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The Guardian: Subsidy-free renewable energy projects set to soar in UK, analysts say
This is good news. Up to now the renewable energy branch has surpassed its own expectations. Let us hope in this case too. Read here
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DeSmog UK – Comment: Now is the time to tackle shipping emissions
Hardly anyone realises how harmful ships are for the environment. The 15 biggest ships produce more sulfur oxide pollutants than all the cars in the world. By John Maggs, Senior Policy Advisor, Seas at Risk Cross-posted […]
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ICCT – Practical lessons in vehicle efficiency policy: The 10-year evolution of France’s CO2-based bonus-malus (feebate) system
It is seldom that EU governments receive praise fo their policy with regards to cars. Here is one of those rare examples. Zifei Yang is a Researcher in the Passenger Vehicle and China Programs at […]
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Bernie Sanders: The corporate media ignores the rise of oligarchy. The rest of us shouldn’t
The main difference between the media in the United States and the EU is that here two journalists who tried to report the non-corporate-media side of the story were recently murdered. Read here
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New Weather Institute – Why a warming world blows hot and cold
Bill McGuire writes that as weather extremes increase, even some new, more optimistic projections show the world busting climate safety lines… Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL and writes […]
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Aditya Chakrabortty: The small town that started a community revolution across Europe
Not only did the little community of Wolfhagen in Germany take over its electricity grid from the multi-national E.ON, but in the meantime has gone over to renewable energy. All of this in the hands […]
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Aditya Chakrabortty – The Alternatives: German town takes power back from energy giants
Not only did the little community of Wolfhagen in Germany take over its electricity grid from the multi-national E.ON, but in the meantime has gone over to renewable energy. All of this in the hands […]
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George Ferns – Seven climate change myths that big oil continues to perpetuate
kiss/Shutterstock George Ferns, Cardiff University In the last month alone, major players within the fossil fuel industry – “big oil” – have made some big announcements regarding climate change. BP revealed plans to reduce its […]
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Andrew Fanning – If everyone lived sustainably, what would their lives be like?
No country currently meets the basic needs of its citizens at a globally sustainable level of resource Andrew Fanning, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow in the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds Cross-posted from From Poverty to […]
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Climate Home News – Documents reveal UK push to water down EU biomass regulations
The British government pushed to weaken EU controls on biomass energy in December, even though the technology will undermine efforts to contain global warming for up to half a century, according to research released today. […]