A Government advisory body says major changes must be made to technology and policy to meet the UK's emissions goals.

As a watchdog accuses energy companies in the UK of profiting from their poorest customers, BBC News website readers share their experiences of how hard they find it to pay their bills.

Energy suppliers are being accused of making some of their biggest profits from their poorest customers.

A woman who inadvertently paid her neighbour's water bills for 16 years is left scarred by the experience.

A laundry is fined £18,000 for taking too much water from a Norfolk river which is a site of special scientific interest.

The number of people dissatisfied with gas and electricity suppliers has grown following this year's price rises, a survey says.

About a dozen people protest against local authority plans to cut down trees in Stirling to make way for parking meters.

Customers could be paying more for gas and electricity they used before the price rises kicked in, a consumer group warns.

Ed Miliband commits the UK to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% - up from a 60% target - by 2050.

As a warning is given that more people are tampering with their energy supplies, the BBC visited a Blackpool estate to see why 'meter cheters' risk their families' lives.

Researchers say smart meters could soon reveal the cost of running every household appliance.

A programme to put parking meters on the streets of a Devon resort for the first time is nearly complete.

A family-run hotel in Devon gets a surprise energy bill for £67,500 after its energy company admits undercharging it for years.

A rise in taxi fares in a Teesside town to reflect the increase in the cost of petrol and diesel comes into effect.

Moves by water firms to raise their prices lead to calls for the companies to speed up the installation of water meters.

E.On and Scottish and Southern Energy are to raise gas and electricity prices by up to 29%, blaming higher wholesale costs.

Plans to install a wind meter near a village in Leicestershire are approved.

Bills for some South West Water customers could rise to nearly £1,000 a year under its new draft business plan.

South West Water says it expects 80% of homes in its customer area will switch to a water meter by 2015.

Consultation is drawing to a close on plans for compulsory water meters to be installed at properties served by South East Water.