Does UK lack the skills to match the renewables' demand?
(Fri 26/03)
Tom Hopkinson, Managing Director of Taylor Hopkinson Associates, Scotland’s only specialist renewable energy recruitment services company, questions the available skills' resource.
Reaction: Green sector passes judgement on today's UK Budget
(Wed 24/03)
Decision-makers joined industry leaders and influencers to welcome today's details of Government support for a low carbon future.
Next Parliament “will be the last to stop runaway climate change”
(Mon 22/03)
A panel of six eminent experts has warned voters that the next Parliament will be the last in which to stop runaway climate change.
Lobby group blasts funding cull for renewable heat technology
(Thu 18/03)
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has expressed disappointment that funds in the Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP) programme (Phases 1 and 2) are set to expire within the next 2 months, a full 10 months ahead of the i
Time for serious action on black carbon, US Congress warned
(Tue 16/03)
Black carbon soot, produced from incomplete combustion of diesel fuel and biomass, is one of the largest contributors to climate change apart from CO2 and should be a prime target of policymakers according to scientists
"A swing to the right may not bring changes in energy policy"
(Wed 24/02)
David Cameron may not need convincing on climate change, but just how many of the new generation of Conservative MPs will share his concerns? asks ACE director Andrew Warren
British business needs to be smarter with energy
(Mon 15/02)
Steve Armitage at SmartestEnergy discusses the implications of Ofgem's Project Discovery report for the consumer, particularly the business community.
Forests are growing faster in response to climate change
(Mon 01/02)
Forests are responding to climate change by growing faster than they have in the past 225 years, according to a new study.
Scotland makes carbon call on Climate Accord deadline day
(Sun 31/01)
A committment to agree legally-binding international cuts in carbon emissions is vital to prevent dangerous climate change, WWF Scotland said today.
New guidelines for the future carbon-proofing of real estate
(Sat 30/01)
Property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle has released a report aimed at equipping UK real estate professionals with an understanding of why action needs to be taken now, both to mitigate the risks of high impact building
UK green groups welcome call for law change
(Tue 19/01)
Leading environmental campaign groups have welcomed proposals by Lord Justice Jackson for changes to the legal system to improve access to justice in environmental protection cases and have called on the Government to ac
Fears UK bumblebee could be wiped out in the big freeze
(Fri 08/01)
Bee experts are warning that the exceptionally cold weather could prove disastrous for Britain's bee population, leading to a pollination crisis next summer.
US biofuel policy is just “throwing taxpayer money out the window”
(Wed 06/01)
The United States needs to fundamentally rethink its policy of promoting ethanol to diversify its energy sources and increase energy security, according to a new policy paper by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Pu
Call for every Scottish home to be given free insulation
(Tue 05/01)
Every home in Scotland should be provided with free loft and cavity wall insulation, as part of a Scotland wide package of measures to make all homes low carbon, if the Scottish Government is to achieve the 42 percent r
High-speed rail network needed for greener travel
(Wed 30/12)
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has predicted 2010 will be the year of high-speed rail in the UK on the day he received a landmark report for the future of transport.
