New Government planning rules will shorten the approval process for big power projects like nuclear plants, but do little for the local renewables sector
… Nuclear gets fast-track, but renewables left with little Tom Levitt | 11th November 2009 News Nuclear Renewables Energy Climate Change … nuclear plants, but do little for the local renewables sector The UK’s biggest energy …
In an exclusive interview Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson tells Tom Levitt why she won't be opposing new nuclear power or selling off any forests... and why she wants to end Westminister's control over renewable energy
… Davidson: Westminster is holding back Wales's renewable energy ambitions Tom Levitt | 7th February 2011 Comment Renewable Wales Politics And Economics Wind … she wants to end Westminister's control over renewable energy Tom Levitt: Wales has …
Subsidies for oil, coal and gas sectors were six times higher than those for renewable energy in 2009, the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) assessment has revealed
… sectors were six times higher than those for renewable energy in 2009, the latest … the money to be switched to supporting the renewable sector. Total subsidies paid to … in comparison to $57 billion in support for renewables. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, India …
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
… 2011 News Shale Gas Energy Investigations Renewables Coal Methane fracturing.jpg Methane … implications on the UK’s impetus towards renewable energy. What’s more local residents … not object to it in my own constituency’. Renewables lose out As well as promoting shale …
As well as local outrage over 'fracking' drilling there is new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential gas boom near Blackpool
… implications on the UK’s impetus towards renewable energy. What’s more local residents … not object to it in my own constituency’. Renewables lose out As well as promoting shale … gas boom threatens to derail the UK’s renewable impetus. A Chatham House report last …
Campaign groups say UK officials are underestimating the costs of disposing of nuclear waste and that the taxpayer will end up footing the bill
… Tom Levitt | 9th December 2010 News Nuclear Renewable Radioactive Waste Health … be focusing any public incentives to the renewable sector to help the UK meet its goal of 15 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2020. ‘Rather than using …
Plans for a tidal barrage across the River Severn to produce hydroelectric power have been scrapped due to financial constraints as government confirms eight sites for new nuclear power plants
… October 2010 News Tidal Energy Severn Barrage Renewables Climate Change News … achieving 15 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 it had not been … up with the stand-off between advocates of renewables and of nuclear which means we have …
How do the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party measure up on their environmental manifesto pledges? Here's the definitive list...
… by 2050 Commitment that 75 per cent of new renewable energy must come from marine and … for offshore wind power C ommunities hosting renewable energy projects keep additional … up to £20 billion over next Parliament on renewable generation Require all major …
Targets for increasing the use of biofuels to power cars, trains and buses will result in more ecosystems being converted to agriculture - actually increasing carbon emissions, says new report
… of total transport fuel to be derived from renewable sources, including biofuels by 2020. … Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet renewables target Industry research says … cars or biogas likely to make up majority of renewable transport targets but admits some …
Giant wind farms may grab the headlines but plans to develop local off-grid electricity will have bigger impact on Africans and carbon emissions
… July 2009 News Energy Climate Change Africa Renewable Energy Politics And Economics … the only African country to be investing in renewable energy either: Ethiopia and Tanzania … just as much, if not more than large flagship renewable energy projects is local off-grid …
Government subsidies to replace oil or traditional electric heating with heat pumps ignore the global warming impact of their HFCs, argues new analysis
… research Tom Levitt | 8th October 2010 News Renewables Heat Pumps Energy Carbon HFCs … the Atlantic Consulting study,' according to renewables development manager Jaryn Bradford. … to warm your home and you'll qualify for the Renewable Heat Incentive subsidy. But new …
A new vision to replace our grazing land with energy crops will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but many are unwilling to embrace its suggestions for our future diet and countryside
… Tom Levitt | 13th July 2010 News Biomass Renewables Food And Farming Energy … the earth for a small return of utterly non-renewable energy,’ argues Patrick Noble, an …
The state, the eighth largest economy in the world, hopes to create the second biggest carbon market after Europe when it opens in 2012
… of reducing its emissions and switching to renewable alternatives. Officials said the … 1990 levels by 2020, provide incentives for renewable energy and introduce a cap-and-trade …
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
… News Carbon Climate Change Energy Society Renewables zerocarbonbritain.jpg We could … to meet all its energy needs through renewables by 2030, which means no nuclear or …
As Japan's Fukushima disaster unfolds, the EU is financing a controversial nuclear expansion programme in Ukraine to increase exports to energy-hungry consumers in western Europe. Tom Levitt reports
… March 2011 News Nuclear Energy Ukraine EU Renewables Radiation nuclearukraine.jpg … invest in increased energy efficiency and renewable energy, both in its member states …
Instead of dumping carbon deep underground we could be exploring ways to use it and reduce our overall emissions at the same time
… 2009 News Carbon Capture And Storage Carbon Renewables Climate Change co2.jpg Instead of … hydrocarbons,’ says Zeman. The big hope for a renewable hydrocarbons sector is the ability …
According to the UN, population growth is a driving force behind emission increases yet it will not be on the agenda at any of the upcoming climate talks
… how much your country is investing in renewables A breakdown of how major countries … commitment to wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy in the past year HOW TO MAKE …
Widespread use of insecticides affecting bee populations but also causing decline in numbers of birds, butterflies and moths, warns Dutch toxicologist
Controversial pesticides linked to 'total ecological collapse' of insects and birds Dearbhla Crosse Tom Levitt | 16th November 2010 News Pesticides Bees Birds Ecology Natural World Food And Farming …
Subsistence farming may be seen as a low rung on the development ladder but it can play a vital role in helping low-income countries to adapt to climate change says a government-funded report
… and should include, for example, investing in renewable energy, low-carbon transport and …
Renewed efforts to end the political deadlock over approving GM crops in Europe likely to fail as member states fear legal backlash and trade disputes
Germany and France likely to block plans to end GM crop delays Tom Levitt | 7th December 2011 News Gm Genetic Modification Food And Farming maizegm.jpg Only two GM crops are currently being …
Electric cars are no longer just a 'pipe dream' claims transport minister as he announces £60 million in funds for charging points and grants for people buying new vehicles
… | 14th December 2010 News Electric Cars Renewables Energy Transport electriccar.jpg …
In producing nuclear power we are taking the benefits today but leaving the burden of cleaning up waste and accident risks to future generations, argues a study on nuclear ethics
… Levitt | 13th May 2011 News Nuclear Energy Renewables Climate Change onkalo.jpg Finland …
Graphic illustrates how just five biotech giants have increased their control of the global seed market, promoting monoculture farming and making it harder for farmers to find alternative sources of seeds
… of seed companies is 'incompatible' with renewable agricultural practices such as …
Misguided images of sacrifice may be putting people off living more sustainable lifestyles. But reversing that may require policymakers to start encouraging wider metrics of success and happiness
… of resources (i.e. using only those that are renewable or replaceable over time) and …