By Stewart Dalby To paraphrase the Queen who in 1992 described that year as her “annus horribilis”, we can say that without fear of contradiction 2020 has been nine months or so of unremitting horrors unprecedented in the lifetimes of most of us. By mid-December over 70,000 people, young and old, had died in England [...]
By Stewart Dalby On 15 September this year (2020) the shareholders in the green energy supplier Good Energy Group PLC received something of a shock. The AIM-listed, high-profile company had been comfortably profitable for years. On this September day, however, the company’s report for the half year that ended on 30 June 2020 told shareholders [...]
Western Europe cools on plans for nuclear power Under construction: Intake Tunnel 1 of Hinkley Point C’s cooling water system. Image: EDF ,This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Paul Brown As more reactors face closure, governments in Europe may prefer renewable energy to replace nuclear power. News that two more reactors in the United [...]
A floating wind turbine suitable for use in deep water. Image: By Ole.stobbe.offshore, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Paul Brown Wind power is the cheapest way to produce electricity, but some are not persuaded. The World Bank is out to change minds. Europe and the United States now accept onshore [...]
“Ice loss due to warming leads to … warming due to ice loss.” Image: By NOAA on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Tim Radford Global heating now means more warming for 500 years ahead, even if all greenhouse emissions stop. Or is that too simple? Norwegian scientists have mapped the future of the Earth [...]
Climate crisis? Not everyone has got the message yet. Image: By Peretz Partensky, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Alex Kirby Do you ever feel you can’t share the reality of what you know about the climate crisis? A new scientists’ oath could help. − If you devote your working life to [...]
A rich source of methane: Gas hydrate beneath a rock in the Gulf of Mexico. Image: By US Geological Survey (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Kieran Cooke The annual report card on the global energy industry says progress towards lower energy use must be much faster. The [...]
Overflying Greenland to observe the impact of the summer melt season. Image: By NASA/John Sonntag (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Tim Radford Greenland’s ice loss could be more this century than at any time in the history of civilization − and perhaps much more. By the [...]
Loading air cargo at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Image: By Aleksandr Markin, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Tim Radford When it comes to cutting carbon emissions, think global. Think multinational. Think Coca-Cola, or Total. But don’t fly. Chinese and European researchers have identified the source of almost one-fifth [...]
The second reactor at Hinkley Point C: Part of the steel containment liner is lifted into place. Image: EDF This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown The UK nuclear industry hopes the British government will go on subsidising it, despite the existence of cheaper fuels. The decision by the Japanese company Hitachi to abandon its [...]