Solar: the facts
On a global scale, solar power is still tiny, providing around 1 per cent of the world’s electricity… but the growth over the last years has been significant.
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Climate Leadership: Le réalisme climatique est mort; Vive le réalisme climatique.
December 20, 2017
Energy for Humanity’s Kirsty Gogan argues President Macron is right to abandon the battle against nuclear in favour of the bigger battle against climate change
2017 electricity map time-lapse: a carbon intense year
December 19, 2017
What better way to review 2017 than a two-minute data visualisation of carbon intensity?
VIDEO: Why nuclear is needed alongside wind and solar
If we are to succeed in keeping the global temperature rise below two degrees, we need to quickly replace our fossil energy sources with solar, wind, water and nuclear power.
An open letter to Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
June 14, 2017
SoS for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy should be proud that, under his watch the UK had its first coal free days since the industrial revolution.
US could cut power emissions 78% by 2030 using existing technology, says study
January 29, 2016
The U.S. could cost effectively cut carbon by 80% through a smart, combined strategy of nuclear and renewables.