The findings of a strategic environmental assessment open the way for an increase in the number of offshore wind farms, which could produce enough energy to power every household in the UK
New offshore wind farms could power every UK home Eifion Rees | 26th June 2009 News Investigations Energy Climate Change Science And Technology Wind Sea British Wind Energy Association Offshore Wind …
World Bank President Jim Kim talks a good talk on cutting support to fossil fuels. But what the bank does, writes Victoria Seabrook, is a whole other story. Not only is the WB Group still pouring money into the sector, but its funding doubled between 2011 and 2015.
World Bank doubles fossil fuel funding in four years Victoria Seabrook DeSmog.uk | 18th April 2016 News Finance Fossil Fuels Climate Change Emissions COP21 jim-kim-cut.jpg World Bank President Jim …
Emboldened by the Tory election victory and the appointment of Amber Rudd as energy Secretary, writes Ben Lucas, planning applications to frack have been coming in thick and fast - even in densely populated London boroughs.
Fracking surge follows Tory election win Ben Lucas DeSmog.uk | 31st May 2015 News Fracking UK Politics Energy Fossil Fuels fracking-balcombe-protest-cut.jpg Emboldened by the Tory election victory …
Organic baby food company Ella's Kitchen is already big in the UK and Scandinavia, and now aiming to crack the US. Co-founder Alison Lindley discusses the difficulties of keeping it green during a period of meteoric growth
… we don’t have to add preservatives and additives to the food.’ So it’s a trade-off: a …
Can national parks and marine protected areas safeguard endangered wildlife against the growing pressures of population growth and climate change?
Do protected areas for wildlife really work? Eifion Rees | 11th April 2012 News Protect Conservation Species Habitat Natural World Protected Areas Population National Park News Focus fish.jpg Marine …
Shale gas company Cuadrilla will appeal Lancashire's decision to refuse permission to frack, write Kyla Mandel & Ben Lucas. The planning battle will last well into 2016, as campaigners prepare to fight all the way.
Cuadrilla will appeal Lancashire's fracking refusal Kyla Mandel Ben Lucas DeSmog.uk | 24th July 2015 News Energy Fracking UK Corporations frack-off-lancs.jpg Shale gas company Cuadrilla will appeal …
BP's plans to explore for oil in the deep seas of the Great Australian Bight came under fire today at the company's Annual General Meeting in London, writes Graham Readfearn. The drilling would risk the ocean's rich marine wildlife - while blowing a massive hole in Australia's COP21 emissions targets.
BP's deep sea oil exploration in South Australia - no way! Graham Readfearn DeSmog.uk | 14th April 2016 News Oil Energy Corporations Climate Change Oceans Pollution COP21 Emissions bunda cliffs - …
More sites may be added to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in Danger this week, but how effective is this register of global hot spots, and what are the areas that truly deserve international protection?
Saving our heritage... from ourselves Eifion Rees | 25th June 2009 News Investigations News Climate Change UNESCO Seville World Heritage Danger Abu Simbel Egypt High Aswan Dam Archaeology Nikolo-Koba …
Major funders of the pro-fossil fuel Global Warming Policy Foundation are always keen to speak out against public support for renewable energy, writes Brendan Montague. So how come they're so keen to help themselves to a fortune in farm subsidies?
Wind farm subsidies bad, farm subsidies good? Brendan Montague DeSmog.uk | 10th August 2013 Comment Energy Renewables Wind Economics Farming UK wind-turbines-co-durham-cut.jpg Major funders of the …
World leaders are meeting in New York today to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change, write Stephen Buranyi & Oliver Tickell. But the world just failed a big test of its commitment to the Paris targets by deadlocking on IMO proposals to limit emissions from international shipping.
Amid Paris Agreement fanfare world fails shipping emissions test Stephen Buranyi DeSmog.uk Oliver Tickell | 22nd April 2016 News Climate Change Transport Emissions COP21 Politics obama-cop21-cut.jpg …
With the major party manifestos all published it's not just the Greens that oppose fracking, writes Mat Hope. It's also Labour and the Libdems. So who's left? The Tories of course, who are holding fast to the fracking faith, and even want to create a new special purpose regulator for the industry. Oh yes, and UKIP, which is also committed to abolishing the Climate Change Act.
