http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/low-carbon-energy/focus/ en dan@kdweb.co.uk Copyright 2008 2008-03-01T13:22:13+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7424158.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7424158.stm#When:12:26:43Z The prime minister has justified an increased usage of nuclear power with the continual rise in oil prices. Brown added that merely replacing the existing sites that currently supply 20% of UK electricity is not sufficient. 2008-08-01T12:26:43+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7535839.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7535839.stm#When:13:58:13Z A colossal increase in investment will launch China to the top of the global renewable energy rankings by 2009; this comes at a time when it faces criticism over air quality during the Olympics. It is expected to invest an average of $33bn annually to meet a target of 15% of energy from low carbon technologies by 2020. 2008-08-22T13:58:13+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/fade-to-black-is-this-the-end-of-oil-845092.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/fade-to-black-is-this-the-end-of-oil-845092.html#When:14:04:45Z As oil barrel prices continue to soar with the dwindling availability of the resource business out on the North Sea oil rigs is also increasing. However the oil platform is being given a facelift as a major discovery of natural gas means it will continue to operate for at least 2 decades. 2008-08-22T14:04:45+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/07/biofuels.carbonemissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/07/biofuels.carbonemissions#When:15:20:20Z Critics argue that biofuels may cause more problems then they solve such as tropical deforestation and the majority does not meet UK Government’s green standards and should therefore be reconsidered. 2008-09-18T15:20:20+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3694859.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3694859.ece #When:15:24:52Z A new deep water device to generate electicity from tides on a large scale has just opened in Northern Ireland which if successful will lead to the development of the world’s first tidal farm 2008-09-18T15:24:52+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/14/alternativeenergy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/14/alternativeenergy#When:10:56:48Z The government must allow companies to build offshore wind farms much closer to shore, as part of a series of measures to revitalise a sector that has almost stalled due to insufficient support, competitive pressures and rising costs, an authoritative report warns today. 2008-10-14T10:56:48+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/winds-of-change-a-beacon-of-optimism-968693.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/winds-of-change-a-beacon-of-optimism-968693.html#When:11:30:14Z The Government claims Britain is ready for massive investment in wind energy, but the renewable energy sector warns there are big obstacles to overcome. 2008-11-04T11:30:14+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/02/portugal-wind-power http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/02/portugal-wind-power#When:12:10:14Z Europe's biggest onshore wind farm plugged itself into the grid today to provide enough electricity for up to a million people in northern Portugal. A total of 120 windmills are dotted across the highlands of the Upper Minho region of Portugal as one of western Europe's poorer nations continues to forge its reputation as a renewables champion. 2008-12-03T12:10:14+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/09/climatechange-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/09/climatechange-energy#When:12:09:17Z Green lobby and politicians hail agreement to use 20% renewables within 12 years as climate change landmark 2008-12-10T12:09:17+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/08/windpower-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/08/windpower-energy#When:10:59:43Z International Energy Agency accused of consistently underestimating potential of wind, solar and sea power while promoting oil, coal and nuclear as 'irreplaceable' technologies 2009-01-09T10:59:43+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/12/renewable-energy-initiative http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/12/renewable-energy-initiative#When:11:08:10Z Low-carbon grants to end with millions unspent. Funding hiatus will 'strangle initiatives at birth' 2009-01-12T11:08:10+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/14/nuclear-power-uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/14/nuclear-power-uk#When:12:02:08Z Two of the biggest gas and electricity providers in Britain have joined forces in their bid to build up to three nuclear plants in the UK in the latest sign of an increasing commitment to atomic power. 2009-01-15T12:02:08+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/20/one-million-jobs-wind-power-2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/20/one-million-jobs-wind-power-2010#When:10:35:38Z One million people will be employed in the world wind-power industry by the end of the decade, despite the impact of the financial crisis, it was forecast today. 2009-01-21T10:35:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7844782.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7844782.stm#When:14:00:45Z One of the world's largest wave stations is to be constructed off the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. 2009-01-22T14:00:45+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7850609.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7850609.stm#When:11:03:07Z A proposed shortlist of schemes to harness renewable energy from the tides of the Severn estuary has been announced by the UK Government. 2009-01-26T11:03:07+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/nuclearpower/4325012/Four-new-nuclear-power-station-sites-unveiled.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/nuclearpower/4325012/Four-new-nuclear-power-station-sites-unveiled.html#When:11:04:40Z Four potential sites for new nuclear power stations have been unveiled by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. 2009-01-26T11:04:40+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5592523.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5592523.ece#When:12:53:03Z A £22 billion tidal energy project that would provide almost 5 per cent of Britain’s electricity will receive taxpayers’ cash if it is approved, ministers indicated yesterday. 2009-01-27T12:53:03+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7857771.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7857771.stm#When:10:47:05Z A crucial scheme to control greenhouse gases is under threat due to the recession. 2009-01-30T10:47:05+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/02/biofuels-health http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/02/biofuels-health#When:10:18:19Z Corn-based bioethanol has higher burden on environment and human health, says US study 2009-02-03T10:18:19+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-cuts-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-15-1544347.