Clean Energy Investment Booms
New Energy Finance is reporting that "Clean" energy investment almost hit $150bn last year - up 60% on the year before. Their press release states:Among...
EU’s climate action & renewable energy package
Feb 6, 2008
I've been meaning for some time to comment on the European Commission's Climate action and renewable energy package. The EU has committed to reducing its...
Blears: “Merton Rule Not Under Threat”, but…
Dec 4, 2007
I'm at the Local Government Association Climate Change conference today and the Government's Communities Secretary Hazel Blears stated quite categorically that the Merton Rule was...
Google Searches for Cheaper Solar Power
Nov 28, 2007
Google's reputation as a corporate goodguy (motto: Don't be evil) took a big hit recently with charges of complicity in political censorship by the Chinese...
UK’s renewables commitment looks doomed
Aug 13, 2007
The Guardian has a big splash on the UK's renewables target today - and how it is likely to be missed by a mile. We're...
Global Wind Turbine Shortage
Jul 18, 2007
According to the Guardian, there is a world shortage of wind turbines, which the paper is "blaming" on George Bush giving tax credits to stimulate...