Renationalise the grid and watch energy prices rise, warns boss
National Grid chief says Labour policy will also stall move to cleaner energy as firm unveils £1.8bn profitThe chief executive of National Grid has warned that Labour’s renationalisation proposals...
View ArticleHow does Labour plan to pay for its energy nationalisation policy?
Taking back control from private shareholders will cost a Labour government billionsThe Labour Party has announced plans to take back control of Britain’s energy network from private shareholders, as...
View ArticleHow you and your government can tackle air pollution
From walking more to reducing waste, here’s what you can do to make a difference Revealed: air pollution may be damaging every organ and cell in the bodyMost air pollution is produced by the burning of...
View ArticleThe heat is on over the climate crisis. Only radical measures will work
Experts agree that global heating of 4C by 2100 is a real possibility. The effects of such a rise will be extreme and require a drastic shift in the way we liveDrowned cities; stagnant seas;...
View ArticleLabour’s plans for cheap green energy are no more than electric dreams
Proposals for renationalising gas and electricity are based on hopes of buying companies on the cheapLabour’s plans to renationalise water, energy and rail companies have widespread support and with...
View ArticleA vision of 2040: everything we need for a sustainable world already exists
There are real obstacles to environmental progress, but we must focus on what we are for, not just what we are againstWhen my daughter was two years old, I found myself struggling to finish any article...
View ArticleJosh Frydenberg: low-emissions future is inevitable and a huge opportunity
Treasurer signals new infrastructure for renewable zones, and says Coalition will pursue climate policy it took to the electionJosh Frydenberg says Australia needs to roll out new infrastructure in the...
View ArticleThe power switch: tracking Britain's record coal-free run
Britain has set a new record for going without coal-powered energy, but how long will it last and when will we ditch the dirty fuel entirely?Britain is setting new records for going without...
View ArticleAustralia isn't doing its part for the global climate. Sooner or later we’ll...
But the cost of responding to climate change is trivial compared with the benefits As the Australian election approached, the UK parliament declared a national climate emergency. Perhaps, with a...
View ArticleAustralia to achieve 50% renewables by 2030 without government intervention,...
RepuTex modelling suggests surge in state schemes and rooftop solar will reduce wholesale prices, making gas- and coal-fired power less competitive Australia is on track to achieve 50% renewable...
View ArticleRenewable energy jobs in UK plunge by a third
Exclusive: report reveals investment in the sector has halved in recent yearsThe number of jobs in renewable energy in the UK has plunged by nearly a third in recent years, and the amount of new green...
View ArticleSpace has potential – we need to look up | Letters
Terraforming holds the key to colonising Mars, writes Jan Miller. And we already have a sizeable nuclear fusion reactor, writes David E HankeI don’t agree with Philip Ball’s thesis (Life on Mars?...
View ArticleCommunities around Australia are taking clean energy into their own hands,...
Back to back independents have never been elected in Australia, until nowThe rural electorate of Indi will make history next week when Independent Dr Helen Haines is officially elected to replace...
View ArticlePensions must do right thing on climate change, says minister
Call for support for schemes moving people’s money from fossil fuels into renewablesPension schemes should be supported for moving people’s money out of fossil fuels and into renewables because the...
View ArticleAustralian musicians band together to invest in solar farms
Exclusive: Midnight Oil, Cloud Control, Vance Joy and Regurgitator join FEAT., a new platform encouraging their industry to back sustainabilityIn the spring of 2017, immediately after the release of...
View ArticleHome solar panel installations fall by 94% as subsidies cut
Labour accuses UK government of ‘actively dismantling’ solar power industryThe Labour party has accused the government of “actively dismantling” the UK’s solar power industry after new installations by...
View Article'Change is coming': Al Gore says economics will break fossil fuel dinosaurs
Former US vice-president says new coalmines make no commercial sense and even Australian governments will have to change course Al Gore says Australia’s government, like his own, remains “in thrall to”...
View ArticleToo soon to ditch Neil Woodford but Patient Capital's board needs a shake-up
Investors ought to tell the directors: move aside and get some independent faces in the boardroomThe five directors of Woodford Patient Capital Trust would like to remind the world that they exist....
View ArticleScottish Power to build vast battery to improve wind energy supply
Energy firm says project will be big step towards continuous renewable power for UKScottish Power is to undertake the most ambitious battery power project in Europe in an attempt to unlock the...
View ArticleIt’s cheap to tackle climate change - but that isn’t the reason to do it |...
What does it say about Australia if we are only willing to save ourselves if we can get a good deal on the price of renewables?If renewables weren’t getting cheaper, would Australia still want to...
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