Could Tory MPs lose votes among their base support because of the party's perverse energy policies? The answer is blowing in the wind.
… Tory voters back onshore wind Brendan Montague | 6th March 2023 | News Renewable Energy Onshore Wind Fossil Fuel Economy Economics Editor’s … energy policies? The answer is blowing in the wind. A staggering 83 per cent of people want …
The move amounts to a U-turn on the PM’s opposition to building new turbines onshore as set out in his failed first bid for the Conservative leadership.
… Sunak to allow new onshore wind Amy Gibbons | 6th December 2022 | News Onshore Wind Renewables UK Government Friends Of The … bowed to pressure and will allow new onshore wind farms by committing to consult on how …
The Texas blackouts are the latest deadly consequence of climate breakdown. And a Green New Deal and climate jobs are the solution.
… is no Green New Deal in Texas. There are some wind turbines, that have apparently frozen. But the wind turbines in Canada and Antarctica have … by fossil fuels and privatized energy, not wind trubines. But environmentalists have to …
The North Sea has long supported local economies – and with offshore wind becoming a popular choice of renewable energy.
… Who owns the wind? James Marriott | 22nd December 2022 | … supported local economies – and with offshore wind becoming a popular choice of renewable … half-interested audience sheltering from the wind, his task is to explain the great …
The energy industry is making record profits - but workers on offshore wind farms are being paid pennies and cannot afford to heat their own homes.
… Montague | 6th March 2023 | News Offshore Wind Energy Editor’s Picks beatrice.jpg The … record profits - but workers on offshore wind farms are being paid pennies and cannot … a day, every day of the week to maintain wind farms in the UK are in some cases being …
The Committee on Climate Change is supposed to hold the UK Government's feet to the fire. Here is how it is failing.
… energy capacity of 23 billion watts (23GW) of wind power and 4GW of non-wind ( Fourth Carbon Budget , p107). Actually, … however, by 2019 the UK had achieved 24GW of wind power and 16GW of non-wind (14GW of solar …
As the governing conservative party lurches ever further to the right, writes Kyla Mandel, it feels like UKIP has already won the election - six months before it's even happened. Tory ministers are already executing UKIP policies, with their ignorant but implacable hatred of renewable energy in all its forms.
… News UK Renewables Politics Fracking Energy wind-turbines-wales-cut.jpg As the governing … Foundation (GWPF). In a Pickle - 17 of 19 wind farms shot down RenewableUK 's Rob Norris … for example, has now weighed in on 50 onshore windfarm applications , rejecting 17 of the 19 …
… Where the wind blows Sasha Dovzhyk | 20th November 2019 … the Baltic Sea on 28 April. On 29 April the wind changed direction, pushing the … we need to trace again the path of the wind from Chernobyl. Before turning south …
Fraud, counterfeiting, bribery, corruption, sabotage, theft, and other criminal activities are rife in global nuclear industry.
… 2020, including US$142 billion investment in wind and US$149 billion in solar. Investment … the world’s power grids, including 111 GW of wind and 127 GW of solar. There was a net gain … in solar generation, and 12 percent for wind power. Since 2009, levelised cost …
Over £1 billion could be paid out by frackers to appease local communities in the UK. Yet Rebecca Cooke finds that wind and solar offers local people a better return ...
… in the UK. Yet Rebecca Cooke finds that wind and solar offers local people a better … and makes planning easier for Councils. Wind farms offer a similar standard annual … again for the 30-year term. In addition, wind farm developers RES offer an energy bill …
Funding will not 'remotely meet the scale of what’s needed to tackle the unemployment emergency and climate emergency we are facing'.
… the pledge to build a much larger offshore wind industry are very welcome, the government … also encourage the development of onshore wind and commit to ending gas-fired heating in … power every home in the country by offshore wind within 10 years as part of his vision, …
The latest nuclear power ‘renaissance’ is going in reverse.
