As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panels
Government support for green manufacturing is actually the easy part. To truly reduce emissions, we must stop digging up and burning fossil fuels
Prime minister says government needs to be ‘more strategic and more sophisticated’ to compete globally
VisitAHeatPump service allows householders to look and ask questions about low-carbon system
Prime minister says government needs to be ‘more strategic and more sophisticated’ to compete globally
Onshore wind and solar could provide 226GWh of electricity without impairing food production, says Friends of the Earth
In the state of La Guajira, ambitious plans to transition to renewables are beset by bureaucratic delays and anger from many local Indigenous people, who see it as ‘new colonialism’
Country needs to speed up environmental response to protect its ageing population, multinational study finds
By Jo Nova This tells us everything we need to know about modern Western civilization. A blimp with wings. These pufferfish of the sky could be the ugliest, most absurd planes to take to the troposphere.
Researchers applaud move away from fossil fuels but say more must be done to mitigate effects on endangered species
Recent $74m investment made alongside assessment that 10% of electricity could be generated by geothermal by 2050
‘If ever there was a perfect case-study of the negative impacts on taxpayers of privatisation of strategic public assets, Eraring is it,’ Tim Buckley says
Plan follows slashing of £28bn green pledge, which Ed Miliband denies having considered resigning over
Exclusive: State’s 2024 total on track to reach about 20% above 2005 levels, modelling obtained by Guardian Australia shows
Fewer than one in 10 investors exploring new investments in the technology, with most preferring renewables
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