Prime Minister has some work to do if UK is to head the race to electric motoring

Major land use report offers options on cutting land use emissions - but not mass veganism

Which nations, states, cities and companies are moving to net zero?

Lightning strike 'partly to blame' for power cut

20/8/2019 - BBC News

Lightning strike and sudden loss of two large electricity generators caused recent UK power cut, interim report finds.

National Grid chief gets £1m pay rise

19/8/2019 - The Guardian

Windfall payout for John Pettigrew revealed days after UK’s worst blackout in a decade.

Heatwaves and heavy rain to last longer with climate change

19/8/2019 - Reuters

Countries in northern hemisphere to see longer heatwaves and more consecutive days of heavy rain as climate warms.

Farmers in Loire valley grapple with climate change threat

20/8/2019 - Financial Times

Severe drought leads to water restrictions along France’s longest river.

Climate change could cost US up to 10.5% of its GDP by 2100

19/8/2019 - Washington Post

Extreme weather events will be a major source of future losses.

UK appeals to senior Australian ministers for climate action

19/8/2019 - The Guardian

British government has privately appealed to senior ministers to develop a more “ambitious” climate policy.

British Airways and Shell aim to convert rubbish into fuel

19/8/2019 - Daily Telegraph

Firms submit plans to build Europe’s first plant that converts household waste into jet fuel.

World’s largest electric ferry enters service in Denmark

19/8/2019 - Euractiv

All-electric ferry, purported to be world’s largest, completed its first voyage between two Danish islands last week.

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Nuclear and the UK's low-carbon power mix

ECIU director Richard Black discusses nuclear and other forms of low-carbon power on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Renewables could plug UK's looming 'nuclear gap'

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