Mining waste can hold stores of valuable minerals.
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Environmentalists are worried the shift to green energy means damage from more mines. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
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There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the future – but what if we got it right? Here’s the case for optimism.
The food waste households create could be turned into a source of sustainable energy.
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Biogas is often overlooked as a source of renewable energy, but it could be a solution to dealing with the 9.5 million tonnes of food waste created by the UK every year.
Demonstrators in Johannesburg march against environmental damage done by coal.
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There is significant potential for the community trusts to improve the financial position of communities. But it’s not happening.
The future of solar energy?
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Earth’s floating solar power capacity has grown one-hundredfold in the last five years.
She’s back.
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Those who talk down an independent Scotland’s prospects are not factoring in one of its biggest natural resources.
Water rushes through the Carillon Hydro electric dam in Québec.
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The electricity sector is expected to play a key role in Canada’s push to net-zero emissions. Enhancing long-distance transmission can be lower the cost of providing clean and reliable electricity.
Electric utilities will often cut off power to prevent equipment from starting wildfires during hot, windy weather.
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In an era of climate change and extreme weather, a microgrid — a self-sufficient, energy-generating distribution and control system — puts communities on the path to self-reliance.
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Electricity is only one part of the green energy puzzle we need to solve.
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More than 80% of the world’s offshore wind blows further from land than conventional wind farms can reach.
The costs of renewable energy, including solar photovoltaics, is declining rapidly.
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Investing billions in refurbishing nuclear generating stations doesn’t make economic sense as the cost of renewables fall dramatically.
Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson at the State Opening of Parliament.
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Long term climate targets are meaningless without concrete action. Here’s what the plans of the UK’s two biggest parties mean for the planet.
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The most vulnerable people bear the brunt of an ineffective energy system that prioritises profit over the consumer.
China has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in renewable energy.
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China is rapidly greening its economy, but that doesn’t mean authoritarian governments are best placed to handle climate change.
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A rapid transition from fossil fuels is possible by targeting the ‘tipping points’ in our political and economic systems.
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Robins are a much loved Christmas icon, but wind turbines installed in their habitat are affecting their song, with worrying consequences.
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Replacing wind turbines could significantly increase Britain’s power output.
Is the sun setting fast enough on coal-fired power?
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Australia needs to accelerate its transition to clean energy, and not prolong the use of high-polluting, coal-fired infrastructure. Otherwise it risks missing out on an economic windfall.
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Energy experts are getting excited about a proposed solar farm in Kent and what it could mean for a clean energy future.
The wreck of the British merchant ship SS Apapa, sunk by a German U-boat off Wales in 1917.
Wrecks like the recently discovered USS Juneau reveal much about combat on the oceans.