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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?
There are an estimated three million abandoned oil and gas wells across the US
Energy

Gas leaks: America’s leaky wells

Jan 04, 2017
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Abandoned oil and gas wells in the US are leaking significant quantities of methane
The Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Station, Ghana
Energy

Out of the dark: Ghana's power problems

Dec 03, 2016
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As a dried-up dam starts to refill, and a push towards cleaner, renewable energy gets underway, many are still asking if Ghana’s chronic power cuts will ever come to an end?
The microgrid was implemented within just one year from start to finish
Energy

Solar power to the people: how Tesla is lighting up the island of Ta’u

Dec 02, 2016
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Over the last year, Tesla, the American automaker and energy storage company, has partnered with SolarCity, the largest American provider of solar energy services, to fully power the American Samoan island in a sustainable fashion
Twin Peaks: could demand for oil fall?
Energy

Twin Peaks: could demand for oil fall?

Nov 26, 2016
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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks back at ‘Peak Oil’
The reincarnation of Chernobyl
Energy

The reincarnation of Chernobyl

Nov 23, 2016
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Chinese firms plan to build a solar power plant in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl
How will transport and energy usage be affected by President Trump?
Energy

Can the green transition withstand President Trump?

Nov 16, 2016
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What will Donald Trump in the White House mean for the growing green economy?
The Noor 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, 12.5 miles outside Ouarzazate
Energy

COP22: Here comes the sun

Nov 07, 2016
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Last year, the UNFCCC Paris Agreement was hailed as ‘historic’ after its signing at COP21 in Paris. Today sees attendees to COP22 convening in Morocco, a country where transitioning to renewable energy has become a primary national objective
Let’s go fly a kite: new technology to capture wind energy
Energy

Let’s go fly a kite: new technology to capture wind energy

Oct 25, 2016
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Could a small-scale and portable new method of generating renewable power from the wind revolutionise the energy industry?
The windy isles
Energy

The windy isles

Aug 06, 2016
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The Galápagos islands take steps towards a fossil fuel-free future, as San Cristóbal’s wind and solar capacity is significantly expanded
Global energy intensity levels on the decline
Energy

Global energy intensity levels on the decline

Jul 19, 2016
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Latest figures from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that worldwide energy intensity has decreased by nearly one-third between 1990 and 2015 with reductions seen in both developed and developing countries
Hydroelectric dam in the Douro Valley, Portugal
Energy

Renewable energy storage creates ripples of hope

Jun 28, 2016
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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at energy storage
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