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Coal supplied less than 10% of UK energy in 2016, probably its lowest share in around 200 years. Yet progress in cutting demand and...
Explainer: California’s new ‘cap-and-trade’ scheme to cut emissions
Last month, California’s politicians agreed a new cap-and-trade bill to help curb the state’s emissions. This week, governor Jerry Brown signed it into law,...
Analysis: Switch to electric vehicles would add just 10% to UK power demand
Earlier this week, UK environment secretary Michael Gove announced plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040.
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Q&A: How viable are floating offshore windfarms?
Earlier this week, it was widely reported that the world’s first floating windfarm is currently being installed off the coast of Peterhead in Scotland.
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In-depth: How a smart flexible grid could save the UK £40bn
A smart, flexible electricity grid could help the UK cut carbon more cheaply, saving up to £40bn between now and 2050.
That’s according to research...
‘Extreme’ El Niños to double in frequency under 1.5C of warming, study says
The El Niño event of 2015-16 was one of the strongest on record, bringing flooding to much of South America, southern US and East...
State of the climate: Warm temperatures and low sea ice mark first half of...
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Explainer: How data adjustments affect global temperature records
Over the past two centuries, the times of day, locations and methods of measuring temperature have all changed dramatically. For example, where once researchers...
In-depth: The challenge of using biofuels to cut transport emissions
Liquid biofuels still have a significant role to play in meeting the UK’s climate change targets, a new report says.
The Royal Academy of Engineering...
Factcheck: How much power will UK electric vehicles need?
Electric vehicles (EVs) could grow more than twice as fast over the next 10 years as expected just a year ago, potentially posing major...
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