Adrian Ramsay: Government energy strategy “does not serve the needs of people or the climate”
The government has announced its Energy Security Strategy, following soaring energy prices and the accelerated need for energy independence following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The strategy's headlines include commitments to…
Rishi Sunak’s solution to the energy crisis is building on a legacy of failure
In response to a surge in energy prices the UK government has been forced to intervene. Five months after the Green Party of England and Wales produced its proposals, the…
What the collapse of Bulb and other suppliers means for our energy system
Energy firms have been collapsing left, right and centre. The recent demise of both Bulb and Orbit means 27 suppliers have gone bankrupt this year, driven by a rapid rise…
Is the UK’s hydrogen strategy propping up the gas industry?
In August, the government finally published it’s hydrogen strategy with great aplomb. For several years the government has made it clear that it sees the nascent hydrogen industry as a…
Drax and the biomass industry are “obstructing climate action”
Thanks to decades of climate campaigning including direct action, public education and legal challenges, it is no longer controversial to say we need to stop burning coal for electricity. We…
The latest IEA report spells the end of one excuse for climate inaction
The world of energy has a lot of reports. Almost all of them that attempt to predict the future have been wrong. Most of them say nothing new. The International…
Reforming land use is crucial to a sustainable society
Rewilding, vegan farming, new social housing, energy crops, more urban green space, solar Farms, nature reserves, growing more fruit and vegetables, bio-dynamic agriculture, tree planting, food production, peatland restoration -…
Has the future of European energy arrived?
Image credit: Creative Commons, Tom Corser European electrical grids are breaking records. Covid-19 accelerated a rewriting of European power provision greater even than privatisation, and grids are not yet prepared.…
The rich should be paying for energy efficiency, not the poor
It’s time to challenge the political consensus about energy customers paying for all the green measures that are needed to deal with the climate emergency. The big problem with these…
This energy co-op is generating clean energy while tackling fuel poverty
Operating in the traditionally male dominated energy services arena, BHESCo (Brighton and Hove Energy Services Cooperative) is an organisation led by women bringing a new approach to the reduction of…