Onshore wind farms in UK could cut £50 a year off energy bills
Government urged to overturn effective ban to help meet ambitious climate targetsGovernment ministers face rising calls to lift their block on onshore wind farms to help meet the UK’s ambitious climate...
View ArticleAs Angus Taylor ducks, weaves and dithers, China zooms past | Simon Holmes à...
Australia could be a post-carbon superpower – but the energy minister must seize the dayThe worst part about being lied to is knowing that you weren’t worth the truth. — Jean-Paul SartreAustralia’s...
View ArticleUK to be left with five coal power stations after latest closure
News comes as National Grid announces greenest winter for energy use after mild weatherThe UK’s race to increase renewable energy sources has intensified with the announcement of plans to close another...
View ArticlePower to the people: how Spanish cities took control of energy
The ‘sunshine tax’ is dead, and Barcelona and Cádiz are mounting a renewables revivalAfter a close fight, Barcelona’s radical mayor, Ada Colau, is expected to take office for a second term on Saturday,...
View ArticleBattery benefits questioned | Letter
Scottish Power claims it is making a ‘significant step’ forward with renewable energy, but David Miller has doubtsJillian Ambrose (Report, 11 June) claims that a 50MW battery system is a “significant...
View ArticleIreland to unveil bold plan to tackle climate emergency
Varadkar reveals ideas to curb greenhouse gases and move towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050Ireland has unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle the climate emergency by weaning the state,...
View ArticleClean energy found to be a 'pathway to prosperity’ for Northern Territory
Renewable energy is not only a money-spinner for the NT, it can also help mining industries expand, a new report saysEnergy development in the Northern Territory is a typically Australian story: it is...
View ArticleHMRC cracks down on gangs over renewable energy VAT fraud
Emergency action came into effect without notice to avoid tipping off fraudstersCriminal gangs are targeting the renewable energy industry in the latest wave of VAT fraud that has been blamed for...
View ArticlePromises of a green energy jobs boom in Scotland are proving to be so much...
The government stands accused of failing to protect workers as it sold off projects to EDF and other foreign firmsIn the renewables sector, the Scottish government has been perfecting a form of...
View ArticleHMRC pushes steep VAT increase for new solar-battery systems
Treasury proposes rise from 5% to 20%, while the tax on coal will stay at lower rateHomes hoping to shrink their carbon footprints by installing a solar-battery system face a steep VAT increase from...
View ArticleClimate crisis: global economy needs major upgrade … fast
Ex-US vice-president says only big solutions can offset impact of systemic shifts and avert disasterThe former US vice-president Al Gore has said the global economy will require a fundamental upgrade...
View ArticleModern conservatives don’t fear social change, they just oppose it when it...
As the right line up behind power and the establishment, it’s no longer ideologies that divides Australian politicsThe modern conservatives often seem afraid of new technology. They act as though...
View ArticleShell is not a green saviour. It’s a planetary death machine | George Monbiot
Don’t buy the greenwash. Shell’s initiatives, which have won over many conservation groups, are dwarfed by its investment in oil and gasIt is hard to believe it needs stating, but it does. The oil...
View ArticleBrexit is political poison, and it’s green policies that are suffering |...
The spat over VAT on solar batteries shows how Brussels-bashing is taking precedence over urgent social priorities• Molly Scott Cato is a Green MEPAs pro-European MEPs we grow weary of the government...
View ArticleClimate crisis, tree planting and new left economics | Letters
Scotland’s major environment and conservation bodies call for legislation to tackle the climate emergency. Plus letters from Penelope Maclachlan, Charles Young, Dr Joseph Hanlon and Neil...
View ArticleUS generates more electricity from renewables than coal for first time ever
In April, renewables provided 23% compared to coal’s 20%‘The fate of coal has been sealed. The market has spoken’The US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time...
View ArticleUK committed nearly £2bn to fossil fuel projects abroad last year
Elevenfold rise in funding over 12 months came as support for renewables fell to £700,000Britain increased support for fossil fuel projects overseas to almost £2bn last year, marking an elevenfold...
View ArticleEnd onshore windfarm ban, Tories urge
Conservative party voters want to scrap block on new land turbines, survey findsPressure is mounting within the Conservative party to end its block on new onshore windfarms after evidence that Tory...
View ArticleWhile the federal government is in denial, the states are making staggering...
State governments seem frustrated with the Morrison government – but we are closer to 100% renewables than you thinkShortly after its re-election, the Morrison federal government confirmed it would not...
View ArticleGas and oil firms reclassified under non-renewables on LSE
Trade group says change may have opposite intended effect towards low carbon futureOil and gas companies listed on the London Stock Exchange have been reclassified under a non-renewable energy category...
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