Good Energy: its not about technology anymore, its about people
Thriving eco energy firm founder Juliet Davenport on power through profit and growing prospects of challenging the Big SixWhen you look at markets, the best thing is not to know what you know now....
View ArticleAustralia's extreme budget meets extreme climate | Alexander White
The Abbott government's first budget was the least popular and most extreme in forty years, and was handed down during an almost unprecedented May heatwaveBy most accounts, the first budget of the...
View ArticleOcean to provide green heat source for 300-year-old mansion in Wales
£600,000 marine source heat pump will provide clean energy source for National Trust's Plas NewyddA 300-year-old country mansion is to get environmentally-friendly heating from the ocean with the UK's...
View ArticleThe Burning Answer: a User's Guide to the Solar Revolution by Keith Barnham
Could photosynthesis solve the world's energy problems?Is there anything new to add to a debate that seems to have reached stalemate? The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has spoken again,...
View ArticleThe UK powered on 90% renewables by 2030? A bold future for energy
Experts say the technology is available to switch to a low-carbon economy within years. So what's the hold up?The latest dire warnings from the UN's intergovernmental panel on climate change again...
View ArticleThis fracking zeal overshadows the perfect energy solution solar | Leonie Greene
The government ignores the drawbacks to shale gas, while its erratic policies around solar frustrate budding entrepreneursThe government's consultation on the rights of fracking companies to drill...
View ArticleScotland's energy crisis: where next without nuclear?
Plans to meet all Scottish energy needs through renewable sources by 2020 are challenging. Our expert panel discussed how it could be achievedWhat is unique about the Scottish energy challenge, and can...
View ArticleShale and non-Russian gas imports at heart of new EU energy strategy
Ukraine crisis forces bloc to seek diverse sources of gas, but green groups complain ignoring renewables is a mistakeEurope will need to tap more diverse sources of gas and develop more supplies of...
View ArticleCan hacking end homelessness?
City links: this week's best city stories look at urban inequality from homelessness in LA to elite clubbing in Shanghai as well as roads, roofs and a sugar factoryOur roundup of the week's best city...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne accused of making climate change worse with tax breaks
Friends of the Earth claims chancellor handed out £2.7bn of incentives to North Sea oil and gas firmsFriends of the Earth has accused the chancellor George Osborne of exacerbating climate change by...
View ArticleEnergy UK: time to rethink 'green' power policies in Brussels
Lobby group hopes to harness Eurosceptics' momentum to spark a move away from 'emotion driven' energy agendaEnergy UK will on Monday use electoral successes made by Eurosceptics to call for a rethink...
View ArticleUkraine conflict wake-up call for EU's looming fuel and energy crisis Oxfam
Charity calls on EU to end reliance on imported and domestic fossil fuels and increase energy efficiency and boost renewablesThe turmoil in Ukraine should be a wake-up call for Europe's looming fuel...
View ArticleBarack Obama's carbon plan shows Australia is 'out of step', say experts
Bold US policy aiming for 30% cut shows Coalition's 5% target is too low, says climate expert Ross GarnautBarack Obamas tough new environmental rules for power plants confirm that Australias minimum...
View ArticleWorld not moving fast enough on renewable energy, says IEA
Energy supply investement at $1.6trn annually but needs to rise to $2trn to stop dangerous global warming, energy thinktank findsThe world is not moving fast enough on investment in low carbon energy...
View ArticleQueen's speech: coalition aims at united front with range of reforms
David Cameron and Nick Clegg say their agreed mission is to empower citizens, reform pensions and back businessThe coalition will on Wednesday try to dispel impressions of a zombie parliament limping...
View ArticleExhaustion of cheap mineral resources is terraforming Earth scientific report...
Soaring costs of resource extraction require transition to post-industrial 'circular economy' to avoid collapseA new landmark scientific report drawing on the work of the world's leading mineral...
View ArticleWindfarm opens on former Welsh coal mine site
Oakdale Colliery wind power project expected to deliver annual carbon savings of 4,400 tonnes, reports BusinessGreenAn old coal mine spoil tip is to provide the location for the UK's latest wind energy...
View ArticleWho will fund the renewable solution to the energy crisis?
Over a billion people remain without access to electricity. To overcome this we must tackle the investment challengeDespite energy being a basic requirement for economic growth and development, the...
View ArticleTop tweeters on renewable energy via @guardiangdp
Who is shaping the online debate about renewables? We've crowdsourced a few our your favourites To mark the launch of our new focus on renewable energy, we asked our Twitter followers to recommend the...
View ArticleQuiz: what do you know about renewable energy?
Know a thing or two about renewable energy? Pit your wits against our sustainable energy quiz Continue reading...
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