Jonathan Leake

'Nothing terrifies a sitting American president more than a surge in pump prices during an election year' - Adam Schultz/The White House

President’s reelection risks being derailed by one of the US’s most potent political issues

Chris Packham joins protesters outside Drax's AGM over its wood-burning electricity generation - JEFF GILBERT

Broadcaster among dozens calling on the power station operator to ‘stop burning trees’

System that would remove up to 48m tonnes of carbon a year is touted as ‘essential’

Type One Energy expects its first stellarator will be put to use from 2025

Shell is to close its power generation business in China amid a wider Western exodus from the country.

Shell has unveiled a $7.7bn (£6.2bn) profit driven almost entirely by its oil and gas operations as the business prepares for a showdown with green activists.

Leading US energy executive barred from ExxonMobil board over alleged Opec collaboration

Raft of new licences extend operations for up to 20 years longer than expected