Links to reports and position papers on other websites.
A Green New Deal for our timesIndependent experts reveal a radical vision for energy, climate change and Britain's financial system - Andrew Simms writes for The Observer.
British Energy draws up new reactor plans
British Energy is looking at building four nuclear power plants at its sites in the south of England. But it admitted flood defences would be needed to protect them from rising sea levels. The Guardian
CRed 2006 Report
carbon reduction programme report 2006
energy [r]evolution
A report commissioned by Greenpeace and Europe's Renewable Energy Council finds that half of the world's energy needs in 2050 could be met by renewables and improved efficiency. Alternative energy sources could provide nearly 70% of the world's electricity and 65% of global heat demand.
Energy and Fuels Report
New Scientist web based report, updated constantly with latest science and technology developments.
Energy and the Environment
A presentation from the Cabinet Office’s Policy Review, published in January 2007. Interesting charts and statistics.
Energy White Paper: Meeting the Energy Challenge - 23 May 2007
This White Paper sets out the Government’s international and domestic energy strategy to respond to these changing circumstances, address the long term energy challenges we face and deliver our four energy policy goals.
Energy: Meeting soaring demand
The BBC's Alex Kirby looks at the challenge of providing the world with energy without damaging the environment, as part of Planet Under Pressure.
Experts call for 'feed-in tariffs' to encourage renewable energy use
Engineers, trade unions, farmers and house builders today backed a campaign by Friends of the Earth and the Renewable Energy Association to introduce a "feed-in tariff" system that would improve Britain's take-up of renewable energy. The Guardian
Facing the Future: Business, Society and the Sustainable Development Challenge
This report, published by The University of Cambridge- Programme for Industry, focuses on engaging the world of business in a reflective, challenging conversation about its pivotal role in shaping humanity's future and furthering sustainable development.
Future of Geothermal Energy
This report, released in January 2007 by the US Geothermal Energy Association suggests that mining the heat stored in rocks in the Earth's crust could meet a growing portion of US electricity demand and replace ageing nuclear and coal plants with an environmentally friendly alternative.
Living Within a Carbon Budget
This report for Friends of the Earch and The Co-operative Bank, published by Manchester University's Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, presents challenging new research that not only illustrates the scale of the carbon problem we face but also offers policy pathways for achieving our low-carbon future. July 2006
Nuclear Power: an Action Network briefing
A fifth of the UK's electricity needs are currently met by its nuclear power stations but these are nearing the end of their lives, and by 2023 all but one of them will have been closed down. Now it has to be decided whether to replace these aging power stations with new nuclear plants.
Peddling PetroProzac: CERA ignores 10 warning signposts of peak oil
At the end of World War II, the entire planet ran on ten million barrels a day, two-thirds of it produced in the U.S. Since 1950, global oil production has expanded eightfold, driving a similar expansion in economic activity. This era of exponential increase is now drawing to a close, even as the oil appetites of China, India and other developing countries grow apace.
Powering our Lives: Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment Project
The UK Government’s Foresight Programme in the Government Office for Science was asked to explore how the UK built environment could evolve to help manage the transition, over the next five decades, to secure sustainable, low-carbon energy systems. The analysis in this Report provides an independent look at the challenges ahead and how they might best be addressed. The findings are intended to inform strategic and long term choices facing Government departments, business and society as a whole. Foresight(Nov 2008) Final Project Report.
Regional Renewable Energy Strategy for the South West of England 2003-2010
The Government’s Energy White Paper set out a vision for a cleaner, smarter energy system. The big challenge now is to deliver these aims. The South West Renewable Energy Strategy is this regions response to that challenge of delivery. It reinforces the commitment in the South West to take support for renewable energy from aspiration to implementation.
'Shun domestic flights,' Branson urges Britons
Sir Richard Branson is urging British citizens to stop taking domestic flights to help reduce the damage aviation does to the environment.
Start me up
Why green entrepreneurs are catching fire. Report from Green Futures- the magazine for Sustainable Futures from Forum for the Future.
Sustainable Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges
This report, published in January 2008, looks at how biofuels may play a role in curbing climate change, but may also create environmental problems unless implemented with care. Royal Society
The Energy Challenge
The UK Government’s report on the energy review.
The Future Starts Here: The Route to a Low Carbon Economy
"The Future Starts Here" published by Manchester University's Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. This report is the UK's first comprehensive route map to a low carbon economy. Carried out on behalf of the Co-operative Bank's campaign partnership on climate change with Friends of the Earth. To view the 20 page summary document click here September 2006
The planet is now so vandalised that only total energy renewal can save us
George Bush is behaving like a furious defaulter whose home is about to be repossessed. Smashing the porcelain, ripping the doors off their hinges, he is determined that there will be nothing worth owning by the time the bastards kick him out. His midnight regulations, opening America's wilderness to logging and mining, trashing pollution controls, tearing up conservation laws, will do almost as much damage in the last 60 days of his presidency as he achieved in the foregoing 3,000. Comment from Geroge Monbiot writing for the Guardian
Tidal Power
The UK’s outstanding tidal resources could provide at least 10% of the country’s electricity. The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has carried out a comprehensive study of tidal power in the UK, including an evaluation of proposals for a Severn barrage.
Time to encourage biomass growth
Biomass energy is being touted as a key player in the push to green Europe's electricity supplies, says David Williams. In this week's Green Room, he argues that although there are promising signs, more needs to be done to encourage large-scale developments. BBC News
Why We May Have Entered an Oil Production Plateau
We know that some countries (around 56) have seen their production peaked (also called type III depletion). The remaining group consists of 17 countries that have the potential to grow or maintain their current production (the type II group). Follow this link to a proposal to apply the HL technique only on the total production from the the type III group and try to assess the future production decline coming from that group.
World Energy Prospects and Challenges
A paper published by the International Energy Agency exploring issues surrounding recent surges in energy demand.
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