Only Conservatives and UKIP back fracking in GE2017 Mat Hope DeSmog.uk | 18th May 2017 News Fracking Politics Climate Change Regulation fracking-police-cut.jpg With the major party manifestos all …
Chinese mitten crabs are pushing indigenous species out of UK rivers and damaging river banks and habitats. It's time to look at how we could control them, and maybe find a new seafood delicacy to boot
How to protect UK rivers from invasive mitten crabs, and eat locally as well! Eifion Rees | 22nd July 2010 Activism Food And Farming Natural World Mitten Crab Rivers Ecology …
Energy secretary Amber Rudd promised 'a new solar revolution' for the UK, writes Kyla Mandel. But now the industry is braced for a massive round of cuts that could kill off the sector, just as it's on course to be the UK's first subsidy-free renewable power source in 2020.
Government turns fire on solar power Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 20th July 2015 News Energy Renewables Nuclear UK Politics amber-rudd-solar-cut.jpg Energy secretary Amber Rudd promised 'a new solar …
As Lancashire councillors prepare to decide the planning application to frack in the county, writes Kyla Mandel, the UK's transparency watchdog has ordered the government to publish in full a report on the impacts of fracking, previously published only in a heavily redacted version.
Government ordered: release full fracking report! Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 22nd June 2015 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels cuadzilla-cut.jpg As Lancashire councillors prepare to decide the planning …
Inconsistent wind is no impediment to the generation of electricity by turbines, three separate reports have concluded, as well as showing that the National Grid is more than able to cope with increased investment in wind energy
Three positive reports hammer home wind message Eifion Rees | 13th July 2009 News Investigations Food And Farming Energy Wind Renewables National Grid Friends Of The Earth Greenpeace RSPB WWF Fossil …
Cambridge University's expansion plans could change the face of sustainable building in the UK. In 2012, construction begins on the greenest development of its size and scope in the UK
Forget eco-towns - real green house-building is already happening Eifion Rees | 12th January 2010 Activism Climate Change Green Living Eco Housing Green Development Sustainable Homes Cambridge …
A stones throw from where Cuadrilla lost its bid to develop a fracking operation in Lancashire, a solar farm has just won planning permission with widespread local support, writes Ben Lucas. However a 194-turbine offshore wind farm near the Isle of Wight has been refused planning consent.
Solar farm approved at rejected fracking site Ben Lucas DeSmog.uk | 11th September 2015 News Renewables Solar Wind Oceans Politics UK toyota-solar-cut.jpg A stones throw from where Cuadrilla lost its …
Armed with a spade, work gloves, wellies and waterproofs you can help the Trees for Life project to restore an old growth forest to its ancient glory
Replanting the Caledonian Forest Eifion Rees | 10th November 2009 Ethical Living Natural World Deforestation Planting Trees Caledonian Forest Trees For Life trees-for-life3.jpg Armed with a spade, …
Held at Bristol Harbourside and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Europe's largest organic festival is a feast of food, drink and fabric that doesn't cost the earth
… still hand-cooked in small batches with no additives or preservatives in its kitchens in …
Conservative councillors have passed an application to frack in the Yorkshire Dales by Third Energy, signalling the return of shale gas exploitation in the UK after a five year break, writes Victoria Seabrook. Campaigners vow: 'We will fight on!'
Return of the Frack Victoria Seabrook DeSmog.uk | 24th May 2016 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels Climate Change yorkshirefrackcjkolhmwuaafosd_guyshrubsole-cut.jpg Conservative councillors have passed an …
The Greening-the-Box initiative aims to demonstrate that retrofitting can transform hard-to-heat housing association and council properties into models of low-tech sustainability and fuel efficiency - with almost zero heating
Low-tech retrofit experiment could transform social housing Eifion Rees | 8th July 2009 News Green Living Take Action Greening The Box Jeremy Harrall Norfolk Norwich Council House Housing Association …
Internal Glasgow University emails show that it terminated geophysics professor David Smythe's email account and access to scientific papers because his concerns about the impacts of fracking were upsetting its 'industrial research partners', writes Kyla Mandel - not as part of a 'routine review' as previously stated.
Exposed: Glasgow Uni's plot to cut off anti-fracking Professor Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 2nd August 2016 News Fracking Corporations Science Pollution FOI Education Academia Law fracking-falkirk-cut.jpg …
Anti-EU sentiment and climate change denialism go hand in hand, writes Kyla Mandel. But why? Partly it's down to a belief in unconstrained national sovereignty and economic freedom - threatened by the EU and climate change alike. But it's also because out of the EU, the UK could advance the anti-environment agenda the deniers so passionately believe in, with no one to get in the way.
Why are the UK's climate change deniers so desperate to get us out of the EU? Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 25th January 2016 Comment EU UK Climate Change Regulation Politics wind-copenhagen-cut.jpg …