down?

12/04/2022

A plug is pulled out of a socket.

Why Brits should turn their power off for 10 minutes this weekend

06/04/2022

Just Stop Oil activists take part in a protest outside the Esso Birmingham fuel terminal, in Birmingham, Britain April 1, 2022.

Protesters block oil terminals as UK 'doubles down' on fossil fuels

05/04/2022

Brits have been hit by an unprecedented £700-a-year rise in energy costs this month.

Can I make my landlord insulate my home? Know your energy rights

02/04/2022

An empty glasshouse where produce is usually grown.

Cucumber crisis: Surging energy prices leave British greenhouses empty

31/03/2022

A protester stands outside Cuadrilla's Preston Road fracking site near Blackpool in 2018.

No, fracking isn't the answer to the UK's cost-of-living crisis

29/03/2022

Brits and Americans turned to public transport in far higher numbers during the Second World War.

Energy crisis: Could public information campaigns change habits?

29/03/2022

Protestors in Brussels call on EU leaders to impose a full ban on Russian fuels and to hold one minute of silence to honour the victims of war.

Profits made by fossil fuel firms could be temporarily taxed by the EU

23/03/2022

Smoke rises from chimneys of Turow power plant located by the Turow lignite coal mine near the town of Bogatynia, Poland.

Europe's green targets could help to 'defund conflict' in Ukraine

18/03/2022

Turning down your thermostat is a great way to save energy.

Why turning down your thermostat can ease a gas supply crisis

14/03/2022

Renewable energy push renewed in Germany.

Germany speeds up renewable energy push due to Ukraine invasion

28/02/2022

A Russian construction worker at a ceremony marking the start of the Nord Stream pipeline, St. Petersburg, Russia.

What happens if Russia shuts off gas supplies to Europe?

24/02/2022

People walk in brightly lit streets of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, where energy poverty is rife.

Why is energy poverty rising so sharply in the EU?

23/02/2022

Britain's Chancellor Rishi Sunak holds a press conference in London as it was announced that the energy price cap will rise by a record 54 per cent.

What the UK energy bill hike means for green-powered households

03/02/2022