While the climate crisis affects some places more acutely than others, the writing’s on the wall everywhere: We need to accelerate the global shift from the dirty fossil fuels driving climate change to renewables so we can power our lives. Here’s a look at the UK.
Electricity from onshore wind, offshore wind surged higher in the UK, leading a renewable energy sector that now supplies 11.1% of UK electricity. Power suppliers turned increasingly to coal-fired power generation, as well, however, as domestic natural gas production drops. […]
You may have seen the news floating around the cleantech web that the UK has committed to cutting its greenhouse gases 50% by 2025. Great news! But the commitment does come with some conditions — most importantly, it will only commit to this binding target if the EU as a whole does as well.
