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Up in smoke: The pros and cons of burning rubbish
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Up in smoke: The pros and cons of burning rubbish

Oct 15, 2018
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The Treasury has announced that it is considering imposing a tax on the incineration of waste. The move would mark a fall in favour for a practice once considered a good alternative to landfill. Katie Burton visits an incinerator to…
Tidal energy: the silent giants of the Pentland Firth
Energy

Tidal energy: the silent giants of the Pentland Firth

Aug 30, 2018
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A Scottish tidal power project in the Pentland Firth has the potential to supply enough energy to power 175,000 Scottish homes
Cold Storage: cooling the internet
Energy

Cold Storage: cooling the internet

Aug 08, 2018
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Efforts to reduce the energy drain of the internet are pushing high-power using data centres into the sea, the Arctic, and beyond
Forever Coal: return of the offender
Energy

Forever Coal: return of the offender

Aug 04, 2018
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Coal’s rising popularity among climate-apathetic leaders is a worrying trend, says Marco Magrini. However, not all past burners are keeping the fires lit
There are currently 1.6 billion aircon units in use around the world
Energy

Cold sweat: the high cost of aircon

Jul 14, 2018
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Soaring sales of air conditioning units over the next thirty years are set to rapidly escalate global levels of energy demand
The roof of a ‘solar kitchen’ in Auroville, India
Energy

International Solar Alliance: Turning on the lights

Apr 28, 2018
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More than two years after first being announced, the International Solar Alliance has finally held a conference
The industrial production of US wood pellets is being used as a renewable energy source in Europe
Energy

Green loopholes

Mar 31, 2018
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Well-meaning promises don’t always have positive outcomes. Marco Magrini finds that green paradoxes abound despite the best of intentions
Could a carbon tax reduce society's demands for fossil fuels?
Energy

Cost cutting: the case for a carbon tax

Mar 17, 2018
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For Marco Magrini, a tax on fossil fuels would be a no-brainer in order to get a supply-and-demand market place working fairly
Dirty bits: the cost of cryptocurrencies
Energy

Dirty bits: the cost of cryptocurrencies

Jan 30, 2018
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Cryptocurrencies might be setting the world’s digital economy on fire, but for Marco Magrini, they’re also heating up the physical planet
Oil fracking in the US – what has Scotland’s decision to ban the practice meant for the nation?
Energy

Fracking in Scotland

Nov 28, 2017
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A deeper look at Scotland’s recent decision to ban the controversial shale gas extraction
Wastewater treatment plants could soon be turning used toilet paper into a renewable form of energy
Energy

The (waste) paper trail

Nov 19, 2017
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Could human waste one day be fuelling our homes and businesses?
Coal mining is still being subsidised in EU member states
Energy

European countries continue to prop up fossil fuels

Sep 28, 2017
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Europe provides more than €112billion (£97billion) in subsidies to fossil fuel companies
The Nuclear Power Struggle
Energy

The Nuclear Power Struggle

Aug 03, 2017
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The UK appears to be embracing nuclear, a huge U-turn on government policy from just two years ago. Yet this seems to be going against the grain globally. Can nuclear help countries meet their commitments to the Paris treaty?
Solar technology has reduced California’s carbon footprint, but the state will briefly need back-up power during the three-hour eclipse
Energy

Sun Block: when the sun stops shining

Jul 22, 2017
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A short, summer eclipse in America has solar power generators preparing for a literal black out
Eggborough Power Station, Yorkshire, one of the UK’s few remaining active coal power stations
Energy

Exit strategy: farewell to coal

Apr 29, 2017
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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the UK’s climate commitments
Belly of the beast: energy from the earth
Energy

Belly of the beast: energy from the earth

Apr 01, 2017
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Icelandic engineers are attempting to harness the powerful geothermal energy of magma
Prototype of rubber produced using food waste-sourced filler
Energy

Rubber stamp: turning food waste into tyres

Mar 31, 2017
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Newly-developed ‘sustainable rubber’, produced using recycled food waste, could one day be used to make car tyres
An environmentally-friendly bullet should, leave less polluting munitions behind on military firing ranges
Energy

Eco Warriors: creating an environmentally-friendly bullet

Mar 04, 2017
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The environmental cost of military activities is significant. Could new ‘eco-bullets’ be an effective solution?
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