New reports show the huge potential of renewables in Southern Europe to rekindle prosperity, writes Helle Abelvik-Lawson, using clean, low cost energy from wind, solar and geothermal sources backed up with pumped storage hydro, displacing dirty lignite and oil fired generation.
Renewables offer clean prosperity for Southern Europe Helle Abelvik-Lawson Greenpeace Energydesk | 17th November 2015 News Renewables Energy EU Spain Greece Italy solar-canary-islands-cut.jpg New …
Between 2011 and 2016 the UK's export finance agency UKEF provided £109m to underwrite exports of equipment to coal mines in Russia, writes Lawrence Carter - despite the agency's commitment not to support 'investment in dirty fossil-fuel energy production'. And that's just a fraction of the £6.9 billion UKEF has lavished on the corrupt, polluting sector since 2000, while it was meant to be backing the clean energy technologies of the future.
Leaked: UK £7 billion export credit for fossil fuel industry violates 'clean energy' pledge Lawrence Carter Greenpeace Energydesk | 16th May 2017 News Finance Politics Fossil Fuels Climate Change UK …
The government's decision to cut support for domestic solar by 64% reflects antiquated thinking, writes Doug Parr. Just as the rest of Europe is shifting to ever-cheaper renewable, low carbon, decentralised, participatory, employment generating energy systems, the UK is stuck in a the dirty past of nuclear and fossil fuels.
Today's solar cut: government turns its back on the future Doug Parr Greenpeace Energydesk | 17th December 2015 Comment Energy Politics UK Renewables Solar Nuclear Fossil Fuels gla-solar-cut.jpg The …
India's renewable power capacity is set to reach 170GW by 2022, write Areeba Hamid & Oliver Tickell - reducing power shortages and bringing electricity to off-grid of rural communities for the first time. But it may also have an unintended consequence - cutting off investment in India's troubled coal sector as prospects for future profitability evaporate..
Renewables to transform India's energy landscape in seven years Areeba Hamid Greenpeace EnergyDesk Oliver Tickell | 20th February 2015 News India Energy Coal Fossil Fuels Renewables Solar Finance …
Despite Labour's 'great purge' of left-leaning voters in the leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn remains the odds-on bookies favourite. So if he comes to power, what policies can we expect in energy and climate change? Damian Kahya asks the questions ... and is astounded at the range and scope of his ambitions. But how much could he really deliver?
Jeremy Corbyn: Big Six under public control, a solar panel on every roof and no new nukes Damian Kahya Greenpeace Energydesk | 24th August 2015 Comment Energy Climate Change Politics Coal Nuclear …
As presidential contenders gather in Iowa for the beginning of the party selection season, they may have noticed a lot of wind turbines, writes Zachary Davies Boren. And if they have any sense, they will find only nice things to say about them. Wind supplies 30% of the state's power, more than any other US state, and Iowans are all for it. Ted Cruz, mind your words!
Politicians take note: Iowa is the US's most wind-powered state - and everyone loves it! Zachary Boren Greenpeace Energydesk | 30th January 2016 Comment Energy Wind Politics Finance USA …
As Shell's Polar Pioneer drilling rig sails from Seattle into the north Pacific, Christine Ottery discovers that US federal regulators had serious concerns about the company's safety equipment designed to contain any oil spill.
Government hides fears over Shell's Arctic spill safety Christine Ottery Greenpeace Energydesk | 19th June 2015 News Arctic Oil Energy Corporations Pollution shell-no-cut.jpg As Shell's Polar Pioneer …
It's a fair question, writes Doug Parr, but one to which we are getting no answers - the government is keeping its sums and energy models secret. It looks as if the energy department, DECC, is making things up as it goes along to justify its pro-nuclear, anti-efficiency and anti-renewables policies. And when it all goes disastrously wrong, who will end up paying for the mess? We will.
Do the UK government's sums on Hinkley and climate change add up? Doug Parr Greenpeace Energydesk | 20th August 2015 News Energy UK Nuclear Renewables Politics Efficiency wylfa-cut.jpg It's a fair …
The UK's official agency for car pollution testing has taken £80 million from the auto industry in ten years, a Greenpeace investigation reveals, while its senior staff and engineers have a 'revolving door' relationship with car makers.
Car pollution regulator's auto industry millions Lawrence Carter Greenpeace Energydesk | 12th October 2015 News Pollution Health Corporations Regulation UK 1024px-vw_west-cut.jpg The UK's official …
China's 2015 carbon emissions fell for the second year running, by an amount equal to all of Poland's, while total power consumption increased, writes Lauri Myllyvirta. Credit goes to the massive expansion in renewable energy, with a record-breaking 47GW of wind and solar capacity added.
China's renewables drive down CO2 emissions Lauri Myllyvirta Greenpeace Energydesk | 21st January 2016 News China Climate Change Energy Coal Renewables china-solar-cut.jpg China's 2015 carbon …
The government claims that we need nuclear 'baseload' power to keep the lights on, writes Damian Kahya. But a new study shows reliable, low carbon energy can be provided by combining diverse green technologies including efficiency, large scale renewables, 'smart grid', energy storage and rarely used fossil fuel backup.
How the UK can get almost all its power from renewables - without new nuclear Damian Kahya Greenpeace Energydesk | 21st September 2015 Comment Energy Renewables UK Nuclear burbo-bank-dk-cut.jpg The …
Shell claims a third party audit into its plans to drill for Arctic oil and gas has found 'no issues of significance', writes Joe Sandler Clarke. But the audit remains under wraps, and may never be released in full. Now Obama pledges his support for the project - just as it turns out that Shell selected the 'independent' auditor.
Shell's Arctic safety audit kept secret, may never see full light of day Joe Sandler Clarke Greenpeace Energydesk | 27th May 2015 News USA Corporations Energy Oil Regulation Politics …
Last week's Bonn negotiations saw the world move closer to a climate agreement at COP21 in Paris, writes Ruth Davis. The current text includes important proposals on climate finance; accelerated decarbonisation of the global economy; and a 5-year cycle of ever higher national emissions targets.
Bonn climate talks brought COP21 agreement closer Ruth Davis Greenpeace Energydesk | 29th October 2015 Comment Climate Change Unfccc COP21 christiana-figueres-cut.jpg Last week's Bonn negotiations …
When Shell decided to quit its Arctic oil exploration it cited 'insufficient quantities' of oil and gas, writes Louise Rouse. But that was not the whole story: what tipped the balance was a combination of investor discontent, reputational damage and public opposition on an unprecedented scale.
Shell's retreat from the Arctic - what tipped the scales? Louise Rouse Greenpeace Energydesk | 30th September 2014 Comment Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Corporations Finance Society USA Climate Change …
Shell's Arctic drilling expedition is literally on the rocks after its icebreaker MSV Fennica suffering a metre-long gash to its hull below the waterline, writes Zachary Davies Boren.
On the rocks: hull gash disables Shell Arctic icebreaker Zachary Boren Greenpeace EnergyDesk | 13th July 2015 News Oil Arctic Corporations Oceans icebreaker_fennica-cut.jpg The icebreaker MSV …
Investigative reporters working for Greenpeace UK's Energydesk have uncovered a nexus of senior academics willing to accept large sums of money from fossil fuel companies to write reports and newspaper articles published under their own names and university affiliations, without declaring the funding. Lawrence Carter & Maeve McClenaghan spill the beans ...
Climate 'academics for hire' conceal fossil fuel funding Lawrence Carter Maeve McClenaghan Greenpeace Energydesk | 9th December 2015 News Fossil Fuels Climate Change Science UK US ted-cruz-cut.jpg …