San Diego Republican mayor pushes plan to run on 100% renewable energy
California city’s bipartisan push to embrace clean energy such as solar and wind while paring back greenhouse gas emissions may be a model for rest of the USAs presidential nominees Ted Cruz and Donald...
View ArticleLabor proposes two emissions trading schemes costing $555m
Opposition maintains ambitious targets but aims to minimise cost to households and defers details until after electionLabor is proposing two emissions trading schemes – one for big industrial polluters...
View ArticleThe story behind Prince’s low-profile generosity to green causes
An anonymous $50,000 check marked the start of the notoriously private star’s donations to climate change and clean energy causes, reports GristIn the outpouring of media coverage after Prince’s death...
View ArticleBritish windfarms a boom for Danish firm
Dong, biggest single investor in UK offshore wind, says profits from its renewables overtaking oil and gas receiptsBooming profits from British windfarms have more than made up for declining oil and...
View ArticleNon-nuclear options for constant energy | Letters
Energy secretary Amber Rudd (Letters, 21 April) clearly has the gift of clairvoyance. She says that no liabilities would fall to the UK taxpayer or consumer should Hinkley Point C be cancelled. Who,...
View ArticleUK support for fracking hits new low
Just 19% of people back fracking while public support for renewables has surged to 81%, government poll showsPublic support for fracking in the UK has fallen to a new low, according to government...
View ArticleTasmania's big dry has apple isle's renewable energy under a cloud
The state’s driest spring on record was followed by its hottest summer and the lakes that supply the hydro power scheme are just 12.8% fullThe plane took off at 6.21am and headed north-west, towards...
View ArticleHas the Chernobyl disaster affected the number of nuclear plants built?
Thirty years on from one of the worst radiation leaks in history, several countries have moved to phase out nuclear energy production altogether, and experts say another accident would kill the...
View ArticleVenezuelans lose sleep in bid to curb electricity shortage
Clocks moved forward by half an hour to restrict use of lighting and power as country grapples with economic crisisVenezuelans lost half an hour of sleep on Sunday as their clocks were moved forward to...
View ArticleWarwick University calls on BP to open up archive on 'renewables'
Pressure increases to honour promise to allow access to what is believed to be decades of research into ‘green’ technologiesThe University of Warwick has joined calls for BP to honour a promise made by...
View ArticleCustomers’ reluctance to try newcomers props up the banking giants
The sector has been battered by misfortunes of its own making, but the challenger banks’ lack of success is a source of comfort for established playersWhen HSBC held its annual meeting at this time...
View ArticleIdea of renewables powering UK is an 'appalling delusion' – David MacKay
Country should focus on nuclear power and carbon capture technologies, former chief scientific adviser said in his final interview The idea that renewable energy can power the UK is an “appalling...
View ArticleRenewable energy: rapid acceleration needed to meet 2020 target
Twenty large windfarms would need to be committed to in 2016 to get renewable energy target back on trackMeeting Australia’s renewable energy target for 2020 appears increasingly difficult, with a...
View ArticleGreens' want 1.2m households to install renewable energy storage
Energy spokesman Adam Bandt says program – estimated to cost $2.9bn – could be funded by scrapping concessions to fossil fuel-intensive industriesThe Greens want millions of households to install...
View ArticleThe energy transition could be profound – and there's a lot to lose for those...
The energy internet, the ‘smart’ grid, solar energy and battery storage are converging and the economic benefits are clearChange is coming to the energy landscape. A transition to a new energy economy...
View ArticleMalcolm Turnbull: Labor's climate targets will destroy Australia's bargaining...
Bill Shorten fails to realise world has ‘moved on from ideology’, says PM – but Climate Institute contradicts himMalcolm Turnbull has warned Australia would lose vital “leverage” in international...
View ArticleSolar has a bright future in the UK despite Tory efforts to cloud the picture
The tough, innovative and resilient UK solar industry can outlast this government’s energy policiesKing Canute is alive and well in Britain.While solar energy has become a global success story over the...
View ArticleUK's attractiveness for renewables investment plummets to all-time low
UK routinely topped annual league table run by Ernst & Young but has slid to 13th place due to government’s ‘non-committal approach’The attractions of Britain for investors in renewable energy...
View ArticleRain in Tasmania has enabled state to turn off temporary diesel generators
Hydro Tasmania says state is now powered entirely by renewable energy and can turn off generators brought in during electricity shortageSubstantial rain in Tasmania has enabled the state to turn off...
View ArticleWindfarm operator Dong Energy announces stockmarket plans
Danish company is single largest investor in UK offshore wind power and IPO would be one of Europe’s biggest listings this year Dong Energy, the Danish company that has invested £6bn in UK offshore...
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