New independent research from ComRes – commissioned by RenewableUK – shows that political parties that oppose onshore wind development are likely to lose twice as many votes as they gain.…
In a disappointing U-turn for the party masquerading as ‘green’, this Saturday the Liberal Democrats voted to drop their longstanding opposition to nuclear energy. Paul and Danielle from Zero Carbon…
Thursday 5th September this year was the BBC’s ‘Energy Day’. BBC Radio 5 Live was powered entirely by renewables throughout the day as they hosted debates on and around the…
Barely a week off the press and ZCB is already proving helpful in showing positive futures are possible for the world over, not just for the UK. An excellent interactive…
Next week, on the 16th July, the Centre for Alternative Technology will be launching its third Zero Carbon Britain (ZCB) report. Since the last ZCB report was published in 2010,…
Electricity production from wind power in the UK has increased dramatically over the last few years, as this graph shows. Plotted using National Grid data, it shows the proportion…
On this week’s podcast we learn about the social side of wind power, and particularly the strength of local opposition and NIMBYism (‘not in my backyard’), from a graduate of…
Philip James explains the process of modelling a scenario such as Zero Carbon Britain; What are the benefits and the potential pitfalls? There are three big topics the ZCB energy…
Oh boy, was last week a blustery time for the future of British energy! Wind is a free resource and the sheer abundance of it across the UK during the past seven…
CAT disagrees with John Hayes’ recent comments on the development of wind power in the UK. As a long industrialised nation, the UK should be doing more than the minimum…