Gunpowder, treason and carbon emissions
It’s a yearly tradition rife with ethical and environmental issues, but for over four centuries now, we’ve celebrated Bonfire night on November 5. Four hundred and six years ago tomorrow, a group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby and the now infamous revolutionary, Guy Fawkes, planned, and ultimately...
Renewables, nuclear and carbon capture bodies club together for climate action
Three low-carbon energy trade associations have written a joint letter urging secretary of state Ed Davey to uphold his commitment to combatting climate change by decarbonising the energy sector by 2030. RenewableUK, the trade body for the wind and marine sectors, along with the Nuclear Industry Association and the...
Government decides not to merge polar research centres
The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, minister of state for universities and science has laid down a written ministerial statement in the House of Commons rejecting the merger between the British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre. This statement reflects the conclusion of a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)...
Prepare for severe autumn and winter floods
The wet summer leading to saturated ground, high rivers and groundwater mean we are likely to suffer severe floods throughout the autumn and winter. Today’s warning by the Met Office and Environment Agency demonstrates the harsh reality of our changing climate. The news comes at a time when the...
Wind farm debate: have we forgotten why we’re doing this?
The debate surrounding wind power is riddled with money, politics and prejudice. It’s time we began concentrating on the primary reason why we desperately need cleaner energy. Much of yesterday’s news was dominated by energy minister John Hayes’ impromptu attack on wind power. “Enough is enough”, he was reported...
Protesters enter a fourth day of gas-fired power station occupation
The No Dash for Gas campaign group is still in occupation of EDF’s West Burton power station – three and a half days after entering the facility in protest over the government’s reliance on gas. The station has been shut down since the protesters arrived at the site in the early...
‘World’s largest solar co-op’ confirms park purchase
Westmill Solar Co-operative today became the UK’s first and the world’s largest community-owned solar farm, after its board of directors announced that it had successfully acquired the project. The co-operative launched its share offer in June and ended up being 50% oversubscribed, as it surged past its £4m target over...
Africa told to invest heavily in education to ‘stop poverty transmission’
Delegates at the seventh annual Africa Economic Conference (AEC) yesterday highlighted the benefits of investing in “youth potential” across the continent. African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka told attendees of the event, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda, that Africa must begin to provide comprehensive and quality education in...
Scotland ramps up renewable electricity target to 50% by 2015
Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond has announced that his country will be producing half its electricity from renewable energy by 2015 – five years earlier than planned. Salmond revealed the ambitious target at trade body RenewableUK’s annual conference in Glasgow yesterday, saying that the Scottish government had updated the...
Coalition at loggerheads over energy minister’s wind comments
Energy secretary Ed Davey has rebuked comments made by Conservative energy minister John Hayes, who launched an unprompted attack on wind power in two national newspapers today. Hayes told The Telegraph and The Daily Mail that onshore wind turbines “peppered” the countryside and that “enough is enough”. “I can’t single-handedly...
Watching Hurricane Sandy shows us the future of our climate
The scale of Hurricane Sandy is unprecedented, with much of America’s east coast affected in some capacity. But is its devastation a sign of things to come? Welcome to the rest of our lives. It could be seen to be insensitive to discuss the cause of Hurricane Sandy, when...
Wind power experiences boom but policies still lean towards fossil fuels
One in ten homes in the UK will be powered by the wind in 2015, according to figures released by trade association RenewableUK. The statistics, which appear in the organisation’s State of the Industry report, shows that total installed wind capacity grew by a quarter between June 2011 and September...
It’s the election, stupid: why the US is lost to a serious debate about climate… for now
It is relatively easy to make wild promises, being an unelectable third candidate in US politics. The Green Party’s Jill Stein has a tendency to throw stones, but offers little insight into the effects on her own glass house. There has been uproar amongst the worldwide environmental lobby regarding...
Campaigners occupy power station in ‘dash for gas’ protest
A Nottinghamshire gas power station has been forced to temporarily shut down, after a group of climate change campaigners scaled its chimneys to protest against the government’s so-called dash for gas. Five people have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass at West Burton power plant, which is run...
British Antarctic Survey cutbacks set to be scrapped
Plans to downsize the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) look set to be shelved following significant opposition from MPs, scientists and campaign groups. It was revealed earlier this year that the research organisation would be merged with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton as part of governmental cost-cutting measures within...
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