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-cuts-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-15-1544347.html#When:10:36:39Z The UK's carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1.5 per cent in 2007, according to official figures published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc) today. 2009-02-04T10:36:39+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/05/china-energy-solar-wind http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/05/china-energy-solar-wind#When:13:41:22Z China will spend 580bn yuan (£59.5bn) expanding its energy sector in 2009 with plans for new solar and wind-powered generating capacity, but also nuclear and coal-fired plants. 2009-02-05T13:41:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/03/wind-power-eu http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/03/wind-power-eu#When:14:13:05Z More wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity-generating technology in 2008, according to data released yesterday. Europe installs 20 wind turbines a day and 10 EU states reach wind power capacity of more than 1GW 2009-02-05T14:13:05+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/05/sweden-nuclear-power http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/05/sweden-nuclear-power#When:11:50:42Z Green light for new generation of reactors in Sweden reflects change in sentiment towards nuclear power, government says 2009-02-06T11:50:42+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/4571967/UK-and-China-work-on-carbon-capture.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/4571967/UK-and-China-work-on-carbon-capture.html#When:10:42:58Z British scientists are working with their Chinese counterparts to develop a new technology to burn coal without harming the environment. 2009-02-10T10:42:58+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/united-on-climate-change-obamas-chinese-revolution-1604027.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/united-on-climate-change-obamas-chinese-revolution-1604027.html#When:10:49:51Z US President wants the world's two biggest polluters to form a partnership in the battle against global warming. Geoffrey Lean reports 2009-02-10T10:49:51+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5705182.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5705182.ece#When:10:39:41Z National Grid is drawing up plans for a new business unit that will pipe carbon dioxide emissions from UK power stations for storage in geological formations beneath the North Sea 2009-02-11T10:39:41+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/08/wind-farms-seek-state-funding http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/08/wind-farms-seek-state-funding#When:11:56:04Z Britain's wind industry is calling for ­government support to shield it from the falling pound and ensure existing wind farm projects go ahead. 2009-03-09T11:56:04+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article5884186.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article5884186.ece#When:13:33:32Z Up to 25 hydroelectric schemes generating enough renewable energy to power 40,000 homes may be sited on stretches of rivers including the Severn and the Trent. 2009-03-11T13:33:32+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/17/government-solar-energy-grant-carbon http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/17/government-solar-energy-grant-carbon#When:12:02:55Z The government ran into a storm of criticism yesterday after quietly closing its grant programme for solar energy last week, which campaigners said made a mockery of its commitment to build a low-carbon economy. 2009-03-17T12:02:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/21/renewable-energy-economic-crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/21/renewable-energy-economic-crisis#When:13:03:21Z Green power companies are heading for "crisis" and Britain should no longer rely on them to meet its energy security and climate change obligations, some industry experts are warning. 2009-03-23T13:03:21+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7959912.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7959912.stm#When:10:03:43Z There should be a significant increase in the number of wind farms built onshore in the UK, the RSPB has said. 2009-03-24T10:03:43+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/29/scotland-renewable-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/29/scotland-renewable-energy#When:09:14:31Z Plans to make Scotland 50% reliant on renewable energy sources are ahead of schedule, new figures released by the Scottish Parliament today suggest. 2009-03-30T09:14:31+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7997398.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7997398.stm#When:08:09:02Z Biomass power could become one of the worst emitters of greenhouse gases, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned. 2009-04-14T08:09:02+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-wind-industry-jobs-growth-potential-at-risk-1668259.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-wind-industry-jobs-growth-potential-at-risk-1668259.html#When:08:44:34Z Britain risks missing out on tens of thousands of jobs and failing to hit its renewable energy target unless the state steps in to rescue the struggling wind power industry, the Government will be warned today. 2009-04-14T08:44:34+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/08/utilities-pfi http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/08/utilities-pfi#When:08:46:41Z The Treasury today stepped in to rescue a £635m waste-to-energy project in Greater Manchester, the largest such project in Europe. The scheme, being funded under the private finance initiative, had stalled after banks refused to lend enough to complete it. 2009-04-14T08:46:41+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/nuclear-sites-revealed http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/nuclear-sites-revealed#When:08:44:50Z The energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, says nuclear power is part of Britain's low-carbon future 2009-04-15T08:44:50+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8004975.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8004975.stm#When:19:57:54Z The US government is to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, having decided that it and five other greenhouse gases may endanger human health and well-being. 2009-04-17T19:57:54+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5189868/UK-set-to-miss-climate-change-targets.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5189868/UK-set-to-miss-climate-change-targets.html#When:08:53:08Z The UK is set to miss climate change targets despite a reduction in greenhouse emissions caused by the recession, analysts have warned. 2009-04-21T08:53:08+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/22/wind-renewables http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/22/wind-renewables#When:11:05:51Z British Wind Energy Association welcomes package, but planning and grid connections still restrict renewables revolution 2009-04-23T11:05:51+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/26/offshore-wind-power http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/26/offshore-wind-power#When:09:17:51Z It's official: it's getting windier down south. This unexpected quirk of climate change has given a much needed boost to offshore wind-farm developers. 