renewable energy

November 17, 2019

Pioneering eco church building opened in Bradford

The new building is believed to be the first of its kind built to standards similar to those of a Passivhaus on church premises in Britain.
October 26, 2019

UN Refugee Agency launches sustainable energy strategy

The strategy promotes the transition to clean, renewable energy at refugee camps and hosting sites, including for individual households, communal areas and support facilities.
September 10, 2019

Electricity consumption for China’s internet industry 'to increase by two thirds by 2023'

Rapid growth in wind and solar power have created unprecedented opportunities for China’s internet giants to procure clean energy, says Greenpeace.
September 9, 2019

Global fossil fuel divestment and clean energy investment movement passes $11tn milestone

The global movement to divest from fossil fuel companies and invest in climate solutions announces a major milestone today (9 September 2019), as the total assets pledged to divestment passed US$11 Trillion
August 17, 2019

Friends of the Earth calls for ban as fracking resumes

Friends of the Earth says that in 60 days of fracking last year, there were 57 earthquakes, and is calling for the industry to be banned.
July 30, 2019

Nuclear power report finds seven decades of economic ruin, says CND

A new report says that almost all nuclear power plants built since the nuclear industry's inception have generated large financial losses.
July 24, 2019

We should be declaring a moral emergency

As the full horror of a Boris Johnson premiership unfolds like a slow-motion car crash, today seems like a good day to focus on a politician who is declaring a moral emergency and presenting radica
June 2, 2019

Taiwanese suppliers for Apple, HP, Google failing in renewable energy ranking

Taiwanese global electronics giants are failing to transition to renewable energy use, despite committing to their largest customers including Apple, Google, and HP to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their global supply chain.
May 18, 2019

Friends of the Earth urges rejection of new opencast coal mine in Northumberland

Friends of the Earth says that UK power stations already have enough stock-piled coal to last until 2025, when coal-fired power generation is due to end.
April 1, 2019

Activists disrupt Seoul Motor Show to demand car makers end the age of oil

Only 0.2 per cent of the 23.2 million cars registered in South Korea are electric or hydrogen powered.