The image shows a brown coal open pit in Germany. In the background a coal plant owned by the Swedish giant Vattenfall. Photo credit: gbohne (cc). By guest contributor Green Blog Two […]
Air pollution in Europe has high economic and human cost
Churches at the frontline of climate action
Photo credit: Alexander Neureuter, http://www.neureuters.de. By guest contributor Melanie Mattauch Johannes Kapelle has been playing the organ in the Protestant church of Proschim since he was 14. The 78-year-old is actively involved […]
Wind farm operators told to curb supply this summer to protect ageing grids
Photo credit: Wirsol. By Anders Lorenzen On the surface it sounds like good news. Research from Bloomberg finds that solar is set to triumph in Europe this summer, as above normal hot […]
Worst storm in decades shows Europe is not immune to extreme weather events
A coastal house by the North Sea in the United Kingdom collapsed following the worst tidal surges in over 60 years. By Anders Lorenzen The United Kingdom (UK), The Netherlands, Germany and […]
Europe hit by Extreme Weather
Flooding in Passau, Eastern Germany on 3rd of June 2013. Photo credit: Matthias Schrader – AP By Anders Lorenzen During the last week, many parts of Europe have been hit by severe […]
Opinion: British farmers need to be involved in the renewable energy revolution
Two wind turbines spinning at a farm in Northern Jutland, Denmark, April 2013. By Anders Lorenzen A trip up and down the British countryside will quickly tell you that, unlike Germany and […]
Andrew Simms: There are reasons for optimism
Andrew Simms By Anders Lorenzen We’re in Goodland, a place where its citizens write their own constitution, have a banking system that is community owned and its President gives 70% of his […]
Guest blog: 100% Renewable Energy: Becoming the New Normal?
By Diane MossA decade ago, cities, regions, and businesses aiming for 20% renewable energy were on the cutting edge. Few believed that a higher target in a few decades was an achievable […]
Poland continues to gamble with the EU’s climate policy
By Anders Lorenzen Since our 25th January report on the lowest carbon price ever recorded in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) of €2.81 per ton, the price has stabilised a […]
Analysis: Does nuclear have a future?
Has Germany’s anti-nuclear protests driven up carbon emissions? By Anders LorenzenIn the past week Guardian columnist George Monbiot and green party MP Caroline Lucas have made compelling cases for and against nuclear […]
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