Invention that makes renewable energy from rotting veg wins James Dyson prize
Carvey Maigue, from the Philippines, used a substance made from crop wasteA novel material made from rotting fruit and vegetables that absorbs stray UV light from the sun and converts it into renewable...
View ArticleAustralia must stop 'whingeing' and make a decision on national energy...
Audrey Zibelman says market has reached ‘inflection point’ and decision must be made on whether to have single, national market or five state marketsAustralian governments need to make a decision about...
View ArticleInvestors plan major move into renewable energy infrastructure
Global survey finds spending expected to double in five years in response to climate fearsGlobal investors managing nearly $7tn (£5.2bn) of assets plan to almost double their spending on renewable...
View ArticleUK government to subsidise onshore renewable energy projects
Energy companies will compete for contracts in auction at end of 2021The government plans to double the amount of renewable energy it will subsidise next year after agreeing to include onshore wind and...
View ArticleMark Latham 'filibusters' on NSW energy bill, forcing upper house to sit...
One Nation MP moves hundreds of amendments in attempt to stop electricity infrastructure roadmap being passed this yearThe New South Wales parliament has been forced to sit around the clock in a bid to...
View ArticleNSW upper house passes renewable electricity bill after rejecting One Nation...
Marathon parliamentary sitting wraps up, passing legislation experts say will help turn NSW into a renewable energy superpowerNew South Wales upper house MPs have finally passed renewable electricity...
View ArticleBritish coal plants fired up to meet temporary electricity shortfall
Remaining UK coal plants, including Drax, supply 6% of grid’s electricity to cover power supply drop and colder weatherBritain has fired up some of its last remaining coal power plants to help keep the...
View ArticleHeat pumps: have a cosy home without warming the planet
Home owners can get help from government schemes but do they really cut costs?When Graham Davidson and his wife, Pauline, retired to a bungalow in Norfolk three years ago they ripped out the old boiler...
View ArticleNSW's clean energy plan means the federal government is even more isolated on...
Angus Taylor’s dire warnings about abandoning coal are going unheeded as the states forge their own path towards renewablesThere may have been other weeks that packed in as many transformative...
View ArticleAustralia's emissions fell 3% in year to June amid Covid shutdown
Angus Taylor hails data – but experts say much of fall not related to government actionAustralia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 3% in the year to June due to the Covid-19 shutdown, the ongoing impact...
View ArticleScottish homes to be first in world to use 100% green hydrogen
Some 300 homes in Fife to be fitted with free boilers, heaters and cooking appliancesHundreds of homes in Scotland will soon become the first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen to heat their...
View ArticleThe Coalition will lose more former heartland seats to independents without a...
Progressive female independents hold three once-safe Liberal seats. Their victories are templates for further change On 11 November, Joe Biden received congratulatory phone calls from Scott Morrison...
View ArticleOil and gas firms urged to work towards net zero British North Sea
Report calls on oil and gas extraction to be phased out and jobs switched to clean energyThe UK’s North Sea oil and gas industry should agree to phase out production through a series of five-year...
View ArticleUK vows to outdo other major economies on emissions cuts by 2030
Boris Johnson promises to go further and faster by setting target of 68% reduction in annual carbon emissionsThe UK will cut greenhouse gas emissions further and faster than any other major economy in...
View ArticleRenewable energy’s plummeting price should put the wind in our sails |...
As we become more reliant on wind and solar power, we drive down the cost of the technologyIt’s been a good week on the science front. Vaccines are ready to be jabbed into us and artificial...
View ArticleThe curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret
The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on...
View ArticleEnding UK’s climate emissions ‘affordable’, say official advisers
CCC recommendation includes half of cars being electric by 2030, gas boilers phased out and 10,000 wind turbinesWhat does the UK’s climate plan entail?The world’s first detailed route map to ending a...
View ArticleThe climate crisis should be at the heart of the global Covid recovery |...
Governments are pouring resources into economic recovery. It’s an opportunity for visionary climate policiesMaría Fernanda Espinosa is a former president of the United Nations general assemblyIn the...
View ArticleSpinning emissions: Australia's climate projections are not what they seem
Official modelling could give you the impression the Morrison government has achieved something meaningful. But you would be wrongGreat news! The government says Australia is on track to meet the...
View ArticleWhere's the beef with a greener future that also makes us happier and healthier?
The Committee on Climate Change has shown that decarbonising is not only affordable but highly desirableFew crises come with a users’ manual. The government’s official climate advisers, the Committee...
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