New data has shown that the volume of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels has reached its lowest-ever recorded level. The latest Drax Electric Insights report, which covers the third quarter of 2024, revealed that electricity generation from fossil fuels fell below 5GW for the first time in August of this year, with the
It is now "virtually certain" that 2024 - a year punctuated by intense heatwaves and deadly storms - will be the world's warmest on record, according to projections by the European climate service. Global average temperatures across the year are on track to end up more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, which would make 2024
Opponents of solar farms often say that solar panels should be put on roofs and that fields should be left for agriculture so i asked the experts on whether they agreed Tory leadership loser Robert Jenrick said that solar panels are “for roofs not fields” when asked by i last month if he supported a
Over dinner last week, I was asked to give a sweeping overview as to why the planet is in crisis. As I was talking, I realised I am yet to amalgamate that same information for my subscribers in one post. So, here goes. Energy Every living thing requires access to an energy surplus to survive.
Net zero is a goal to balance greenhouse gas removal vs emissions The aim is to get to the point where emissions caused by human activity are negated The goal is ‘net zero’ emissions overall According to the University of Oxford, net zero refers to a state whereby greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that enter
Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? The sentences were handed down just as Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina. As homes were smashed, trucks swept down roads that had turned into rivers and residents were killed, in the placid setting of
With the energy price cap rising today (1 October), the latest analysis from energy and climate think tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) paints a grim picture of the UK’s energy bills over winter. Energy bills will rise by 10% to an average of £1,717 per year for the average dual fuel tariff,
UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good A deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years.
Should rural land be used to produce food or energy? It is a question that divides farmers nationwide, and is being debated on the Somerset Levels. On ancient grazing pastures steel and silicon solar panels are being installed, taking thousands of acres of farmland out of food production. Across the country, the new Energy Security
Solar Power and Batteries that store solar energy can replenish the Texas power grid With temperatures climbing over 100 in much of the state, the Texas electric grid set an all-time record for energy demand Tuesday. It may very well do it again on Wednesday. Despite the heat wave, the Electric Reliability Council of