UK’s lack of plans to protect people from climate crisis ‘shocking’, say advisers
Government’s official climate advisers say there is no proper preparation to cope with heatwaves and flash floods The government’s own advisers have declared themselves shocked that the UK has no proper plans for protecting people from heatwaves, flash flooding and
Battery safety: UK net zero success could depend on 20 million ‘mini power stations’
The UK will need 20 million ‘mini power stations’ to reach its net zero energy goals, with the need to create a policy framework for technologies like solar PV and energy storage an immediate priority, a group convened in Britain’s
Climate change will cause social unrest, David Attenborough warns MPs
Sir David Attenborough has told MPs that polluting the oceans and atmosphere will soon provoke as much public abhorrence as slavery. The naturalist and TV presenter said that the shift in how people viewed environmental damage was comparable to the
Battery boom aids climate change battle
The fastest-expanding industrial sector on the planet is now electricity storage − a battery boom which heralds an end to the need for fossil fuels. LONDON, 18 January, 2019 − Billions of dollars are being invested worldwide in the developing
‘Time to act’: Government slammed by CCC over ‘shortfall’ in net zero policy action
Current policy is insufficient for previous emissions targets and must be ramped up if the net zero goal is to be reached, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said. Only one of the 25 policy recommendations made by the
David Attenborough tells MPs the hard truth on climate change, but they can’t afford to listen
Sir David Attenborough regularly battles it out with the Queen for the title of the county’s “most trusted person” – a fact he always puts down to a single cause. “I have never done a commercial. Never. Ever,” he said
Lithium batteries: Far more widely recycled than second-hand statistics imply
Lithium-ion batteries are far more widely recycled than many people think, while China and South Korea are already leaders of the emerging circular economy of lithium, a report commissioned by the Swedish Energy Agency has found. An often-cited figure is
The good, the bad and the ugly in the UK’s green finance crusade
If you missed last week’s launch of the UK Green Finance Strategy, it is entirely possible you’re not alone. The 80-page document may make for dry reading for all but finance diehards, but the issue it sets its sights on
Power to the people: How solar and storage is helping topple the Big Six
The UK’s energy retail market is, slowly but surely, changing beyond recognition. Ever since the market was privatised in 1990, it has been dominated by a select handful of companies whose combined share of the market has at times topped