Flamanville: Welding problems mean more delay and greater cost. Image: By schoella, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the Climate News Network.net website By Paul Brown With its new reactors needing modifications and its older ones awaiting costly updates, France’s nuclear industry is in trouble. EDF, France’s nuclear industry leader and the last European [...]
Fitting a solar panel in Xingu National Park. Image: By Leticia Leite/ISA (Instituto Socioambiental) This article first appeared on the Climate News Network. Net By Jan Rocha Brazilian Customs imagine that parts for a do-it-yourself solar power scheme in remote communities are luxury goods and tax them accordingly. SÃO PAULO,− Cheap and simple do-it-yourself solar power [...]
Heathrow’s expansion is now in question. Image: By J Patrick Fischer, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the Climate News Network.Net website By Paul Brown Major changes in the government’s policy on fossil fuels will be vital to tackling the UK climate emergency that Parliament has recognised. The United Kingdom has taken a potentially [...]
Turbine blades have grown ever longer to reach their 107-metre maximum today. Image: By Acroterion, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the Climate News Network. Net website by Paul Brown Rapid progress in the solar and wind industries mean they are outcompeting fossil fuels in key markets − a renewable revolution. There’s a renewable [...]
The Sizewell nuclear plant on England’s east coast: Marked for expansion? Image: By Barry Hughes, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the Climate News Network.Net website By Paul Brown Plans for two new nuclear plants in Western Europe have met more setbacks Two new nuclear plants, one in Finland and the other in France, [...]
Fossil fuel burning is pushing CO2 levels ever higher. Image: By Tony Webster, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the Climate News Network.Net website by Tim Radford The modern world is about to pass a temperature peak dating back for millions of years – because CO2 levels have already passed an ancient record.. LONDON, [...]
In 2017 Hurricane Maria stripped the trees of their leaves. Image: By US Fish & Wildlife Service SE Region, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on Climate News Network.Net by Tim Radford More greenhouse gases mean worse tropical winds and fiercer storms. That could mean more forest damage . . . and more greenhouse gas [...]
Cocoa pods: Where chocolate starts its journey. Image: By Karunakar Rayker from India, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the Climate News Network website by Kieran Cooke If you like chocolate you’ll love this: the same tree that provides your indulgent treat is helping to slow climate change, thanks to [...]
Small reactors power many icebreakers (like the lead vessel, seen here at the North Pole). Image: Via Wikipedia Commons (public domain) This article first appeared on the Climate News Network.Net website by Paul Brown The nuclear industry’s fierce fight for survival is leading several countries to develop smaller, off-the-shelf nuclear reactors. As costs escalate, several countries [...]
Offshore wind power’s future looks bright. Image: By Cassie Boca on Unsplash This article first appeared in Climate News Network.Net by Paul Brown As turbines grow in size and costs tumble, offshore wind turbines, both floating and fixed to the seabed, have vast potential. Offshore wind power is set to become one of the world’s largest electricity producers [...]