China has just recorded its first fall in emissions from burning fossil fuels in 15 years, writes Lauri Myllyvirta. The sharp decline has surprised analysts, and reflects the fast growing proportion of renewables in the country's power supply.
… fell 3% in 2014 Lauri Myllyvirta Greenpeace EnergyDesk | 27th February 2015 News China Energy Coal Fossil Fuels Emissions Climate … to newly released official Chinese energy data . The data confirms earlier …
Just as the UK's entire renewable energy industry is up in arms against fierce cuts to support for the sector, energy Minister Andrea Leadsom suggested to MPs that the measures were supported by solar firms in her constituency. They beg to differ.
… Joe Sandler Clarke Zachary Boren Greenpeace Energydesk | 25th October 2015 News Politics Energy Renewables Solar Green Economy … Just as the UK's entire renewable energy industry is up in arms against fierce …
Energy 'too cheap to meter? This time it could be true thanks to the fast rising proportion of zero marginal cost renewable power in our electricity system, writes Roger Kemp. But that has profound implications for how we pay for our electricity - indeed the entire electricity market and consumer pricing system must be radically rethought.
… to meter' Roger Kemp | 9th February 2015 News Energy Renewables UK cat-solar-roof-cut.jpg Energy 'too cheap to meter? This time it could … children will enjoy in their homes electrical energy too cheap to meter" , said Lewis L …
Large-scale fracking is a must for the UK economy, says a new report from the House of Lords. But it confuses opinion with fact, cherry-picks data, and six of its authors have a stake in the industry. The real solutions, writes Tony Bosworth, lie in energy efficiency and renewables.
… Britain Tony Bosworth | 9th May 2014 Comment Energy Fracking Fossil Fuels Renewables UK … real solutions, writes Tony Bosworth, lie in energy efficiency and renewables. Thursday's … help us tackle climate change and improve energy security. What's not to like? The …
An ambitious plan to make a wholly renewable energy system cheaper than fossil fuels within a decade has been launched today and is set to receive its first hearing at the G7 Summit in Germany next week.
… 'Apollo' plan for cheap renewable energy in 10 years Oliver Tickell | 2nd June 2015 News Energy Fossil Fuels Renewables ivanpah-cut.jpg … An ambitious plan to make a wholly renewable energy system cheaper than fossil fuels within …
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.
… 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 … look like being next on DECC's renewable energy chopping block. Amber Rudd, secretary …
In her new weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference.
… may now become the world’s leading wind energy producer, by 2015, as part of a wider scheme to produce 90% of its energy from renewables. ( In contrast, the UK produces just 11% of its energy from renewables.) Energy from wind …
Two innovative renewable energy projects are moving forward in Scotland: Britain's first tidal power array, and the world's first deployment of two-bladed wind offshore turbines. The experimental technologies are hoped to achieve significant cost savings and unlock a huge offshore energy resource.
… The Ecologist | 29th August 2014 News Oceans Energy Renewables Finance double-first.jpg Two innovative renewable energy projects are moving forward in … cost savings and unlock a huge offshore energy resource. The Crown Estate has …
Reports of China opening a huge new coal fired power station every week belie the reality - China is the new global powerhouse for renewable energy. As John Mathews and Hao Tan report, the world must follow its example.
… John Mathews Hao Tan | 4th January 2014 News Energy Renewables China Australia Nuclear … is the new global powerhouse for renewable energy. As John Mathews and Hao Tan report, … must follow its example. China's National Energy Administration (NEA) has just released …
The widely touted 'carbon capture and storage' technology is much more expensive than wind and solar, says a Greenpeace report. It also represents a perverse subsidy to the fossil fuel sector that will only boost coal and oil, and delay the transition to a renewable energy system.
… exposed The Ecologist | 26th May 2015 News Energy Climate Change Coal Oil Renewables … oil, and delay the transition to a renewable energy system. A new Greenpeace report, ' … significantly more expensive than renewable energy for attempting to reduce carbon …
UK solar entrepreneur tells world leaders at Davos: fracking for shale oil and gas cannot help to avert a global energy crisis - and a global oil crisis could strike in 2015. Alex Kirby reports.
… Davos: Fracking won't avert energy crisis Alex Kirby | 25th January 2014 News Fossil Fuels Oil Renewables Energy UK solar entrepreneur tells world … oil and gas cannot help to avert a global energy crisis - and a global oil crisis could …
In this joint statement to COP21 Amnesty International and Greenpeace International call on all governments to protect human rights by including making respect for human rights an explicit purpose of any agreement, while agreeing to phase out fossil fuels and deliver 100% renewables for all by 2050.
… To protect human rights means 100% renewable energy for all by 2050 Greenpeace Amnesty … Climate Change Human Rights COP21 Law Unfccc Energy Renewables solar-aid-cut.jpg In this … a just transition towards 100% renewable energy, as well as the protection and …
CSP, the 'other' solar power technology, has been largely forgotten as solar PV price falls have transformed energy markets, writes Chris Goodall. But it's set to take a big role in the future energy mix, and huge price falls are coming. Just one question - how to reduce CSP's thirst for water?