… more than 100 years ago. Milestones Solar and wind combined have already surpassed nuclear … source of electricity generation ‒ In 2025, wind surpasses nuclear electricity generation … electricity generation, with the share of wind and solar PV doubling to 25 percent. An …
'If it burns, replant. Care for it as long as you can, not because things will get better but because it is the only right thing to do.'
… one tomorrow, into the 40s [Celsius], high winds and a good chance of a dry lightning … dry forest at 40 degrees with potential high winds. “We’ll keep an eye on any warnings and … the night in our camper trailer with the wind howling, worrying if that distant …
Social reform starts at the grassroots: Be the Change, Communicate the Change and Organise the Change.
… remote hills of Wales. At that time not one wind turbine or solar panel was producing … The founders, who began to experiment with wind power and solar power, were considered … in the oil industry believed that one day wind and solar power would be a real resource …
Rishi Sunak, the latest UK prime minister, restores fracking ban in move hailed as ‘victory for common sense’.
… her mistakes and uphold the 2019 manifesto. Wind “So, if he is a man of his word, will he … developing the UK’s huge potential of onshore wind and solar energy production.” Sovereignty … and popular renewables, including onshore wind and solar where there is local support. …
Review of No Miracles Needed: how today’s technology can save our climate and clean our air, by Mark Jacobson.
… proposal for a system powered entirely by wind, water and solar sources (WWS). The … university in California, showing that wind farms, solar panels, hydro, tidal energy … factors including land for solar and wind speeds for wind, and (v) “a mix, for each …
The latest IPCC report urges a dash for gas to allow us to reduce the burning of coal, including shale gas from fracking. But as Alex Kirby reports, their calculations appear to be based on an arithmetical flaw.
… for more renewable energy - including solar, wind and hydropower - it says emissions of … and energy program. He believes that wind, water and solar power can be scaled up … transportation, heating/cooling, etc.) from wind, water, and sunlight" , known as WWS. He …
The UK government’s decision this week to allow fracking undermines its commitments to tackle climate change and reduce fossil fuel use. It came just days before the government’s own data showed renewable electricity hit a record high last year. JOSEPH DUTTON reports
… fell by 1.9 percent year on year. Offshore wind Yet despite the success of the renewables … including: · a ban on new onshore wind farms · withdrawing subsidies for … people in favour of it, ahead of offshore wind (83 percent), wave and tidal (81 …
A just transition to a low carbon economy should involve oil companies paying more tax and energy workers having more say.
… of oil and gas production and into offshore wind, in particular, and other twenty-first … and moving to other industries, and offshore wind was the favourite choice. On a webinar … worse. Workers who hope to move to offshore wind jobs are further aggrieved by an unjust, …
Common Wealth think tank argues steel contributes 15 percent of the UK’s greenhouse gases from industry and must be decarbonised.
… materials for low carbon technology such as wind farms. There needs to be an ambitious, … area, said: “We can’t produce the wind turbines, electric cars and railways that … spokesperson said: “Whether for offshore wind farms or electric vehicles, the steel …
Review of 'The Price is Wrong: why capitalism won’t save the planet' by Brett Christophers.
… won’t save the planet' by Brett Christophers. Wind and solar power projects, that for so … "[T]he returns ordinarily associated with wind and solar power are much lower than those … were busily scrapping projects (including in wind) with ‘projections of weak returns’." The …
Building sustainability into the UK exit strategy from the pandemic is a win-win-win for the climate, public health and the economy.
… plan which includes: quadrupling offshore wind potential over the next 10 years … at present is intermittency and storage. Wind power is only generated when it’s windy, and solar power is only generated when …
The Arctic Ocean’s refreeze has slowed to a crawl following record Siberian fires, polar temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and near record low sea ice extent in September.
… Then in September, unusually strong, warm winds blew in from the south, pushing any … ice out to sea. In the past, a shift in the winds wouldn’t have mattered much. Back in the … year. Likewise, thick ice that withstood high winds and storms decades ago, now is thin and …