Nuclear subsidy deal ‘will kill renewables’
EMBARGOED UNTIL 1101 GMT ON MONDAY 7 APRIL The battle over the UK’s plan to subsidise nuclear power will decide Europe’s energy mix for the next 50 years, say critics. LONDON, 7 April – The United...
View ArticleThe energy revolution is in reverse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The UN climate panel’s prescription for tackling climate change is admirably clear. The problem is that the world is heading in precisely the opposite direction. BERLIN, 18 April...
View ArticleQuick fixes won’t solve CO2 danger
New research backs up the growing body of evidence that the only way to limit global warming in the long term is a serious cut in carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. LONDON, 6 July,...
View ArticlePoliticians ignore people’s power pleas
Consumers worldwide increasingly want renewable energy sources to provide their electricity, yet many governments are ignoring them by continuing to exploit fossil fuels. LONDON, 26 August, 2014 −...
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UK ignores pledge to end fossil fuel support
Despite promises to phase out subsidies to the coal, oil and gas industries, a new report says the UK and other G20 governments are still providing them with massive financial help. LONDON, 12...
View ArticleAsia powers into the forefront of solar revolution
China has now overtaken the European Union as the largest new market for solar power as the industry becomes one of the fastest growing in the world. LONDON, 2 February, 2015 − Solar power is on course...
View ArticleUnfinished nuclear plants raise safety doubts
A new generation of giant reactors, meant to provide fresh hope for nuclear power in Europe, has been found to have a serious safety problem. LONDON, 13 April, 2015 − The future of the world’s biggest...
View ArticleNew energy policy needed as nuclear giants take a hit
Plans for a worldwide fleet of huge new nuclear reactors have collapsed, with the cancellation of a major project and no new orders being placed. LONDON, 28 May, 2015 − The European nuclear industry,...
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