Surprise changes to the Finance Bill in its third reading have withdrawn tax benefits for investors in community renewable energy projects, writes Georgina Matthews. While some societies are rushing to complete their fund-raising by the end of the month, others have been forced to close. If these measures are not withdrawn, a small but flourishing sector will be at risk.
… George Osborne must back down on community energy tax Georgina Matthews | 11th … 2015 Comment Energy Renewables Society Community Finance Green Economy UK … have withdrawn tax benefits for investors in community renewable energy projects, writes …
UK’s first post-subsidy community solar farm completed.
… Subsidy-free community solar in the UK Staff Reporter | … UK’s first post-subsidy community solar farm completed. Community Owned Renewable Energy Partners …
A new opinion poll of 2,000 adults reveals more than two thirds of the public support renewable energy schemes where projects are undertaken at a community level and local people receive financial benefit. The support even extends to wind and solar farms close to people's homes.
… Massive support for community renewable energy Oliver Tickell | … schemes where projects are undertaken at a community level and local people receive … if they were owned and controlled by the community. More than two-thirds - 67% - of the …
What can western countries learn from their less industrialised counterparts about returning woodlands and forests to productive, profitable, local control?
… 29th June 2010 News Society Woodlands Forests Community Natural World sunthroughtrees.jpg … national interests,' says Tom Blomley, a community forestry expert in East Africa. … A tale of two systems Tanzania set up two community systems. The first allows villagers …
This is an exciting time for community energy, writes Julia Groves. New guidance will make it easier for local people to invest in local renewable power projects, while other opportunities are opening up for risk averse investors. And the more of us join in, the sooner we can displace the Big Six who dominate UK energy markets.
… Putting community energy at the heart of our … This is an exciting time for community energy, writes Julia Groves. New … - ordinary consumers - to make it happen. Community energy refers to renewable energy …
A practical guide to help would-be community developers turn renewable energy projects into climate change-busting reality
… Five steps to developing a community-based energy project Mary Walsh | … Generation Hydroelectric Carbon Trust NESTA communityhands.jpg A practical guide to help would-be community developers turn renewable energy …
The long queue outside Portcullis House was testament to the appetite for community energy.
… Community energy sparking hope Helen Martin | … March 2024 | Comment Energy Elections Energy community_energy.jpg The long queue outside … House was testament to the appetite for community energy. Dozens of people were left …
An 500-strong Indigenous community in Alberta, the heart of Canada's environmentally catastrophic tar sands industry, is fighting back against the pollution, writes Melina Laboucan-Massimo - by cutting themselves adrift from dependence on fossil fuels, and starting up their own solar power station: a vital first step towards building a just and sustainable society.
… An 500-strong Indigenous community in Alberta, the heart of Canada's … They are turning their gaze to the sun. In a community of five hundred people in northern … energy back in to the grid. The Indigenous community of the Lubicon Cree used to be …
Kate Hathway from the local communities charity Urban Forum says we should look to Europe for tips on successful community renewable energy projects
… Hathway | 13th August 2010 Comment Renewable Community Energy Climate Change freiburg.jpg … in Germany, people are forging ahead with community-owned renewable energy projects Kate … should look to Europe for tips on successful community renewable energy projects Standing …
A pioneering community-based hydroelectric energy project in the Brecon Beacons is a blueprint for how green energy can provide more than just low-carbon power...
… Hydro Talybont Energy tgv1.jpg A pioneering community-based hydroelectric energy project … park that led Ellis and Ham to help set up a Community Interest Company (a legal structure … Valleys is helping communities to develop community-owned micro hydro schemes by …
The surprise removal of tax benefits for investors in community renewable energy schemes - effective from Monday - is unlawful and must be reversed, states a legal letter to the Treasury. But meanwhile, investments in the sector have hit record levels, with two days still to go.
… Osborne's community renewables tax 'unlawful' The … Energy Finance Renewables Law Politics UK Community westmill-cut.jpg The surprise … removal of tax benefits for investors in community renewable energy schemes - effective …
This May the Greens are hoping to win their first seats in the Welsh Assembly, and become a strong force for social and ecological progress, writes Alice Hooker-Stroud, newly elected leader of the Wales Green Party. At the heart of the vision: sustainable, prosperous, empowered communities.
