The US and China must show leadership on climate change | Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern: As the European Union dithers, the world's two biggest carbon emitters must work together to help countries reach a climate deal in 2015Nicholas Stern
View ArticleAre the UK's carbon targets too low?
Should the government have more, not less, ambition on carbon reduction? With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigatesKarl Mathiesen
View ArticleGreen bank invests £12m in wood-fuelled Birmingham power plant
BusinessGreen: Consortium including green investment bank invests in 'innovative' Birmingham Bio Power plantJessica Shankleman
View ArticleSolar and wind power battle with coal in South Africa
Entrenched political interests are fighting to expand coal’s role in the national economy despite the promise of renewable energy, reports Yale Environment 360Adam Welz
View ArticleBasking sharks cause huge Scottish offshore windfarm to be shelved
Sharks, hard rock and challenging wave conditions cited by ScottishPower as reasons for dropping Argyll Array project
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Scottish Power cancels £5.4bn Argyll Array offshore wind farm plan
Project that would have been world's largest and provided green energy to 1m homes deemed 'not financially viable'Scottish Power has abandoned a £5.4bn plan to build the world's largest offshore wind...
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Christmas appeal: Kenyan families see bright future with solar-powered lamps
SolarAid chief executive Steve Andrews hopes simple devices will be adopted as widely as mobile phonesIt's hard to know where to look in the crowded interior of the Murenju general store. The entrance...
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Government urged to cut cash to green energy in order to reduce bills
Thinktank says renewable energy subsidies should be cut if technologies fail to come down in cost under strict time limitsThe government should act ruthlessly to cut subsidies paid to green energy...
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Turbine noise can be heard from just 3% of windfarms, report finds
Only 15 of 521 sites have a noise problem caused by turbine blades stalling when wind speed drops – and software can fix itOnly about 3% of windfarms in the UK are likely to produce a low-frequency...
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Haiti switches on to solar power as sustainable electricity solution |...
Solar energy is clean, green and can help to solve Haiti's power crisis. Now the world's largest solar hospital is lighting the wayMirebalais is just an hour's drive north-east of the Haitian capital,...
View ArticleRenewable energy: Tony Abbott signals he could wind back or scrap targets
Guardian Australia: PM says while Coalition supports 'sensible use' of renewable energy, scheme is 'causing pretty significant price pressure'Lenore Taylor
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Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal: Practical Action
In a remote part of Zimbabwe, villagers have transformed their lives by building their own hydro-electricity plantIn Chipendeke, Zimbabwe, a tiny remote village of a hundred or so simple thatched...
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Investing: windfall profits for 2013's best investment fund
Power-packed returns as wind and solar power nets Guinness Alternative Energy 11% gainsWind farms off Britain's shores are being cancelled almost weekly. Hard-pressed governments across Europe are...
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Solar farms feel the heat from ministers but industry hopes it can still sparkle
Critics argue farms are a blot on the landscape – but solar technology is favoured by the public and costs are falling fastIt's the shortest day of the winter, but the bright blue morning means the...
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UK opposition to new EU green energy targets could risk 'half a million jobs'
Britain's demand to keep nuclear option open to reduce emissions will mean potential job losses, leaked report showsOver half a million new jobs over the next two decades could be at risk from the UK's...
View ArticleWind power was Spain's top source of electricity in 2013
BusinessGreen: Surge in wind power and hydropower drives emissions down by more than 23%James Murray
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Britain's wild weather: the silver linings in dark clouds
Heavy rains, tidal surges and storms aren't just uniformly bad for the nation – they do some good tooNowhere in Britain has escaped the wild weather of the past three months. October was marked by...
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RWE slashes capacity at North Sea wind farm
German utility firm's expected reduction of Triton Knoll capacity by up to half follows its decision to scrap Atlantic Array projectGerman utility RWE will reduce capacity at its planned Triton Knoll...
View ArticleEU urged to set 2030 renewable energy target by ministers
Ministers from Germany, France, Italy and five other countries call for new renewable energy target in addition to carbon goal
View ArticleRenewable energy target faces delay amid calls for Abbott to scrap policy
PM's top business adviser demands inquiry into claims that wind turbines are operating in violation of compliance requirementsLenore Taylor
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