Russia’s record on emissions cuts is not brilliant – but few countries’ are. Image: By Michael Parulava on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Alex Kirby Reports from Moscow suggest that Russia will announce its support for the Paris climate accord before the end of 2019. Officials in Moscow say the Russian government plans, after [...]
New life from old wells: Oil can yield clean fuel cheaply and abundantly. Image: By Zbynek Burivalon on Ubnplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Tim Radford Cheap and plentiful renewable energy is possible: pure hydrogen power in the ground, enough wind in European skies to power the world. US and European researchers have [...]
Ceres Power Holdings seems to be on a roll following its decision back in the day to change its business model. For the second year running it has seen its revenues leap. This time revenue and other operating income for the year ended 30 June 2019 are, according to a trading update released on 9 [...]
On the road to nowhere: Petrol and diesel fuel cannot survive much longer. Image: By Mahkeo on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www. Climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown Petrol- and diesel-driven cars will soon vanish, as oil-based fuel already costs three times more than cheap renewables. The days of oil as a fuel for cars, whether [...]
From Stewart Dalby, Editor and Publisher Apologies for not being able to publish any articles this past week. Due to a combination of internet problems, illnesses and holidays, we are somewhat becalmed in terms of producing content. We usually aim to put up three articles a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays plus other content. [...]
Hinkley Point C, a new reactor in the West of England. Image: By Nick Chipchase, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown Financing nuclear power stations is proving impossible for business, so Boris Johnson plans a new UK nuclear tax for all to pay. LONDON, 29 July, 2019 − All [...]
Sun’s light can produce far more energy with new technology. Image: By Marty Finney on Unsplash This article first appeared on the Climate News Network website By Tim Radford Researchers have found three new ways to double the solar dividend, making the sun work harder and deliver more to the renewable economy. A new, translucent material made of little [...]
Ilika is like a number of other start-up renewable energy companies quoted on London’s AIM. They are pioneers in trying to develop new technologies that help us reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. The problems that such companies face are that they struggle to find funds and take a long time to prove up their [...]
Part of “the military’s vast furnace” prepares for take-off. Image: US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jodi Martinez This article first appeared on the Climate News Network. Net Website By Tim Radford The US military is now the 47th greenhouse gas emitter. A machine powered to keep the world safer paradoxically increases the levels of climate danger. [...]
We last wrote about AIM-listed Good Energy over a year ago (8 May 2018). We said then that the company had had a challenging year in 2017. When the final results were released on 21 March 2018 they showed that gross revenue had more than held up – at £106 million it was 16.6 per [...]