Communities to cash in on wind farm levy – but is it enough?
(Thu 17 Feb 2011 13:03)
Renewable trade association RenewableUK has published today the details of the industry’s Protocol on payments from wind farms to community benefit funds.
Influential voices support WWF’s 100% renewable energy vision
(Thu 10 Feb 2011 23:07)
WWF’s groundbreaking study showing 100 percent renewable energy is both achievable and imperative by 2050 has attracted immediate backing from leaders of several major companies, policymakers and opinion formers, who
UK must grasp offshore wind opportunity, says energy chief
(Wed 09 Feb 2011 22:46)
Rick Eggleston, managing director of RepowerUK, one of the UK's fastest growing wind energy companies, tells ClickGreen how the country must grasp the opportunity of offshore power generation.
Scotland to press Europe to increase carbon reduction targets
(Mon 07 Feb 2011 12:46)
The Scottish government is to press Europe to set more ambitious climate change targets and promote the drive for low-carbon technologies.
Targeting sustainable drainage to help counter climate change
(Wed 02 Feb 2011 09:45)
Dr Susanne Charlesworth, Leader of the Sustainable Drainage Applied Research Group at Coventry University, discusses the benefits and advantages of sustainable drainage (SUDS) and its varied roles in helping to create a
National Trust backs public concerns over future of forests
(Tue 01 Feb 2011 12:00)
The National Trust has revealed it will support the public's concern over the future of Britain's forests and is insisting that any change of ownership must protect public access to woodlands as well as their amenity,
Using oceans to slow global warming is “doomed to failure”
(Mon 31 Jan 2011 15:29)
Failure to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions effectively has led to intensifying debate on geoengineering - deliberate large-scale schemes to slow the rate at which Earth is heating up.
Tesco chief calls for less red tape on green investment
(Fri 28 Jan 2011 15:57)
Sir Terry Leahy, CEO of the UK's largest retailer Tesco, has called on the world's governments to work with private companies to ensure that innovation in low-carbon growth is not blocked by bureaucracy and red tape.
Recycling everything is the key to saving the planet, say scientists
(Thu 20 Jan 2011 12:05)
Recycling all the materials we use is the key to saving the Earth and humans from an apocalyptic future, according to a major new book by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
UK must urge World Bank to abandon “dirty” fossil fuels
(Mon 17 Jan 2011 12:15)
A leading campaign group is urging the UK government's international development secretary Andrew Mitchell to use his position on the board of the World Bank to press for an end to investment in carbon-intensive energy
Next generation solar panels aren't worth the hype
(Mon 10 Jan 2011 19:09)
In recent years, developers have been investigating light-harvesting thin film solar panels made from nanotechnology — and promoting efficiency metrics to make the technology marketable. Now a Tel Aviv University resea
Missing FiT data makes value checking impossible, says REF
(Sat 08 Jan 2011 19:05)
Following Ofgem's decision to start publishing information relating to the installation of Feed-in Tariffs (FiT) generators, analysts at the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) have urged the government to now show how mu
“Unstoppable effects” of climate change will last for 1,000 years
(Fri 07 Jan 2011 13:28)
New research indicates the impact of rising CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere will cause unstoppable effects to the climate for at least the next 1000 years, causing researchers to estimate a collapse of the West Ant
Localism Bill – Opportunity or Threat?
(Tue 14 Dec 2010 20:34)
New planning rules announced this week in the Localism Bill have the potential to enhance local democracy provided communities are given the right kind of support.
Plants can “slow down” global warming, NASA study
(Tue 07 Dec 2010 23:13)
A new NASA computer modelling study has found that additional growth of plants and trees in a world with doubled atmospheric carbon dioxide levels would create a new negative feedback – a cooling effect – in the Eart
Green fear as business energy bills set to rise by 15%
(Tue 30 Nov 2010 19:13)
Energy companies face a rebellion from businesses over meeting the cost of new low carbon energy networks unless they are “more open about costs and margins” business energy analysts Saturn Energy said today.
SOFC micro CHP plants to be climate-friendly power stations in homes
(Mon 29 Nov 2010 16:38)
The generation of electricity and heat with no pollution and with considerably less emission of the greenhouse gas CO2 sounds too good to be true.
Emerging economies also emerging leaders in effective climate action
(Wed 24 Nov 2010 21:57)
Influential emerging economies are also emerging with the leading plans to cut carbon emissions causing climate change, according to a WWF study issued today.
UK’s renewable sector needs increased skills focus
(Tue 23 Nov 2010 20:49)
Tom Hopkinson, managing director of Taylor Hopkinson Associates, here provides his opinion on how the UK is positioned to develop a “blueprint for renewable energy skills”.
Greenpeace co-founder reveals support for APP following study
(Thu 18 Nov 2010 14:35)
Greenspirit Strategies, the global environmental and sustainability consulting organization led by the co-founder and former leader of Greenpeace, has announced it is supporting the work of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP)
