UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won
Government’s clean growth strategy unequivocally states that tackling climate change and a prosperous economy go hand in handThe grownups have finally won and everyone in the UK, from those in cold...
View ArticleDraughty homes targeted in UK climate change masterplan
Ministers publish long-delayed blueprint for hitting target of cutting emissions by 57% in next 15 yearsMillions of draughty homes in England and Wales will be insulated and overhauled by 2035 to save...
View ArticleNew airplane biofuels plan would 'destroy rainforests', warn campaigners
Plan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes would lead to clearing of rainforests to produce ‘vast’ amount of necessary cropsA new plan to accelerate production of biofuels for...
View ArticleDumping clean energy target is 'dealbreaker' for Labor's support
Shadow climate change minister Mark Butler says scrapping the target ‘won’t get the support of the Labor party’The shadow climate change minister Mark Butler says Labor won’t support the Turnbull...
View Article'This is the future': solar-powered family car hailed by experts
As the annual solar race across Australia wraps up, a Dutch entry averaged 69kmh from Darwin to Adelaide and resupplied the gridA futuristic family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies...
View ArticleWild is the wind: the resource that could power the world
Wind isn’t just mysterious, destructive and exhilarating – capturing just 2% of it would solve the planet’s energy needs at a stroke. And as the windiest country in Europe, Britain is at the forefront...
View ArticleCabinet meets to discuss Coalition energy plan – as it happened
The government prepares to release its energy security policy but faces further opposition from Labor and gets more bad news in the polls. Join us as we update you through the day7.09am BSTThe...
View ArticleThe war on coal is over. Coal lost | Dana Nuccitelli
Coal can’t compete with cheaper clean energy. The Trump administration can’t save expensive, dirty energy.Last week, Trump’s EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced,“the war on coal is over.” If there...
View ArticleThis is what America's eco city of the future looks like
Georgetown mayor Dale Ross is ‘a good little Republican’ – but ever since his city weaned itself off fossil fuels, he has become a hero to environmentalistsWhen the caller said he worked for Harry Reid...
View ArticleCoalition balks on Finkel target but will unveil energy and emissions policy
Guardian Essential poll finds 65% support for doomed target recommended by the chief scientist Alan FinkelThe Turnbull government is poised to unveil a new energy investment framework that will impose...
View ArticleThe Guardian Essential Report, 17 October results
This report summarises the results of a weekly poll conducted by Essential Research with data provided by Your Source. Some questions are repeated regularly (such as political preference and leadership...
View ArticleMalcolm Turnbull convinces party to unite on energy policy
Prime minister wins party room backing despite Tony Abbott bid for delay, but policy may be resisted by statesMalcolm Turnbull has secured party room backing to impose new reliability and emissions...
View ArticleWinds have generated power for centuries | Brief letters
Walsall’s heyday | Wind power | Elon Musk’s Hyperloop | Today programme | Worst deal ever“Walsall was never a pretty town”, according to Roy Boffy (Letters, 16 October); this may be true now but has...
View ArticleWeb of Australian Adani solar companies leads to offshore tax havens
Three companies are ultimately owned in the Cayman and British Virgin islands, raising questions about the tax implications of profits generated by solar assetsAdani has spread its use of offshore tax...
View ArticleTurnbull admits 'many impacts' on energy bills in response to Labor attack
Opposition leaves itself room to move on Coalition’s national energy guarantee while zeroing in on promised price reductionsMalcolm Turnbull has acknowledged there are “many impacts” on a household...
View ArticleCoalition's energy plan hurts renewables more than no action – Greens
Adam Bandt says sector could reach as little as 28% of the energy mix compared with 35% under business-as-usualThe Greens say the Turnbull government’s national energy guarantee will be more...
View ArticleNational energy guarantee is ‘innovative’, says Bloomberg analysis
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says proposed guarantee could be ‘template for policy makers worldwide’The Turnbull government’s proposed national energy guarantee has been given enthusiastic support by...
View ArticleTurnbull, Frydenberg and Abbott's electorates back 50% renewables target
ReachTel poll finds majority in three Liberal-held seats support carbon pricing, and more ambitious renewable policyVoters in the electorates held by Malcolm Turnbull, Josh Frydenberg and Tony Abbott...
View ArticleLabor’s environmental lobby warns bipartisan energy deal comes with conditions
Any support for Coalition’s national energy guarantee needs to defend ‘50% renewable energy target by 2030’Labor’s major environmental lobby group has endorsed the ALP reaching a bipartisan position...
View ArticleUK energy firms call on chancellor to boost carbon tax
SSE and Drax tell Philip Hammond they need longer-term clarity on price floor if they are to replace coal power plantsTwo of Britain’s biggest energy companies have called on Philip Hammond to...
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