Carbon capture sounds like a fantastical idea: dig up fossil fuels, burn them, then return the captured CO2 underground. But the hurdles that stand in its way are formidable
… Will carbon capture and storage work? Mark Jansen | … 15th December 2009 News Energy Climate Change Carbon Capture And Storage CCS pipework.jpg Carbon capture sounds like a fantastical idea: …
The time may soon be coming when every government will need to think about rationing fossil fuel usage. What's the quickest and most equitable way to do it?
… Change Politics And Economics Personal Carbon Trading Teqs Tradable Energy Quotas … This is a difficult time to promote personal carbon rationing. A February poll by Ipsos … that the only way for nations to reduce their carbon emissions rapidly is to introduce …
George Osborne pledged £1billion to a green bank that could help Britain reduce carbon emissions. But with low carbon technologies unproven, banks, institutions and energy companies are wary, meaning the venture may not attract the capital to make it viable
… News Politics And Economics Finance Banks Carbon Emissions Technology Investigations … a green bank that could help Britain reduce carbon emissions. But with low carbon technologies unproven, banks, …
Clean Coal Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the technology of stripping carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases of fossil fuels and then burying it as a liquid underground.
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse.
… Oil UK Coal Gas Climate Change Global Warming Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change … oil, gas and coal and we might just stabilise carbon emissions at a level to keep global …
Sir Nicholas Stern was asked to find out what way of averting climate change was economically feasible. A loaded question that has allowed him to find a perverse solution to a fatal problem.
… Stern Stern Report Global Warming US China Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Comments And … business as usual; secondly, stabilising carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere at … Bank currently has $US25 billion tied up in carbon-emitting projects. This is the same …
The UK government plans to get companies to pay to insulate energy inefficient homes - recovering the money from savings on the householder's energy bill
… have to be refurbished if we are to meet our carbon reduction targets. So far, hardly any … bills, which should mean they can slash their carbon emissions without any cost to … as 'A once-in-a-generation chance to reduce carbon emissions, improve the fabric of our …
High petrol prices mean less demand and less pollution, right? Not necessarily, finds Mark Jansen. Our relationship with our cars is far more complex...
… Energy Petrol Fuel Petrol Prices Pollution Carbon Emissions oilbarrelsgraph.jpg High … almost all of us, but those who care about carbon emissions may see some good in all … before there is any discernible impact on carbon emissions. Pump logic Prices at the …
As the fiscal dust kicked up by Alistair Darling's 2010 budget begins to settle, experts say they are 'surprised' by how 'un-green' the budget turned out to be
… believes more should be done to support low carbon forms of public transport and … road-building schemes that generate a lot of carbon and for public transport to be … 'There was only one mention of the low carbon economy, well into the second half of …
As the UK government deliberates its new aviation policy campaigners warn that moves to approve airport expansion would put climate targets at risk
… 2011 News Aviation Climate Change Airports Carbon Emissions Transport … the then-Labour government set a target that carbon emissions from UK aviation should be … probably achieve a 30 per cent reduction in carbon emissions per passenger mile by 2050 …
There is much talk of the possibility of a future ‘hydrogen economy’, which will power all our vehicles and homes. It is important to remember that hydrogen is not an energy source; it is an energy carrier. To obtain hydrogen it must be split from either natural gas or water molecules. The former, most widely used, method not only requires energy but also gives off carbon dioxide (CO2) in the process. Hydrogen produced in this way requires more energy to make than will eventually be returned when it is used. It makes more sense from a climate perspective to burn the natural gas itself than to convert and re-convert it to hydrogen in this way.
… | 1st November 2007 News Hydrogen Energy Carbon Dioxide Emissions Electricity Renewable Hydrogen Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change … not only requires energy but also gives off carbon dioxide (CO2) in the process. Hydrogen …
Every year, each square metre of the UK receives between 900 and 1200 kWh of solar radiation. Capturing just some of this energy could make a significant contribution to fulfilling our energy requirements.
… Solar Thermal Technology Cadmium Titanium Carbon Nanotubules Sun Solar Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change … such as titanium dioxide molecules or carbon nanotubes. If we are to accept the …
Sir David King is credited with bringing climate change to serious political attention. But he is also a campaign of GM crops. How does that square?
… Gm Nanotechnology Global Warming Politics Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change … – which are in the pipeline whatever we do on carbon dioxide emissions – we are going to … have smog generated by the nanoparticles of carbon, produced by coal fires, that caused …
High costs of offshore wind farms could be reduced through investment in a UK manufacturing base says report, but warns nuclear is no cheap alternative
… estimated £105-£115 per megawatt hour, with carbon capture and storage attached. By … Nuclear power, seen by some as a proven, carbon-free energy solution, could prove … problems.' READ MORE... NEWS ANALYSIS Zero carbon Britain: how to get there in 10 steps A …
Even among green campaigners, nuclear energy is quietly gaining ground as a potential solution to the impending energy crisis. However several issues – particularly those of raw materials, cost and waste – remain unaddressed within the mainstream of opinion.
… 1st November 2007 News Nuclear Energy Uranium Carbon Dioxide Uranium Orre Greenhouse Gases Nuclear Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change …
Each year, UK livestock produce some 60 million tonnes of collectable faeces. If left to run into water-courses or even spread on fields, this waste can lead to the same problems associated with excessive fertiliser use – algal blooms and aquatic life starved of oxygen.
… Anslow | 1st November 2007 News Waste Energy Carbon Dioxide Biodigesters Methane Electricity Microbes Biomass Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change …
Growing crops to solve the planet’s energy needs doesn’t work. Recycling the energy in our waste just might have a significant part to play. By Jeremy Smith & Jon Hughes
… methane with a small percentage of carbon monoxide), and a slurry of sterile … needs and save at least 15.8 per cent of our carbon emissions. Or, create enough liquid … waste biomass is not quite as clean as carbon neutral forest biomass. Nonetheless it …
Sometimes, choosing not to think like a scientist can be a good thing. Jon Hughes sits down with the Harrisons, environmental activists and conceptual artists
… a village-type life that sequesters more carbon than it uses?’ ‘We use the word … change by sequestering 45 per cent of the carbon emitted by the 8,000 settlers … efficiency or conservation] can cut their carbon use by half.' Integral to the piece is …
The coalition Government's silence on the Severn tidal barrage may be a reflection of the high economic costs rather than the environmental concerns surrounding the project
… the coming decades, as the UK wrestles with carbon reduction targets beyond 2020. With … by the year 2040, there is a [high enough] carbon price that would justify doing it,' he … Government will be whether we reduce our carbon footprint. We've got a fixed-term …
The UK has been described as the ‘Saudi Arabia’ of wind, with some 50 TWh of onshore and at least 450 TWh of offshore power available every year, well in excess of our current electricity demand.
Think nuclear power and you probably thing of small amounts of highly radioactive material, safely encased in vast concrete bunkers, generating an endless and constant supply of clean electricity. Yes it's expensive and clearly there is a problem with nuclear waste, but if it is the answer to climate change then why not?
… Change Uranium Nuclear Power Plants Waste Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate Change …
The insurance industry is set to abandon two million British homeowners to the perils of climate change. Jon Hughes and Rebecca Bole report
… the total in the previous five years. If carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere double … devising policies to force industry to adopt carbon neutral policies. If the market will …