Greenland’s ice is melting four times faster than thought—what it means
New science suggests Greenland may be approaching a dangerous tipping point, with implications for global sea-level rise.
Volkswagen launches green energy supply division in bid to take e-mobility ‘mainstream’
Automotive giant Volkswagen has announced it is to launch a power supply division in a bid to take e-mobility into the “mainstream”.Volkswagen has established a new consumer-facing brand, Elli – short for ‘Electric Life’ – to develop a range of products and services that are connected with consumer energy demand and electric vehicle charging.Berlin-headquarted Elli
Nuclear power can be green – but at a price
Hitachi and Toshiba abandon plans for new British nuclear reactors
Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change – study
Scientists say it may still technically be possible to limit warming to 1.5C if drastic action is taken now
Public mistrust of energy companies, government jeopardising energy transition
Consumers are willing to pay more towards the low carbon energy transition, but only if energy companies and government accept their share of responsibility, new research has found.The UK Energy Research Council (ERC) partnered with Cardiff University to survey more than 3,000 members of the British public and hold a series of focus groups, the
Solar plus batteries aim to retire natural gas plants in 2019
For years, proponents of natural gas referred to it as a “bridge fuel,” an interim power source on the way to a distant future dominated by renewable energy.
2018: A Tipping Point for Climate Change
Did the world wake up to climate change in 2018? Or are we falling deeper into ignorance about the environmental changes happening all around us?The increasingly severe effects of the rise in global temperature are being felt everywhere on the planet through extreme weather events and natural disasters, serving as a wake-up call to the
Renewables posted record share of UK power in Q3 2018
Renewables provided almost one-third of the UK’s total power output in Q3 2018, a record high for that period of the year, boosted by the summer’s heatwave and high wind speeds.That performance also lifted the total share of power from low carbon sources to 56%, another record high for Q3, however this was also aided
The FT Editorial Board has a problem with those who pretend to solve climate change. Who might they have in mind?
“The depressing reality about climate change is that we could solve the problem, at manageable cost, but are failing to do so.”
2018: A year of stalled progress and unprecedented ambition on climate
In tangible terms, 2018 marked a setback for American efforts to combat climate change.