The Sizewell B station, due to close in the 2030s. Image: By John Fielding, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Paul Brown Sea level rise may consign the planned UK site for two large nuclear reactors to vanish beneath the waves. Controversial plans by the French nuclear giant EDF [...]
Time marches on: Coal gas went in the 1970s; natural gas will follow soon. Image: By Ellievking1, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net Website This story is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. By Paul Brown Committed to a carbon-free future by 2050, [...]
By Stewart Dalby Hydrodec Group’s recent history has been a tale of one step forward and two steps back in its fortunes. A Trading Update for the year ending 31 December 2019, published on 14 February 2020 suggests, however, that due to some fortuitous developments the company might now be able to break out of [...]
Arizona’s Navajo generating station, closed at the end of 2019. Image: By Myrabella, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www/climatenewsnetwork.net website By Kieran Cooke US coal economics? They’re odd. The dirtiest fossil fuel generates ever less American electricity, yet energy policy is unchanged. If you want a simple and satisfying job, you’d probably [...]
Heavy industry on the lower Mississippi helps to create dead zones. Image: By AJ Wallace on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Paul Brown Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is adding to fertiliser run-off and sewage to kill marine life in global dead zones. Cutting out coal-burning and other sources of nitrogen oxides (NOx) [...]
Too few passengers, too many aircraft: End of the flight in Arizona. Image: By AlanWilson, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Kieran Cooke In the midst of the coronavirus epidemic, Covid-19’s viral lessons offer a warning of what may lie ahead. There are some glimmers of hope discernible in the [...]
By Oliver Nelson-Dummett As wind and solar power becomes a larger proportion of the world’s energy supply, methods for smoothing their unreliable output become more important. Long-term energy storage is key; buying cheap electricity during peaks in supply to then sell back to the grid when demand is higher. Hydrogen has the potential fill this [...]
By Stewart Dalby It is almost a year since we covered the Drax Group. On April 17 2019 we wrote that the company was betting on green energy by transforming its massive coal power plant in North Yorkshire from a fossil fuels concern to a huge clean energy facility, to aid the fight against climate [...]
Fast pandemic response could tackle climate change The AIDS memorial quilt in Washington DC: Attitude change was key. Image: By Carol M Highsmith (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Alex Kirby Societies worldwide are changing overnight to meet the coronavirus threat. – If you want to know how fast [...]
LED lighting is a key part of the way energy efficiency is helping to cut carbon. Image: By Emmanuel on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown The United Kingdom leads the way in cutting carbon output from electricity production, to the surprise of its political leaders. Carbon output from the power [...]