Optimal weather conditions in Germany on the 8th of May led to so much renewable energy being produced that prices temporarily turned negative,…
Continue ReadingThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released data showing the country’s carbon emissions from its energy sector having fallen by 12% since…
Continue ReadingA group of protesters gathered today at the Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine near Merthyr Tydfil, calling for an end to all opencast mining…
Continue ReadingSupport for Fracking in UK Drops to Record Low
Written by Danny Lord in Climate Change Government Policy
The latest data from the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s public attitudes tracker has shown that the number of people who oppose…
Continue ReadingRecord Number of World Leaders to Sign Paris Agreement on Earth Day
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Friday 22 April marks Earth Day, and 2016’s is set to be something of a landmark as world leaders meet at the UN…
Continue ReadingOil Market Futures: Low-Carbon Switch’s Effects on Oil Market & Economy
Written by Danny Lord in Analysis Climate Change Government Policy
A new report shows that by driving investment in low-carbon technologies (in transport in particular) we would not only work towards saving the…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia to Invest $2tn in Move Away From Oil
Written by George Gangar in Climate Change Oil & Gas
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is setting out plans to create a $2tn sovereign wealth fund. It will attempt to do this by…
Continue ReadingWorld Bank Group Announces Climate Change Action Plan
Written by Danny Lord in Climate Change Government Policy
The World Bank Group has announced that it will be taking a new, hard-lined approach to tackling climate change on a global scale…
Continue ReadingUse of coal in power stations in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 150 years, leading to a 4% drop…
Continue ReadingInvestment in Clean Energy Now Double Gas and Coal
Written by George Gangar in Climate Change Renewable Energy
In what has become a record year for clean energy, total global investment in gas and coal-fired power stations dropped to less than…
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