Energy
29. 03. 2012
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I was in Edinburgh on Tuesday (March 27th) to give a talk at the Scottish Renewables Conference. Brilliant day.
Scotland is sometimes described as the Saudi Arabia of renewables. Its resources in wind, wave, tidal, hydro and biomass are enormous – and its...
04. 11. 2011
I know some people think I’m obsessed about the malign role of the Treasury, but the debacle over Feed-in Tariffs demonstrates yet again how powerful the Treasury is in blocking any serious moves towards a more sustainable UK.
In Treasury terms, the Feed-in Tariff...
08. 08. 2011
I know that question will sound odd, since Chris Huhne professes to want more of all low-carbon sources of energy. But how else can one explain the following:
1. He’s refused to meet with the Renewable Energy Association that has been intent on helping keep him up to...
26. 07. 2011
For some time now George Monbiot has astonished his colleagues by becoming a mouthpiece for the nuclear industry. He laid out his reasons for doing so in a Guardian Environment blog on 27th May: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/may/27/why-choose-nuclear-...
29. 03. 2011
The Fukushima story has by no means run its course. The likelihood of a completely catastrophic meltdown seems (thankfully) to have receded. But the revelation over the weekend of very high levels of radiation in the sea near Fukushima has confirmed that we’re by no means over...