renewable energy

Climate change: how it affects Britain

Last edited 4 August 2004 at 8:00am
Flooding in the UK is on the increase due to climate change

Flooding in the UK is on the increase due to climate change

Climate change has serious and long-lasting implications for us all. Listed below are some specific impacts of climate change that are affecting Britain right now, and links to more information about them.

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Hinkley wind farm proposal submitted

Posted by bex — 4 August 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Computer generated image of how Hinkley Point windfarm will look

Computer generated image of how Hinkley Point windfarm will look

Article tagged as: climate change, hinkley, renewable energy, wind power

Tories anti-windfarm stance branded 'disgraceful' by Greenpeace

Last edited 26 July 2004 at 8:00am
26 July, 2004

Speaking about today's announcement by the Tory Party concerning windfarms, Greenpeace energy campaigner Robin Oakley said:

"It is disgraceful, and totally irresponsible, for Michael Howard to try to stop this vital solution to climate change.

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Scarweather Sands campaign: taking positive action to help stop climate change

Posted by bex — 7 July 2004 at 6:46pm - Comments
Why is Scarweather Sands important?
The stakes in the energy debate are extremely high. UN scientists agree that, because of global warming caused by burning fossil fuels, we will experience more droughts, floods and storms from now on. For South Wales, climate change means more coastal flooding and wetter, stormier weather.

Despite the obvious need for new clean energy sources, some local opposition to the wind farm proposal triggered a public inquiry. With the inquiry set to start in November 2003, we took to the streets of Porthcawl to see what local people really thought...

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wind power

Swansea Bay windfarm gets green light

Last edited 7 July 2004 at 8:00am
7 July, 2004

The Scarweather Sands offshore windfarm in Swansea Bay today passed one of the last remaining hurdles to provide clean energy to South Wales, in a decision that was applauded by Greenpeace.

Robin Oakley of Greenpeace said: "This decision is brilliant news for the environment and brilliant news for the people of Swansea Bay.

"Swansea Bay residents are overwhelmingly in favour of this project. Over three times as many local people supported this windfarm than opposed it, proving that clean energy provided by wind is exactly what the public want.

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Scarweather sands wind farm given the go-ahead by Welsh Assembly

Posted by bex — 7 July 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Scarweather wind farm get the green light

Scarweather wind farm get the green light

Our nine-month campaign to promote the development of a large wind farm off the coast of Porthcawl, South Wales, paid off yesterday when the planning committee of the Welsh Assembly agreed to back the proposal.

Following a public inquiry, held last November, the committee has approved proposals for thirty 120 metre turbines, situated between 3.5 and 4.3 miles off the coast. On completion the turbines will meet 10% of the renewable energy target set by the Welsh Assembly.

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wales, welsh assembly, wind power

Nuclear power

Last edited 14 May 2004 at 8:00am
hartlepool nuclear power station

Hartlepool nuclear power plant

Article tagged as: energy review, nuclear power, renewable energy, solar power, wind power

Greenpeace challenges Head of the World Bank to expand funding of renewable energy projects

Last edited 12 May 2004 at 8:00am
12 May, 2004

Greenpeace is set to challenge James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, to establish a new direction for World Bank lending on energy and to immediately increase lending on renewable energy projects to equal lending on fossil fuels. Greenpeace would welcome the opportunity to work with the World Bank to implement clean energy projects in the developing world if such a re-balancing in its energy portfolio took place.

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Heralding the world's renewable energy future

Last edited 15 April 2004 at 8:00am
Robin Oakley (right) with the Greenpeace China team

Robin Oakley (right) with the Greenpeace China team

Article tagged as: china, climate change, coal, renewable energy