A low carbon Britain rests on the electrification of our energy supply. But new research by the University of Surrey has highlighted the challenges facing government, market and civil society-led pathways to reducing emissions
Risks and uncertainities accompany efforts to reduce Britain's carbon Matthew Leach | 20th January 2012 Comment Climate Change Energy Low Carbon Science Heat Pumps Transport carbondioxidegraphic.jpg …
Don’t look at a society and think it is so big, so complex, that nothing can change. Don’t think: “I am one single person, what can I do?” That, says Satish Kumar, is despondency; that is pessimism. Instead, whatever you can do, do it. Step by step.
… they don’t even mean economy. They mean finance or they mean money. Money is not …
The biomass industry responds to an Ecologist article by Biofuelswatch to counter what it says are the 'myths' around biomass, arguing that it is sustainable, proven and low carbon
… forests HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE How global finance fuels a secretive and unethical land …
Campaign group South-West Against Nuclear want to stop the government's plans for a 'nuclear renaissance' beginning in Hinkley Point in Somerset. Nuclear, activists say, is plagued by problems from beginning to end
… catastrophe in Fuksuhima, the lack of private finance available for this venture, these are …
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
… encouraged to borrow money on easy terms to finance energy saving home improvements. But …
Carbon forestry provides a low-cost and low-risk means for investors to hedge their carbon responsibilities.
John Gould asks how a new type of arboreal landscape, designed to sequester carbon from the atmosphere, will impact on wider issues such as sustainability and biodiversity.
… could provide an opportunity for nations to finance the establishment of protected areas, …