… Chris Goodall | 2nd February 2015 Comment Energy Renewables Water Spain USA … at Gila Bend, AZ, uses an innovative thermal energy storage system with molten salt as the energy storing media, combined with …
New research shows that wind and solar can meet 80% of Germany's power demand, with biogas and hydropower providing the balance, writes Keith Barnham. And if Germany can do it, so can other countries, many of them even more easily - with no need for fossil fuels or nuclear power. COP21 should raise its ambitions and commit to a 100% renewable electricity future, everywhere.
… Keith Barnham | 30th November 2015 News COP21 Energy Climate Change Renewables … are particularly well suited to provide the energy needed in the countries most vulnerable … has fallen 37% in the last three years. Good Energy, the all-renewable electricity company, …
The renewable energy revolution is in full swing, writes Jeremy Leggett, with costs falling to new lows, deployment of wind and solar surging to unprecedented highs, and confidence ebbing away from fossil fuels. But global warming is also accelerating, with global temperature records broken every month for a year. Will the energy transition happen in time to avert catastrophe?
… heats up! Jeremy Leggett | 7th June 2016 News Energy Renewables Solar Wind Climate Change … Economics fort-mcmurray-cut.jpg The renewable energy revolution is in full swing, writes … broken every month for a year. Will the energy transition happen in time to avert …
Despite outrage in the US over ‘fracturing’ techniques used to extract shale gas and new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal, the UK has given the go-ahead to companies here to begin drilling. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential unconventional gas boom near Blackpool
… Tom Levitt | 13th April 2011 News Shale Gas Energy Investigations Renewables Coal Methane … shale rock formations. To release it the energy companies involved must inject … on the UK’s impetus towards renewable energy. What’s more local residents in the …
How do we spur more microgrids powered by renewable energy? Deregulate, writes Bill Watkins, ending the monopolies enjoyed by centralized energy companies. The alternative is to keep consumers and micro-generators stuck with the energy equivalent of the 'Princess' phone.
… For the next energy revolution, we must deregulate power … grids Bill Watkins | 14th August 2014 Comment Energy Green Economy Renewables Fossil Fuels … we spur more microgrids powered by renewable energy? Deregulate, writes Bill Watkins, …
So-called 'smart meters' are being rolled out across the UK, writes David Toke, but they don't support the dynamic pricing that's essential to expand renewable energy and decarbonise our electricity. It's time for green NGOs to get campaigning - and not leave vital decisions to a hostile government, a failing regulator and industry insiders.
… scandal David Toke | 22nd March 2017 Comment Energy Renewables Economics Fossil Fuels … pricing that's essential to expand renewable energy and decarbonise our electricity. It's … electricity companies from supplying energy to their customers at peak times. Such …
A blueprint for how Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 20 years by a combination of electrification, insulation and a massive scaling up of offshore wind reports Tom Levitt
… | 21st June 2010 News Carbon Climate Change Energy Society Renewables … home accounts for 28 per cent of Britain’s energy demand and is responsible for 30 per … from heating our homes. We can reduce home energy demand by 70 per cent by improving …
Renewable energy may play a huge part in helping to achieve the ambitions of the Paris Agreement, now in force and under discussion at COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh, writes Steffen Böhm. But it can never be the whole story, and nor does it relieve the need for deeper changes in how the world works.
… It will take much more than renewable energy to stop global warming Steffen Böhm … of Exeter | 7th November 2016 Comment Energy Renewables Climate Change Paris … Solar Hydropower solar-farm-cut.jpg Renewable energy may play a huge part in helping to …
Feed-in Tariffs for renewables are what the UK needs to make home-grown energy more attractive. We look at what the 'We Support Solar' coalition is doing to bring about a change, and take a look at the group's new photography competition...
… | 29th July 2009 Activism Climate Change And Energy Fit Tariff Solar Take Action … are what the UK needs to make home-grown energy more attractive. We look at what the … competition... As part of its Renewable Energy Strategy the UK Government has …
There's a simple way to induce us to make good environmental choices, writes Cass R. Sunstein: make them the default setting. Whether it's selecting double sided photocopies or renewable electricity tariffs, defining easily-overridden 'green defaults' is by far the most efficacious means to influence consumer choices for the environment and the planet.
… 2016 Ethical Living Consumerism Science Energy Renewables Forests photocopier-cut.jpg … would produce a mere 2% reduction. Green energy I began with a choice between utility … economic consequences of diverse sources of energy require careful investigation; disputes …
On current trends global CO2 emissions may begin to reduce within a few years, thanks to the growth in renewable energy. But rigorous policies in China, the US and the EU will be needed.
… November 2013 News Climate Change Renewables Energy On current trends global CO2 emissions … few years, thanks to the growth in renewable energy. But rigorous policies in China, the US … behind the trend is the growth of renewable energy. "Renewable energy has shown an …
Scandinavian inventors are hoping that efficient new waves power technologies will for the first time make the sector competitive with other renewable energy sources, writes Paul Brown - opening up a massive new clean energy resource around the world.
… Paul Brown | 23rd February 2015 News Oceans Energy Renewables Technology … the sector competitive with other renewable energy sources, writes Paul Brown - opening up a massive new clean energy resource around the world. All along …