Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster A host of eminent scientists have warned politicians, business and community leaders that the UK risks severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food
Solar Panels Are Actually Saving Lives
The benefits of generating power from solar panels in regards to being climate-friendly are known, but it turns out solar panels offer widespread benefits even beyond that. A study examined years' worth of data regarding solar panel usage and
Do solar panels work in winter and on cloudy days?
When the clocks go back and the days close in, it’s natural to wonder whether solar panels can still pull their weight. The UK’s short daylight hours and famously grey skies fuel a common misconception that solar panels ‘switch
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare? As autumn blurs into winter, the news is once again filling up with a familiar
Things to know before installing solar panel batteries at home
If you’re considering installing solar panels at home, you’ve likely come across solar batteries, which are large lithium-ion packs that store excess power for when the sun isn’t shining. Using the same technology found in electric vehicles, these batteries
How Home Solar is Quietly Revolutionizing the Power Grid
Millions of rooftops are quietly doing what big power plants can’t Home solar marks a fundamental shift in how we produce and consume energy. The rooftop panels are quietly transforming what, for over a century, had been a centralized
The trick to making decent money from solar panels
Energy bills have remained stubbornly high in the years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted global gas markets, pushing up the price of electricity for millions of UK households. Yet even as bills rose, the cost of solar panels
Our hunter-gatherer future: Climate change, agriculture and uncivilization
Highlights The stable climate of the Holocene made agriculture and civilization possible. The unstable Pleistocene climate made it impossible before then. Human societies after agriculture were characterized by overshoot and collapse. Climate change frequently drove these collapses. Business-as-usual estimates
‘I had solar panels worth £1,000s installed for free and you may be eligible too – four things I learned’
The solar panels were installed through a government scheme usually for those on benefits, but wealthier households can qualify too When a letter landed on the doormat telling my girlfriend and I that we might be eligible for energy