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Plugging the energy gap – George Osborne’s trilema

For a long time, many environmentalists were concerned that government efforts to clean up the world’s energy supply were a bit one-sided, in that we were getting on quite well with half the problem – generating clean energy. Meanwhile the other more important half – not generating dirty energy –… Read More

Graham Thompson - 31st March 2016

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Indonesia: Is the world still looking away?

‘Indonesia is burning – so why is the world looking away?’ Late last year those words shone a small spotlight on a massive climate crisis – now it looks like they could be… Read More

India Thorogood - 30th March 2016

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Sumatran rhino found while forest habitat is lost

Good news for rhino fans: last week, researchers announced the first live encounter with a Sumatran rhino in Borneo for over 40 years. But the human pressures that have pushed this species to the brink of extinction are still very much in play. An excited WWF team released… Read More

Jamie Woolley - 30th March 2016

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7 Questions EDF Needs to Answer About Hinkley Nuclear Plant

Tomorrow morning, the saga that is Hinkley nuclear power station is set to continue as executives from EDF will face a grilling from MPs in parliament. As the media debate rages about Hinkley, MPs will now put questions to EDF – and other executives from the nuclear industry – about… Read More

Kate Blagojevic - 22nd March 2016

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Government U-turn: Osborne Drops Plan To Hike Up The Cost Of Solar Panels

On Wednesday last week, chancellor George Osborne unveiled plans to hike up the amount of VAT on solar panels from 5% to 20%. The VAT hike could have been disastrous for the solar industry. It costs around £6,000 to install a 4 kilowatt array of panels (the kind of installation… Read More

Rebecca Newsom - 22nd March 2016

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