Some rather controversial views on fossil fuel usage – not just as a fuel – and particularly on carbon capture; it makes depressing reading The most powerful leaders in the West used the G7 summit in Germany to make a big statement on the environment. Their stated goal is to cut carbon emissions by 40%
A view on electric vehicles taking over – possibly a pessimistic one? What would the world look like if electric cars took the lead in market share by 2030? “Couldn’t happen,” you say? Consider the ramping up of some of the most basic items that have conquered the American market over the past century. Refrigerators
Autocar talks about the family- and business-friendly en-NV200, Nissan’s van version of the Leaf Nissan has unveiled a seven-seat version of the battery-powered e-NV200 MPV. It goes on sale in July, priced from £19,895 to £22,255 – including the £5000 government grant – if leasing the battery. It’s powered by the same electric powertrain used
The long talked-about global warming pause or ‘hiatus’ may now be consigned to history US researchers say new evidence casts doubt on the idea that global warming has “slowed” in recent years. A US government laboratory says the much talked about “pause” is an illusion caused by inaccurate data. Updated observations show temperatures did not
The London Evening Standard continues its campaign on London’s poor air quality More than 1,300 Londoners have already died prematurely due to toxic air so far this year, campaigners warned today. The shocking death toll includes over 60 estimated fatalities linked to “killer” pollution in Barnet, Croydon and Bromley, and more than 50 in Ealing,
More bad news about likely results in the Paris climage conference The U.N.’s Paris climate conference, designed to reach a plan for curbing global warming, may instead become the graveyard for its defining goal: to stop temperatures rising more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Achieving the 2C (3.6 Fahrenheit) target has been the
Steve Cropley has fun racing a Renault ZOE, from AutoCar SUNDAY AM – Can driving be brilliant and terrible at once? It certainly can, and here’s an example. Headed off to Prescott to run an electric Renault Zoe in the annual hillclimb for French marques, La Vie en Bleu. Plan was to compete on my
It looks like affordable home energy storage could finally be coming available in the UK Maturing and more affordable storage technology promises to “revolutionise” the UK solar PV market, according to a panel at today’s Solar Finance and Investment Conference. Ray Noble, consultant to the Renewable Energy Association, said that while some storage technologies were
All-Electric ZOE takes off at TAG Farnborough Airport
TAG Farnborough Airport takes delivery of three 100% electric Renault ZOEs Cars will be used as airside staff shuttles ZOE will help the airport meet its sustainability and carbon footprint targets Europe’s leading business aviation airport has taken delivery of a fleet of three 100 percent electric Renaults ZOEs as part of its ongoing strategy
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