Category Archives: Energy
Energy debates in Wales
Welsh Labour’s First Minister, Carwyn Jones, is set to ask the UK government to devolve powers to Welsh government when it comes to decisions over clean energy projects in Wales. After a series of public campaigns against the National Grid … Continue reading
Plans announced for the Green Investment Bank
Vince Cable yesterday announced more detailed plans for the green investment bank, including some indication of the type of projects that will be financed. The bank will be the first of its kind in the world, specifically designed to fund … Continue reading
Big success for BES ‘Forests and Global Change’ Symposium
Last week the University of Cambridge hosted the BES Annual Symposium, this year titled ‘Forests and Global Change’. The event was a huge success with 370 delegates attending the three day symposium which was called “the best symposium yet” by … Continue reading
Green investment: bank or fund?
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) – proposed as part of government’s strategy to tackle climate change through the promotion of investment in environment and clean energy projects, is not the most controversial topic to spring to mind. Yet the subject … Continue reading
Climate and energy policy road-map released today
The European Commission will publish a climate and energy policy road-map later today. The report is expected to stick by current targets to reduce EU carbon emissions by 20% by 2020 despite calls for tougher cuts of between 25-30%. Contradictory … Continue reading
Climate smart farming at the Royal Society
The 2008 Climate Change Act commits the UK to 80% statutory greenhouse gases emissions (GHG) reduction by 2050. The agricultural industry is responsible for approximately 25%, 50%, and 80% of global anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and … Continue reading
Climate change set to re-shape tropical forests
A paper published in the Journal of Global Change Biology this week indicates that climate change is already having an impact on tropical forests in Costa Rica. The study, which was conducted over 20 years, indicates that if current warming … Continue reading
Jonathon Porritt discusses “The Growth Fetish and the Death of Environmentalism”
Yesterday evening, Jonathon Porritt, founder of Forum for the Future and chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, spoke at the annual Burntwood lecture, hosted by Institution of Environmental Science. In a dynamic talk, Porritt described the so-called “growth fetish” of … Continue reading
Royal Society Seeks Nominations for New Environment and Energy Medal
The Royal Society is seeking nominations for a new prize, the Kavli Medal, which seeks to reward outstanding achievement in all fields of science and engineering relevant to the environment and energy. The prize – a medal, lecture and £500 … Continue reading
Think-tank urges EU to plan for UK-style ‘Green Investment Bank’
Member countries of the European Union should adopt plans for their own ‘Green Investment Bank (GIB)’ in order to benefit from 30% emissions reductions, according to the independent think-tank E3G. Recommendations from the report – “Building a sustainable and low … Continue reading