The latest project from Foresight, the Government's futures think tank, will examine land use in the UK, it was announced today.

The country's first eco-towns took a step closer to becoming reality today as Housing Minister Caroline Flint announced 15 potential locations to go forward to the next stage.

Around 8.5m tonnes of carbon will be released by new homes built up to 2016 because ministers are not clamping down on private developers, the Housing Federation has warned.

The Renewable Energy Association today celebrated the beginning of the installation of SeaGen, an innovative tidal powered turbine that generates electricity from tidal currents.