by Simon Bowens | Feb 15, 2019 | Climate science, Energy, National news, Transport
The Government has published its final 2017 greenhouse gas emissions report which shows that emissions fell 3% between 2016-2017. The report attributes the fall in emissions largely to coal generated power falling by over a quarter in the year as the carbon floor...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 14, 2019 | Climate science, Energy
Sheffield City Council has become the largest council in the country to declare a Climate Emergency. The council currently has an ambition to become zero carbon by 2050. However, the motion, passed almost unanimously, commits the council to bring forward proposals for...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 17, 2018 | Buildings, Energy, Fossil fuel extraction, National news
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: Fracking The government is coming under increasing pressure to cancel its plans to fast-track fracking through the planning system. The plans, which would see exploration...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 14, 2018 | Climate science, Divestment, Energy, National news, Transport
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: IPCC Report demands “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented” changes The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5C...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 13, 2018 | Energy
Warrington Borough Council has agreed to invest £58m in two solar farms in Hull and York according to the BBC.
by Simon Bowens | Dec 13, 2018 | Buildings, Energy
A stakeholder in Energise Barnsley, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, has through their ‘Low Carbon Agenda’ fitted over 600 air source heat pumps (ASHPs) in domestic dwellings, replacing gas boilers, through the tenant management company Berneslai Homes. With the...
