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Scottish Supreme Court Gives Final Go-Ahead For 450 Megawatt Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm
A long-running legal battle between Mainstream Renewable Power and RSPB Scotland over the fate of the 450 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm has finally come to a close, with Scotland’s Supreme Court rejecting RSPB’s application to appeal a…
Report: Global Switch to 100 Per Cent Renewable Electricity Both Feasible and Cheaper than Current System
Renewables combined with energy storage technologies could generate enough secure power to cover the world’s entire electricity demand by 2050 while proving cheaper than the current fossil-fuel dominated system, according to a “ground-breaking” new study published today. Launched at the…
2017 Set to Rank as One of the Hottest Years Ever Recorded
Global temperature records look likely to be smashed once again this year, with 2017 on course to be one of the three hottest years on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). In a provisional statement released today to…
Atmospheric Methane Levels Rose Rapidly In 2016, Scientists Claim To Not Understand Why
Atmospheric methane levels rose fairly rapidly in 2016, as did atmospheric carbon dioxide levels (which saw the yearly average rise up to 403.3 parts per million), according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The scientists involved…
Air Mapping Initiative Reveals London’s Most Polluted Postcodes
The most polluted postcodes in London have been identified as part of a year-long initiative which saw thousands of personal air quality smart sensors handed out to local groups, businesses, and communities to help draw up a picture of pollution…
Report: EVs Greener than Diesel Even when Refuelled with Electricity from Coal-Fired Power Stations
Electric vehicles are far greener than their diesel and petrol alternatives over their entire lifetime, even when powered using electricity generated with the dirtiest fossil fuels, according to a new report released today by VUB University in Brussels. The report,…
Regreening The Earth Could Lower Carbon Levels As Much As Ending Use Of Fossil Fuels
There’s a new study out spearheaded by The Nature Conservancy and published in the Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences which presents a series of 20 steps that can be taken to naturally mitigate the amount of carbon dioxide…