What does the ‘Contracts for Difference’ scheme mean for the UK’s energy sector?
On Thursday 7 June, as Johnson's government was in its undignified death throes, one of it’s major success was being unveiled to the world. The results of an auction for…
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…
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…
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.…
5 explanations of the negative price of oil – and what climate activists can do now
On Monday April 20, reports began to emerge that the price of oil is now negative. Here are five explanations of what this means, and what climate activists can do…
We can’t let the coronavirus induced economic crisis drive a mass investment in carbon intensive industries
By every conventional measure the UK economy is in crisis. And it's set to only get worse. Like in every recent economic crisis, central banks are stepping in and deploying…
BP: Very much business as usual
BP, the British oil major which produces million barrels of oil per day and brought in $ billion in profit in 2018, has been running a PR campaign under the…
Nuclear – a dirty, dangerous and expensive waste
Nuclear power, since its first commercial application in the 1950s, has been thought to offer relatively clean and reliable energy in large enough quantities to meet humanity’s continually growing demand…
Only 5% of UK universities are taking investment in renewables seriously
Image credit: Creative Commons, Tom Corser People & Planet has revealed the universities leading the UK higher education sector in investment in renewable energy. The student activist network has published…
Facing up to the reality of green tech production
Image credit: Enough Project, Creative Commons Climate crisis is getting a lot of coverage. We have to be thankful that people are at last paying attention. Advocacy for renewable energy…