by Simon Bowens | Dec 14, 2018 | Climate science, Divestment, Energy, National news, Transport
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: IPCC Report demands “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented” changes The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5C...
by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Energy
In 2012, Conservative MPs wrote to David Cameron expressing opposition to onshore wind and calling on the Government to cut financial support for wind energy. Since then, the Government has indeed cut support but also made the planning increasingly difficult for...
by Simon Bowens | Jul 2, 2018 | Energy
A new report from renewable energy consultants BVG Associates that 5GW of new onshore wind contracts in the UK would be delivered under the current wholesale electricity costs and subsequently result in a net consumer benefit of £1.6bn.