Dr Jan Rosenow, an award-winning international expert in energy and climate is returning to the Oxford University department where he completed his doctorate in Energy Policy 13 years ago.
Towns and cities are pushing ahead with ambitious climate policies, even as global collaboration on climate breakdown splinters. One flagship example is the proliferation of bans on advertising for highly polluting companies and products such as fossil fuels, airlines, luxury travel and SUVs.
In an increasingly heating world, air conditioning has become an essential technology. In fact, demand for it is expected to double by 2050. The problem is that air conditioning, while essential to cooling, is also contributing to the problem of global warming. So, are there any solutions?
Under CEO Ben Pritchard, AVK has evolved from family firm to a leader in innovative, sustainable power solutions, shaping the future of data and energy
Labour announce huge raft of changes to get clean energy building underway fast.
Microsoft is accelerating the use of AI for sustainability through investments, infrastructure developments, building workforce capacity and governance
Gas and electricity bills will rise again for millions of UK households on April 1, when the latest energy price cap takes effect. A typical household will pay £111 more per year.
Britain’s AI expansion plans may strain the electricity grid and challenge net zero goals. AI data centres require huge amounts of power to run. A ChatGPT query, for example, uses 10 times more energy than does a Google search.
The UK’s installed capacity of solar power expanded rapidly over the past decade to reach 17.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2024 – enough electricity to power roughly 4 million homes. The government aims to raise solar generation capacity to 70 GW by 2035. And by 2050, the government’s advisers estima...