Category Archives: Low carbon energy
What’s the link between the rising tide of populist politics and climate denial?
This post is by Matthew Lockwood, senior research fellow at the University of Exeter. Last week I blogged on how UKIP’s rise has been mirrored by a rise in the proportion of people saying that they do not think the world … Continue reading
How to ensure investment in energy efficiency…and how not to
The government is looking at ways for the forthcoming Energy Bill not only to drive investment in new sources of low carbon power but also to pay for much needed investment in energy efficiency. There are different ways this could be done but … Continue reading
Why have Tory MEPs rejected a free market solution to climate change?
This article was first published by The New Statesman. It may surprise some on the centre left but there is nothing innate to Conservatism that makes it less able to take pragmatic decisions in favour of sensible environmental policy. It … Continue reading
Gas from Norway, coal from Russia: eight graphs on the UK energy system
This post by Robin Webster was first published on The Carbon Brief The UK’s dependence on energy imports has increased to its highest level since 1976, according to statistics released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Here’s … Continue reading
The co-operative energy sector could be worth £6bn, if the system wasn’t stacked against it
This post is a version of a longer essay which first appeared in Making it mutual: the ownership revolution that Britain needs, recently published by ResPublica. I’m standing on the beach at Hvide Sande, in the northern reaches of Denmark, … Continue reading
The four tests Cameron needs to apply to international development
With the high-level Panel on the post-2015 development agenda meeting in Bali next week, civil society organisations around the world are making their case for what should be in the new development framework. One thing that has united environment and … Continue reading
Trams, solar panels and enlightened self interest in Nottingham
This post is by Councillor Graham Chapman, deputy leader of Nottingham Council. A longer version will appear in the Spring issue of Green Alliance’s journal, Inside Track. Two to three times a week I cycle to work, not primarily to reduce … Continue reading
How to make City Deals greener
This is a guest post by Andy Nolan, Director of Sustainable Development at Sheffield City Council. Eight core English cities including my own have now signed City Deals to boost their economies[1]. Work is already underway on putting the deals into practice, … Continue reading
iPump anyone? How intelligent heat pumps could replace gas boilers
Heat pumps are not a new technology; the principles underlying their operation were described by Lord Kelvin in the 1850s. On the wall of the boiler room of the Pimlico District Heating Scheme you will find a Times article from … Continue reading
Investor certainty is essential to build a strong UK offshore wind sector
This post is by Green Alliance’s director Matthew Spencer and senior policy adviser Rachel Cary. A version was first published in The House magazine. Building an offshore electricity network may be the biggest infrastructure project the UK has seen since … Continue reading
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