Environment Supreme court rules in favour of halting housebuilding in Shrewsbury park River Ouse may become first in England to gain legal rights Renewables produced enough electricity to ‘power every UK home’ through the winter Analysts say producing more clean energy saves the UK from importing and burning more gas Villagers stop boiler switch toContinue reading “Environment news for 2023 March 02”
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Green lending tops fossil fuel for first time
For the first time, more money was raised in the debt markets for climate-friendly projects than for fossil-fuel companies.
The Telegraph Frontpage for 2022 Monday December 12
By Danny Boyle The rush-hour has been hit by travel disruption as an Arctic blast means weather warnings for ice, fog and snow remain in place. We have live travel updates – and the latest from the West Midlands, above, after a group of children fell through ice into a lake. Children plunge into frozenContinue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for 2022 Monday December 12”
About second homes, nice places, finding a son and shopping lists
‘It’s about keeping places alive’: Wales’s radical second-homes policy Measures aim to preserve communities and keep more homes available for locals but critics say they are ‘anti-tourist’ From next year, councils will be able to raise discretionary council tax premiums for second homes to 300% – so a £1,000 bill for a permanent resident wouldContinue reading “About second homes, nice places, finding a son and shopping lists”
2022 August biggest climate milestones
Bloomberg Green, 2022 August 9 This month’s biggest climate milestones happened over one weekend. On Sunday, the US Senate approved hundreds of billions of dollars in climate and clean-energy spending. Just two days before, climate cooperation between the US and China — the world’s largest economies and emitters — came to an abrupt halt. How these two turningContinue reading “2022 August biggest climate milestones”
The New York Times looking at the world in 2022 for the last days of July
If you missed it previously July 19 A police officer gave water to a British soldier guarding Buckingham Palace yesterday.Matt Dunham/Associated Press Britain sizzles under a heat wave Temperatures in Britain neared a record high yesterday as blistering heat swept the country. By midafternoon, Wales had recorded its highest-ever temperature: The thermometer hit 37.1 degreesContinue reading “The New York Times looking at the world in 2022 for the last days of July”
2022 Second half of July – Here’s what else you need to know in Green
Noxious fumes | Dumps and landfills near South Asian megacities are huge emitters of methane, highlighting a major challenge in the global climate fight. More clouds of the greenhouse gas — which has 84 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over its first 20 years in the atmosphere — were spotted in India thanContinue reading “2022 Second half of July – Here’s what else you need to know in Green”
UK’s path to net zero set out in landmark strategy
The strategies published by the U.K. Government on October 19 build on an ambitious set of existing policies: the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the Energy White Paper, North Sea Transition Deal, Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, Transport Decarbonisation Plan, and Hydrogen Strategy, and the recent landmark commitment to decarbonise the UK’sContinue reading “UK’s path to net zero set out in landmark strategy”
Some View on the World 