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Sunnier Days Ahead? Solar Panels Are Now So Cheap It's Upending the Business World
Solar panels are so cheap now that in many places around the world, if a business isn't running on solar energy, it's going to struggle to compete. But as the Financial Times reports, the influx of cheap panels is placing new strains on the grid…
New cafe and solar panels at this church? Plans submitted to council for improvement
Plans have been drawn up to boost carbon efficiency and attract more visitors to Chapel Allerton Methodist Church. Leeds City Council has been asked to approve a planning application for photovoltaic roof panels, two air source heat pumps and a…
Inside China's $7 Trillion Green Finance Market
When it comes to green tech, China is a list of superlatives. It produces more solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and batteries than anywhere else in the world. But is finance the real climate hero? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is…
Solar Is Booming, But Can Businesses Capture Its Full Value?
Frédéric Godemel is the Executive Vice-President for Energy Management at Schneider Electric. Western Europe saw record-high temperatures in June and July, while parts of the United Kingdom saw nearly twice their average sunshine in…
Sheffield Graves Park café repairs approved after four-year campaign
Campaigners calling for the full restoration of a park café are celebrating a 'huge milestone' after planning permission was granted for renovation work. The Rose Garden Café in Sheffield's Graves Park closed suddenly in 2022 due to…
British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I'm empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham
On the day I became prime minister, I pledged to bring power to every postcode. Today, we begin to make good on that promise in the most literal sense. With nearly £30m of funding for People's Power projects, communities across every nation…
Sheffield Graves Park café repairs approved after four-year campaign
Julia Armstrong, Local Democracy Reporting Service and Wendy Middleton, Yorkshire Campaigners calling for the full restoration of a park café are celebrating a 'huge milestone' after planning permission was granted for renovation work. The…
Opinion | Development Banks Have Misplaced Priorities
In our Sept. 1 op-ed, we argued that the purpose of development banks is development: less poverty, hunger and death among the world's poor. Over the past decade, politicians, pushed by climate campaigners and aided by willing officials, have…
Columnist Johanna Neumann: The key elements of Massachusetts' energy bill
Access to electricity in our homes is a modern marvel. As recently as the 1950s, many parts of rural America lacked access to electricity. Today, with the flick of a switch we can illuminate a dinner table, cool our living spaces, pump water, turn…
Scotland gets £1.8m from £30m community energy fund dubbed 'pocket change'
But the SNP hit out, saying only £1.8 million of this cash goes to Scotland in a “shameful token gesture”. The UK Government has already said the scheme would allow both local councils and community groups to “progress…
Trump's love of fossil fuels is about more than money | Moira Donegan
You can impress a certain kind of person at a party by reciting the fact that there are more yoga instructors in the US than there are coalminers. In fact, the disparity is greater than this catchy phrasing suggests: there are actually more yoga…
Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. But it's the source of key minerals for the military | Vince Beiser
As trade talks with Canada shambled toward collapse in late August, Donald Trump brayed on Truth Social: “WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” But in fact, Canada, like China, has something the US needs badly: critical metals that…
Big Lake agrivoltaics project shows promise of mixing farming, solar power
Winifred Sylvah picked a handful of plump cucumbers on a cold, wet September morning as raindrops trickled off rows of solar panels in the background. They've been a productive plant for Sylvah on a new plot of land at a solar farm in Big Lake.
San Diego County Supervisors approve controversial solar and battery storage project in Boulevard
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a major use permit for a controversial solar and battery storage project in the East County on Wednesday during a land use meeting. Dozens of residents made the hour-long drive from the…
Andy Burnham names 20 schools and groups in Greater Manchester given £1.4m boost
Several schools and local groups in Greater Manchester will have access to a £1.4m pot to build and control their own clean energy supply. The money will be doled out by the government in an effort to help communities cut bills, grow local…
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