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What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
Mark Jansen
10th February, 2010
Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward more...Government regulator redefines 'green electricity'
Ecologist
9th February, 2010
Ofgem's attempts to help consumers identify which electricity suppliers are really 'green' might lead to confusion, says energy watchdog more...Palm oil plantations could be classified as forests
Ecologist
8th February, 2010
European Commission guidance would allow biofuels to be labelled as sustainable even if forests have been destroyed to make way for the palm oil plantations more...MPs propose carbon tax to boost green investment
Terry Macalister
8th February, 2010
MPs say a carbon tax is needed to get the EU emissions trading scheme working more...New wind power tops all other sources in 2009
Ecologist
4th February, 2010
Wind and solar technology made up over half of Europe’s new electricity generating capacity in 2009, as the number of new coal and nuclear facilities fell more...Brazil to build world's third largest dam in Amazon
Ecologist
2nd February, 2010
Environmental groups say the Belo Monte dam project would devastate a large area of the Amazon rainforest and threaten the survival of indigenous peoples more...UK to pay public for generating green energy - but will it be enough?
Ecologist
1st February, 2010
Campaign groups believe the payments will be too low to encourage significant numbers of people to install small scale renewable energy in their homes and communities more...US used quarter of 2008 grain crop to make biofuel
Ecologist
25th January, 2010
More than a quarter of the total US grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year, according to a new analysis more...Carbon traders quit emissions market amid drop in demand
Tim Webb
25th January, 2010
Banks are pulling out of the carbon-offsetting market after Copenhagen failed to reach agreement on emissions targets more...Sustainability watchdog slams Government’s energy plans
Ecologist
15th January, 2010
The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has accused the Government of producing energy strategies that are 'carbon blind' more...When will we see green jobs in the UK?
Sam Bonham
13th January, 2010
Will the latest announcement of nine proposals for offshore wind projects and a promised £100bn worth of investment lead to new jobs in the UK or elsewhere? more...Carbon: from pollutant to potential resource
Tom Levitt
17th December, 2009
Instead of dumping carbon deep underground we could be exploring ways to use it and reduce our overall emissions at the same time more...
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Wind turbines have no impact on house prices
Ecologist
8th December, 2009
Ten-year survey of house sales in US finds wind turbines have no negative affect on market price despite public fears more...RBS: where the public money has gone
Ecologist
1st December, 2009
Treasury accused of writing a 'blank cheque' with taxpayers' money for bank to make environmentally-damaging investments more...EU could easily make 40 per cent cuts by 2020
Ecologist
1st December, 2009
Phasing out fossil fuels, encouraging faster take-up of renewables and making radical improvements in energy efficiency would double Europe's emission cuts, says study more...Feed-in tariffs in danger of being watered down
Ecologist
30th November, 2009
Campaigners say the Government is underestimating the potential of small-scale renewable electricity generation in the UK more...Campaigning for cheaper solar power
Stephanie Wallis
29th July, 2009
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...more...
Investment in renewables falls by 20 per cent in 2009
Ecologist
10th November, 2009
Governments would need to pump upwards of $10 trillion into energy sector to limit greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to safe levels more...Nuclear gets fast-track, but renewables left with little
Tom Levitt
11th November, 2009
New Government planning rules will shorten the approval process for big power projects like nuclear plants, but do little for the local renewables sector more...Call for publicly-owned green bank in UK
Ecologist
23rd October, 2009
National green bank would help finance major renewable projects like offshore wind that might not otherwise get off the ground more...Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet renewables target
Ecologist
22nd October, 2009
Industry research says biofuels, not electric cars or biogas likely to make up majority of renewable transport targets but admits some will need to be imported more...Coal gets 20 times more money than marine power
Terry Macalister
24th August, 2009
Amount invested in marine energy is a drop in the ocean against more than £50m for collieries more...Workers protest to save wind turbine factory
Ecologist
21st July, 2009
Lord Mandelson's plans for a green economy meet cold, hard reality as workers stage sit-in protest to save Vestas wind turbine factory from closure more...Three positive reports hammer home wind message
Eifion Rees
13th July, 2009
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 more...Copenhagen success rests on cash and commitment
Ecologist
10th July, 2009
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced more...