by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Energy, National news
Green Alliance, along with 20 community energy groups, have published its Community Energy 2.0 report calling on Government to revitalise its ambition on increasing levels of community energy. The Government’s Community Energy Strategy, launched in 2014, which...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 17, 2018 | Buildings, Energy, Fossil fuel extraction, National news
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: Fracking The government is coming under increasing pressure to cancel its plans to fast-track fracking through the planning system. The plans, which would see exploration...
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 | Dec 13, 2018 | Energy
Warrington Borough Council has agreed to invest £58m in two solar farms in Hull and York according to the BBC.
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...