… I don't know what Wales is without community, yet our governments - both from … farmers, sold by local businesses. We need community or publicly-owned renewables that …
Las Casitas is a small community living on the edge of one of the world's largest coal mines, writes Richard Solly - one inhabited by the descendants of escaped slaves, located in the poorest region of Colombia. The village is under imminent threat of forced displacement by the brutal corporation that runs the Cerrejón coal mine.
… colom-3-cut.jpg Las Casitas is a small community living on the edge of one of the … department (province) of Colombia. The community of Las Casitas is facing forced … Court decision in 2002 decreed that the community should be reconstructed in a new …
On international women's day, a remarkable lady fighting to maintain the ancient traditions, local knowledge and sacred sites of one of South Africa's last indigenous clans talks to the Ecologist
… and modernisation have engulfed her community. The corresponding erosion of the … local youth believe that the elders of the community are 'uneducated' in the western … 'Luvhola Cultural Village' with the help of community members. Then, in 2006, Mpathe met …
Another week, another renewable energy cut. This time George Osborne is swinging the axe at tax breaks for community renewable energy schemes, writes Aisha Gani - even though previous cuts have already made 90% of projects unviable.
… Government cuts tax relief for community green energy Aisha Gani the Guardian … Osborne is swinging the axe at tax breaks for community renewable energy schemes, writes … The government plans to cut tax reliefs for community energy schemes to build new …
Big Oil going carbon neutral? Here is how carbon offsets impact local and indigenous communities.
… of Kariba REDD+ in Zimbabwe and the Luangwa Community Forest Project in Zambia, the … makes the intended indigenous and territorial community beneficiaries the potential victims … by illegal loggers and coca farmers, and when community members report these instances, they …
The community of Machynlleth has gone beyond just investing in someone else’s wind turbine. They’ve clubbed together and planned, built and paid for one of their own.
… Energy Biodiesel Turbine Making A Difference CommunityCommunity Action Wales Wind Turbines Wind Community Carbon Dioxide Dams Hydrogen Nuclear …
A new report by Co-operatives UK and The Co-operative Group examines those investing time and money in installing solar panels, wind turbines or hydro-electric power for their local communities
… This government’s rhetoric about supporting community owned renewable energy has not yet … government will introduce the planned premium community tariff that encourages communities … are also a major problem for small community renewable schemes. With complex …
When Zoe Foster went with her family to live in a intentional cohousing community she didn't know what to expect. Five months in and she has discovered that it's not about what you give up, but what you give that is so enriching
… her family to live in a intentional cohousing community she didn't know what to expect. Five … living to life in an intentional cohousing community. When making the decision for this … we find the balance between family time and community time? Would we feel out of place? …
A year after Shell was forced into a £55 million settlement with an indigenous community in Nigeria devastated by oil spills, a UK High Court judge has allowed two new such cases to proceed on behalf of some 43,000 subsistence farmers and fishers whose livelihoods have been wiped out by the same cause.
… a £55 million settlement with an indigenous community in Nigeria devastated by oil spills, … been affected by oil pollution: the Ogale Community in Ogoniland and the Bille Kingdom. … devastated the environment surrounding the community of Bodo, Rivers State, Nigeria. …
This year's Community Energy Fortnight is taking place at a strange time, writes Jonathon Porritt, with the entire renewable energy industry under government attack as never before. What can we do about it? For a start, by joining in some of the hundreds of events that are taking place across the UK!
… Community Energy Fortnight - to participate is … 2015 Ethical Living Energy Commons Renewables community-energy-cut.jpg This year's Community Energy Fortnight is taking place at …
Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, has personally attacked eco-defender Carlos Zorrilla in TV broadcasts for resisting a vast new copper mine in a precious area of pristine cloud forest, and opposing the advance of oil exploration into the Amazon. Fearful for his life, Zorilla is now seeking international support for his, and his community's, battle for land, water and the natural world.
… from Ecuador - where defending nature and community is a crime Carlos Zorrilla | 25th … the copper mine attack members of the Intag community. Photo: Elisabeth Weydt via … international support for his, and his community's, battle for land, water and the …
Across Africa, the traditional idea of safari parks is getting an overhaul - and where once locals were excluded, models with community involvement are finding long-term success
… The human face of conservation: bringing community and wildlife together Ruth Styles | … where once locals were excluded, models with community involvement are finding long-term … by operators for whom giving back to the community is as important as taking care of …
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold?
… desperately need. Hugely welcome has been a Community Centre, where people can reconnect and rebuild a sense of community. The centre provides opportunities …