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- The Guardian view on net-zero carbon emissions: sooner is better | Editorial Fri, 3 May 19, 3:29amGovernment advisers have explained how to erase the nation’s carbon footprint. Science dictates that we do it as fast as we can
- ‘Ryanair is the new coal’: airline enters EU’s top 10 emitters list Tue, 2 Apr 19, 4:00amIrish firm joins nine coal plants on list, with carbon emissions up nearly 50% in last five years
- UK power stations' electricity output lowest since 1994 Thu, 3 Jan 19, 11:01amEnergy efficiency and changing economy cut generation by 1% in 20018 as renewables supplied record 33% of electricity
- Coastal flooding and peat bogs | Letters Thu, 29 Nov 18, 4:34amMore than 15,000 buildings were built in coastal areas at significant risk of coastal flooding in the UK between 2005 and 2014, write Tom Spencer and Gerd Masselink...
- Good news about renewables: but the heat is still on to cut fossil fuel use Sun, 25 Mar 18, 5:59pmNew data shows global emissions are at a historic high. Political leaders must now consider imposing serious penaltiesFor optimists, it was tempting to view three years of flatlining global carbon emissions, from 2014-16,...
- Natural gas killed coal – now renewables and batteries are taking over | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 29 Jan 18, 10:00pmTo avoid dangerous climate change, we can’t rely on natural gas replacing coal
- Shell doubles up on green spending and vows to halve carbon footprint Tue, 28 Nov 17, 10:18pmAnglo-Dutch giant to spend $2bn on wind power, biofuels and electric cars as it bows to shareholder pressure by setting new company climate change target
- Church roofs, solar panels and climate change | Letters Thu, 19 May 16, 3:54amThe Church of England’s Shrinking the Footprint campaign is encouraging dioceses, cathedrals and parishes to reduce energy bills and lower carbon emissions through practical steps, from installing energy-efficient lightbulbs...
- Masdar's zero-carbon dream could become world’s first green ghost town Wed, 17 Feb 16, 12:47amDevelopers have abandoned their original goal of building the world’s first zero-carbon city in the UAE desert. With completion originally scheduled for this year, just how much of the once-revolutionary vision has actually...
- Sønderborg: the little-known Danish town with a zero carbon master plan #keepitintheground Thu, 22 Oct 15, 5:10pmDenmark joins more than a hundred places around the world making business-friendly zero carbon commitments as they transition away from fossil fuels
- Sønderborg: the little-known Danish town with a zero carbon master plan Thu, 22 Oct 15, 5:10pmDenmark joins more than a hundred places around the world making business-friendly zero carbon commitments as they transition away from fossil fuels
- Data centre emissions rival air travel as digital demand soars Fri, 25 Sep 15, 8:53pmData-centre web servers, such as those used by Google and Facebook, to blame for 2% of greenhouse gas emissions – about the same as air travel
- Stop using China as an excuse for inaction on climate change | George Monbiot Fri, 12 Jun 15, 6:58pmInvoking Yellow Peril tropes over China’s carbon footprint fails to recognise the fact its energy use is tied to our consumption, the country’s coal demand is dropping and Chinese people care more about climate than we...
- Fossil fuel industry must change profoundly, says former Shell boss Tue, 28 Apr 15, 2:17amEx-Shell UK chairman James Smith argues there is a future for oil and gas firms if they embrace low carbon technology, reports BusinessGreen
- Ed Davey, secretary of state for energy and climate change live chat Wed, 15 Oct 14, 1:47amThis is your chance to ask the energy secretary anything. Join Ed Davey MP live online from 10.30-11.30am BST on Wednesday 22 October