China cementing global dominance of renewable energy and technology
It now owns five of the world’s six largest solar-module manufacturing firms and the largest wind-turbine manufacturerChina is cementing its global dominance of renewable energy and supporting...
View ArticleUK wind power overtakes coal for first time
Green groups hail analysis showing collapse in coal due to power station closures and rising carbon taxesWindfarms across the UK generated more electricity in 2016 than coal power plants for the first...
View Article'This is our future' – Kenya's croton tree touted as new biofuels crop
Will the legacy of biofuel’s failure in Kenya prevent croton oil from transforming the industry? Tall, spindly and grey, croton trees grow everywhere in Kenya. Although they tend to be used for little...
View ArticleGovernment review likely to back Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
£1.3bn plan is seen as ‘pathfinder’ for six bigger plants, which could generate more than 10% of UK’s electricity Plans for a pioneering tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay are expected to be supported...
View ArticleSolar panel researchers investigate powering trains by bypassing grid
Imperial College and climate change charity 10:10 to focus on connecting solar panels directly to train lines, reports BusinessGreenImperial College London has partnered with the climate change charity...
View ArticleDutch electric trains become 100% powered by wind energy
The national railway company, NS, said that its renewables target had been met a year earlier than plannedAll Dutch electric trains are now powered by wind energy, the national railway company NS has...
View ArticleSolar power to rise from Chernobyl's nuclear ashes
Chinese companies plan to spend $1bn building a giant solar farm on land contaminated by the nuclear disaster in Ukraine, reports Climate News NetworkIt was the worst nuclear accident in history,...
View ArticleTwo cheers for Swansea’s tidal lagoon
The go-ahead for the Swansea Bay project could help end fossil fuel reliance. But ministers have pulled the plug on other inventive schemesBritain’s west coast is facing a revolutionary change. If...
View ArticleIf the City vs Brussels is like a game of Jenga, it’s possible both sides...
Reports suggest the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator wants to agree a special deal for UK banking. The risks to both Britain and Europe of failing to do so are obviousWhat should Theresa May, when she...
View ArticleFischer Energy joins UK retail market with 100% renewable offer
New supplier hopes to sign up 40,000 single variable tariff customers in first year, two months after collapse of GB Energy UKThe ranks of the 40-plus energy companies jostling for householders’...
View ArticleBarrage of questions for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon | Letters
You report (Tidal lagoon power is ‘reliable and affordable’, 13 January) that the Swansea Bay scheme “would be the first of its kind in the world”. In France, the Rance estuary plant has been operating...
View ArticleGeothermal cooling, cycle paths and jobs: what does it take to get six green...
Creating a sustainable community is about more than solar energy and recycled water, says the Green Building CouncilWith murder rates double, and robbery rates three times, the state average, the...
View ArticleUK wave power far too costly, warns energy research body
ETI says technology is 10 times dearer than other low carbon power sources and UK should prioritise tidal streamAn embryonic industry trying to harness the UK’s waves to generate clean electricity has...
View ArticleAustralia should invest in coal power to reduce emissions, minister says
Economists and energy analysts question environmental and economic case for Matt Canavan’s coal push Research touted by the resources minister that reportedly suggests Australia can rely on coal to...
View ArticleNeither Trump nor Turnbull can turn back the tide on renewables
The argument for renewable energy is now a purely economic one – and the move away from coal will only pick up speed The inauguration of President Trump this Saturday (Australian time) marks a radical...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on Trump and global warming: the right fight | Editorial
The president-elect should understand that America needs to shoulder global responsibilities, and that in doing so America will benefit by owning the technologies of the futureOn climate change, like...
View ArticleReasons to be cheerful: a full switch to low-carbon energy is in sight
Climate change optimism is justified – a complete transition from carbon to solar and wind power looks practical and affordable within a generationMy first book on climate change was published 10 years...
View ArticleMelbourne trams to be solar-powered under Andrews government proposal
Building large-scale solar farms in northern Victoria part of plan to reduce state’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2050Melbourne’s tram network will become entirely solar-powered under a proposal by...
View ArticleCan we afford to tackle climate change? – video
The science of climate change is settled. So now the story is all about politics and economics. Here, Guardian journalists and prominent authors, economists and campaigners including Larry Elliott and...
View ArticleChina builds world's biggest solar farm in journey to become green superpower...
Vast plant in Qinghai province is part of China’s determination to transform itself from climate change villain to a green energy colossusHigh on the Tibetan plateau, a giant poster of the Chinese...
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