2009-04-27T09:17:51+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/28/vestas-wind-turbine-factory-close http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/28/vestas-wind-turbine-factory-close#When:09:26:28Z Vestas is to shut down its Isle of Wight factory in the face of collapsing demand from a wind-farming industry hobbled by the recession and red tape 2009-04-29T09:26:28+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6395498.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6395498.ece#When:09:24:19Z Terry Barker, director of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, predicts that by 2030, half the carbon emission savings gained from more fuel-effi-cient transport, buildings and industry will be cancelled out by a corresponding rise in consumption of fossil fuels. 2009-06-02T09:24:19+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/5625487/Every-British-home-to-be-powered-by-offshore-wind.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/5625487/Every-British-home-to-be-powered-by-offshore-wind.html#When:09:08:43Z Every home in Britain will be powered with electricity generated by 7,000 new wind turbines around the coast, under government plans. 2009-06-25T09:08:43+00:00 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8150919.stm http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8150919.stm#When:08:16:39Z A huge expansion of wind power, home insulation and "smart" electricity meters are among measures being planned to build the UK's low-carbon future. Ministers hope their Carbon Transition Plan will help them meet 2020 targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and expanding renewable energy. 2009-07-15T08:16:39+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/27/wind-power-miliband-loans http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/27/wind-power-miliband-loans#When:08:42:32Z The government will today demonstrate its willingness to exert influence over Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group by announcing £1bn of lending to wind farm developers whose schemes have been becalmed by a lack of cash. 2009-07-29T08:42:32+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/20/tony-blair-cars-china http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/20/tony-blair-cars-china#When:09:13:39Z Despite a projected tripling of traffic in China over the next decade, the focus should be on low-carbon technology rather than sacrifice, says a report by Tony Blair's Climate Group 2009-08-21T09:13:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8241016.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8241016.stm#When:06:36:39Z Japan's next leader has promised a big cut in greenhouse gas emissions, saying he will aim for a 25% reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. 2009-09-07T06:36:39+00:00 http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2009/08/hello-sunshine/ http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2009/08/hello-sunshine/#When:09:51:58Z A bold new project aims to power Europe with electricity captured from African desert sun 2009-09-14T09:51:58+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8265974.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8265974.stm#When:09:03:33Z The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks' time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister has said. Gordon Brown has become the first world leader to offer to go to the Danish capital to help seal the deal 2009-09-21T09:03:33+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/oct/22/climate-change-map-miliband http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/oct/22/climate-change-map-miliband#When:12:05:56Z Foreign secretary David Miliband, his brother, the energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, and the government's chief scientific advisor John Beddington describe what the world would be like after a 4C rise in temperature. 2009-10-27T12:05:56+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/oct/22/climate-change-carbon-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/oct/22/climate-change-carbon-emissions#When:12:08:32Z A map launched at the Science Museum in London has been developed using the latest peer-reviewed science from the Met Office Hadley Centre and other leading impact scientists. It shows that the land will heat up more quickly than the sea, and high latitudes, particularly the Arctic, will have larger temperature increases 2009-10-27T12:08:32+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/money-is-the-key-to-the-success-of-copenhagen-1813177.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/money-is-the-key-to-the-success-of-copenhagen-1813177.html#When:10:53:38Z Developing countries want up to £245bn to reduce their carbon emissions while the EU thinks it should cost them as little as £20bn. 2009-11-03T10:53:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8341186.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8341186.stm#When:09:57:45Z Solar power could be produced cheaply in specially designed optical fibres, say researchers. The work, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, makes use of nanometre-scale wires built around optical fibres like bristles. 2009-11-05T09:57:45+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm#When:10:21:25Z Ed Miliband has said the UK cannot afford to "say no" to nuclear power as he prepares to announce plans to fast-track a new generation of reactors. 2009-11-09T10:21:25+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible#When:11:50:43Z The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' 'battle plan' for climate change includes geo-engineering and nuclear power 2009-11-13T11:50:43+00:00 http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2709 http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2709#When:11:36:36Z The US President will be making a one-day stopover during the first part of the UN climate conference in the Danish capital where he is expected to announce an American emissions reduction target of 17 percent. 2009-11-26T11:36:36+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8380106.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8380106.stm#When:11:38:49Z China has unveiled its first firm target for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, two weeks before a global summit on climate change in Copenhagen. Beijing said it would aim to reduce its "carbon intensity" by 40-45% by the year 2020, compared with 2005 levels. 2009-11-26T11:38:49+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/29/siemens-uk-wind-turbine-plant http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/29/siemens-uk-wind-turbine-plant#When:15:02:38Z The government will receive another boost to its green manufacturing momentum this week when Siemens of Germany announces plans to create hundreds of jobs in Britain and invest more than £75m in a new wind turbine plant. 2010-03-29T15:02:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west_wales/10235242.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west_wales/10235242.stm#When:14:09:23Z Construction work will begin next year on one of the largest offshore windfarms in the world, an energy firm has announced. The £2bn Gwynt y Mor windfarm will have 160 wind turbines around 10 miles off the north Wales coast near Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. 2010-06-04T14:09:23+00:00