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Feed-in tariffs could foster a ‘Silicon Valley of the UK’
An initiative from the Department of Energy and Climate Change due to launch across the UK on April 1 looks set to boost demand
The ‘lean, green’ case for public spending cuts
Cuts today and cuts tomorrow. Frontline cuts and bottom line cuts. Cuts that are gentle and cuts that take your legs off. I think
Obama: We’ll drill, build nuke plants, but climate action key
Whatever you think of climate change science, there’s no reason to oppose an assertive shift to clean and efficient energy, US President Barack Obama
Supreme Court dashes hopes for clean energy, liveable climate
Picture this: It’s early October 2012, and with just one month to go before the US presidential election, every third political commercial on TV
Current policy is hurting, not helping, UK’s low-carbon goals
Britain’s current energy planning system poses a barrier to energy security and a low-carbon future, Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament this
More renewables means more jobs, revenues, EU says
By promoting innovation in renewable energy sources (RES), the European Union could see a gross domestic product in 2020 that’s about 10 per cent
Digital age raises new challenges in crises
The global reach of electronic technologies creates a new “fragility and brittleness” for institutions of power in times of major, unexpected crises, according to
Energy certificate compliance ‘woefully behind’
Public building operators are ‘”woefully behind” planned government targets for Display Energy Certificates (DECs), according to energy consultancy IMServ. Figures obtained from the Government
New budget commits UK to 34% carbon cut by 2020
It’s Budget Day today, and here’s what the Right Honourable Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, had to say to the House of
UK small wind turbine exports doubled in ‘08
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