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Our energy system is evolving due to depletion of cheap fossil fuels and the need for carbon emission constraints. Government and business are under pressure to tackle the energy challenges of rising energy costs, energy...

Developed with large commercial operators in mind, the bill could stop wind farm projects from proceedingCommunity owned renewable energy has received remarkable levels of vocal support from ministers and shadow ministers...

For customers, trust is key when it comes to getting advice on improving energy efficiency – and co-operatives have the edgeRuth Rosselson is an environmental pioneer...

Lord Stern's latest wheeze is the startlingly fatuous idea that we are in the midst of a carbon bubble. The argument goes that markets are overvaluing fossil fuel assets which are worthless because they will have to remain...

Trillions of dollars at risk as stock markets inflate value of fossil fuels that may have to remain buried forever, experts warnThe world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment...

The MIT Technology Review has a very interesting article about ethics and climate change and the knotty problem of discounting future costs:

It is essential for energy professionals to stay well informed with the latest insights in this evolving world. For this reason, Euan Mearns of The Oil Drum, myself and several others, are organizing the first three-day Global...

Ministers continue negotiations with EU, IMF and Russia as suspicions grow that Kremlin is pressing for stakes in gas fieldsCyprus ordered its banks to remain closed until next week as the cabinet held emergency talks on...

I have been invited to comment on science policy aspects of the budget for the Guardian's Political Science blog; my thoughts can be seen here.

Remember how the EU was supposed to promote stability?

Remember how the EU was supposed to promote stability?

There is lots of huffing and puffing over the nationalities of the owners of the companies who own onshore gas rights in the UK. The Mail is one of the media outlets reporting the story:

I really am a glutton for punishment. My latest fray in the world of FOI is a request for correspondence relating to the formulation of the Stern Review. I've asked for related correspondence from Stern himself, Gordon Brown,...

Our energy system is evolving due to depletion of cheap fossil fuels and the need for carbon emission constraints. Government and business are under pressure to tackle the energy challenges of rising energy costs, energy...

A video that ought to be shown to all students in every school. A concept that I don’t remember being mentioned during my education.