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Sep
16

'Low-carbon revolution' needed to reach climate goals

The world needs a “low-carbon revolution” to decarbonise the power sector and reduce industry emissions if it wants to meet
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Sep
16

ScottishPower first in UK with 100% smart meters

ScottishPower has become the first energy company in the UK to complete installation of smarter meters across its entire service
1 min read
Sep
16

New research: Some biofuels could benefit wildlife

Increasing the cultivation of willow and miscanthus grass as biofuel stock wouldn’t come with the wildlife damage often seen
2 min read
Sep
15

Nissan: Make like a tree and LEAF

It has been a drawn-out process for electric vehicles (EV’s) to be seriously taken up by motoring manufacturers — mainly
4 min read
Sep
15

Global warming could bring tsunamis, earthquakes

To most of us — deniers and delayers excepted — it’s not news anymore that rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide
1 min read
Sep
15

Jurdy: Taking things literally

Jurdy sees just how big an impact we’re having on the planet …
Sep
15

Greener computing saves 'Olympic pools full' of CO2

The UK government has cut its carbon footprint by 12,000 tonnes and saved some £7 million over the past
2 min read
Sep
15

Cheaper, foil-based solar panels ready to roll

Big news from Switzerland’s Nanosolar: the photovoltaics manufacturer is set to start pumping out solar panels big time at
2 min read
Sep
15

UK might soon need to consider carbon rationing

If the UK doesn’t make an appreciable dent in carbon emissions over the next three years, the government might
2 min read
Sep
14

Aussies No. 1 in per-capita CO2 emissions

Congratulations, Australians: your country now spews out more carbon dioxide per capita than any other nation on Earth and is
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