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8 ideas for how the UK can keep the lights on without trashing the planet

Posted by Richard Casson — 24 November 2015 at 7:36pm - Comments

With the UK set to wean itself off coal power over the next decade, what will take its place to keep the lights on?

Article tagged as: climate change, coal, energy, gas, hydro, renewable energy

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Old King Coal, Your Days Are Numbered

Posted by Greenpeace UK — 18 November 2015 at 3:43pm - Comments
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The government has announced that coal power stations, like Drax pictured here, will close by 2025

There is news worth celebrating coming from the Department of Energy and Climate Change today.

The UK has just become the first G20 economy to stamp a clear expiry date on coal, one of the main drivers of climate change. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd has pledged to phase coal out of our energy mix entirely by 2025.

Article tagged as: amber rudd, climate change, coal, energy

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ENERGY green collar nation

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File: 
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Author: 
TUC and Greenpeace
Article tagged as: climate change, jobs, renewable energy, tuc

SOLAR feed in tariff cuts impact report

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Author: 
Quantum
Article tagged as: climate change, energy, pdf, report, solar power

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Do you live in north Yorkshire? Here's how to tell the council you oppose fracking

Posted by Richard Casson — 29 September 2015 at 9:49am - Comments
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Fracking firm Third Energy wants to frack for shale gas in Ryedale, North Yorkshire. But before they can go ahead they've got to obtain planning permission -- and right now North Yorkshire County Council is running a consultation on its website, inviting Yorkshire residents to email in with their views.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, fracking, ryedale, yorkshire

UK can be almost entirely powered by renewable energy by 2030, new study shows

Posted by Richard Casson — 21 September 2015 at 10:37am - Comments
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"Can the UK run on renewable energy, and how long will it take us to get there?"

Here at Greenpeace those are two questions we get asked a lot, so today we're pleased to say we took a big step toward answering them.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, nuclear, offshore wind, onshore wind, solar, uk government

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