Australian local councils lead the way in tackling climate change as federal...
Thirty-five councils pledge to switch renewable energy, maximise public transport use and develop more climate-resilient communitiesLocal councils across Australia are taking climate action into their...
View ArticleDrax looking at 'coal-free future' as it reveals £83m pre-tax loss
Operator of UK’s largest power station says it plans to convert one of three remaining coal-fired units to gasThe operator of the UK’s largest power station has seen its share price slide after it...
View ArticleClimate denial is like The Matrix; more Republicans are choosing the red pill...
The wall of Republican climate denial is starting to crack; who will be the Neo that accelerates the process?Trump’s EPA administrator Scott Pruitt wants to hold televised ‘Red Team/Blue Team’ climate...
View ArticleRSPB loses legal fight against £2bn offshore windfarm in Scotland
Neart na Gaoithe project on east coast likely to go ahead after long-running court battle despite claim it threatens seabirds A £2bn offshore windfarm in Scotland looks set to go ahead after the RSPB...
View ArticleDrop in wind energy costs adds pressure for government rethink
Tories urged to look at onshore windfarms which can be built as cheaply as gas plants and deliver the same power for half the cost of Hinkley Point, says ArupOnshore windfarms could be built in the UK...
View ArticleSolar energy and moonshine politics | Brief letters
Energy policy | Civil partnerships | Codeword puzzles | Dramatic accents | Irritating BBC presentersDid I invent the solar panels scheme which paid a generous feed-in tariff to install panels on your...
View ArticleSwitch to electric vehicles will not be enough to give us clean air | Letters
Readers respond to Britain’s latest clean air plan and the ban on all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040So, the government is committed to banning all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 (Report,...
View ArticleBalancing out the lulls of wind power with a wider reach across Europe
Europe has seven prevailing weather regimes, a system windfarms could better exploit to even out supply and demandRenewable energy is great in principle, but, some people may say, how do we keep the...
View ArticleElectric cars are pollution shifters: we will need huge investment in...
Household vehicle charging will be the equivalent of running an electric shower for hours on end, argues Colin ReadThere seems to be little understanding of the simple fact that electric vehicles (EV)...
View ArticleUtilities companies won't let you sell your own solar power. Why not?
The electric utility sector is broken – but the transformation we need will be virtually impossible so long as a handful of wealthy elites are calling the shotsA new report from the US-based Energy and...
View ArticleWith political will, we could easily solve our transport problems | Letters
Readers share their thoughts on electricity generation, cars, cycling, trains and garden citiesGeorge Monbiot makes some useful points in his article bemoaning the influence of the lobbying power of...
View ArticleThe rise of electric cars could leave us with a big battery waste problem
Carmakers, recyclers and tech start ups are working to solve the question of how to deal with lithium-ion batteries when they wear outThe drive to replace polluting petrol and diesel cars with a new...
View ArticleBritain spent 'twice as much on overseas fossil fuels as renewables'
Nearly half of £6.1bn energy spending in developing countries from 2010-14 went on oil, coal and gas-fired schemes, data showsThe UK has spent more than twice as much overseas support on fossil fuels...
View ArticleSadiq Khan criticised for backtracking on pledge for London public energy...
Mayor is letting down Londoners by leaving out a manifesto pledge to create a not-for-profit energy company from his new environment strategy, say green groupsCampaigners have condemned the mayor of...
View ArticleShould homeowners warm to EDF Energy’s free solar panel system?
Those who sign up to the pilot scheme will be bound to buy the energy it generates for 20 yearsIf you want solar photovoltaic panels on your home but don’t have the money for them, EDF Energy is...
View ArticleThe eco guide to optimism
OK, the Sixth Mass Extinction may be upon us, but there are still some reasons to be cheerfulLet’s begin with the bad news. First, Earth Overshoot Day– the point at which the world consumes more...
View ArticleRise of electric car solves little if driven by fossil fuels, warns windfarm...
Dong Energy boss says falling price of renewables means they must power the electric car revolution or the environment will gain only a pyrrhic victoryThe rise of electric cars will be a pyrrhic...
View ArticlePort Augusta solar thermal plant to power South Australian government
Jay Weatherill’s government says 150 megawatt plant will be biggest of its kind in the world and create about 700 jobsA proposed solar thermal power plant in South Australia’s mid-north has been...
View ArticleBrooklyn's social housing microgrid rewrites relationships with utility...
Microgrids, promising energy self-reliance for communities, are growing in popularity as they become more affordableResidents of a social housing complex in Brooklyn, New York, can’t stop another...
View ArticleTasmania can lead the way in renewable energy, Turnbull says
Prime minister addresses state’s Liberal party council meeting and urges voters to retain the first-term Hodgman governmentThe prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has trumpeted Tasmania’s ability to lead...
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