Ivana Kostić

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Thawing Permafrost Poses Even Greater Climate Threat Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

Thawing tundra may be allowing long-buried pockets of methane to be released into the atmosphere, new research suggests. A study surveying the Mackenzie Delta in Canada, published Wednesday in the journal Scientific...

Lightsource and BlackRock Announce £1bn Solar Acquisition Spree

Solar developer Lightsource has teamed up with asset manager BlackRock in a strategic partnership aimed at consolidating the secondary UK solar market through around £1bn of acquisitions over the next three years. The...

Vattenfall & Stadtwerke München Inaugurate 288 MW Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm

Swedish power company Vattenfall and German communal company Stadtwerke München have successfully completed the construction and officially inaugurated the 288 MW Sandbank offshore wind farm this week, making way for enough clean...

UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Launches Crowdfunding Drive

A project to build the UK's first geothermal electricity site in Cornwall is now open for investment on crowdfunding site Abundance, with a target of raising £5m to kickstart construction. The United Downs...

Met Office Warns England is at High Risk of ‘Unprecedented’ Rainfall

England and Wales now have a one-in-three chance of seeing record rainfall levels in at least one region each winter, according to new research published yesterday by the Met Office that raises...

Government Urged to Back EU Sharing Cities Electric Vehicle Project

A cross-party group of politicians has called on the government to throw its weight behind an EU-wide working group aimed at accelerating the uptake of clean, low carbon technologies across European cities. In...

Protein From Solar Energy & Carbon Dioxide Could Slow The Pace Of Climate Change

Humans need protein to survive, but growing the food that supplies the much needed protein adds carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere, speeding up the pace of climate change. Agriculture has...

Growth in Green Jobs Slows as Industry Waits for Government Action

The growth in the number of green jobs being created across the country has slowed over the last year thanks to the "bonfire" of clean energy policies under the current government, according...

Drop in Wind Energy Costs Adds Pressure for Government Rethink

Onshore windfarms could be built in the UK for the same cost as new gas power stations and would be nearly half as expensive as the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, according...

Over 8.3 Billion Metric Tons Of Plastics Made By Humans To Date, Most Of Which Now Litter

More than 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics have been produced by humans since large-scale production began back in the 1950s, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. Almost...

Blustery June Tops ‘Incredible’ Six Months for Scottish Wind Power

A blustery June in Scotland saw yet another wind power generation record tumble last month, topping what green campaigners have hailed as an "incredible" 2017 so far for Scotland's growing wind energy...

Plastic Bag Use in England Tumbles Thanks to 5p Charge

Major supermarkets in England have seen a huge drop in the number of plastic bags issued to customers since they were forced to begin charging 5p for their use in 2015. The latest...

Galway Wind Farm to Aid Irish Climate Targets

The Republic of Ireland is hoping that a new wind farm in the west of Ireland will help it meet its international climate change targets. It is understood there will be 69 turbines...

Trans-Canada Highway Set for 3,000km EV Fast-Charging Network

The 7,800km Trans-Canada highway connecting the East and West coasts of the continent-spanning nation will soon boast a network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations thanks to a US$13.6m project announced this week. Natural...

Asian Development Bank Invests $57.7 Million To Develop Renewable Energy In Southeast Asia

The Asian Development Bank has invested $57.7 million into Thailand’s B. Grimm Power Public Company with the intent to develop renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia. Founded in the early 1960s, the Asian...

Defra: UK Carbon Footprint Shows Signs of Shrinking

The UK's carbon footprint continues to show signs of shrinking, with the latest government statistics estimating emissions associated with domestic consumption dropped slightly between 2013 and 2014. Defra data published today shows the...

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