The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) predicts that in order to meet the 2020 target of generating 15% of energy through renewable resources, then new ways are needed to be developed to generate heat. Presently, heat generated from … Continue reading
Author Archives: Andrew Brooks
Stepping up to the Challenge of Clean Energy Production
For years scientists have suggested a great way to save carbon and help prevent climate change is to walk short journeys instead of using a car. Now Dutch scientists and engineers working in France are testing a product that could … Continue reading
Global Warming: A Basic Guide
Carbon. It’s a rather useful little element, and it does all sorts of neat things, bonding in all sorts of different was to make the basic building blocks for all living organisms on Earth. The energy that you burn every … Continue reading
Floor to Carbon Trading Could Boost Efficient and Low Carbon Technologies
Vowing to make the government the “greenest ever” the UK Coalition Government has suggested they are to implement a raise in the trading floor price of Carbon Credits in Britain. The idea of Carbon Trading is relatively simple. Companies are … Continue reading
Saving Cash and Carbon; How Energy Saving Light Bulbs Pay for Themselves
There are certain items we never like to spend money on. No one gets excited when it’s time to buy new washing powder and no one call their friends when they’ve just picked up some new dishcloths. At least I … Continue reading
How Virtual Water may be the Key in Solving Real World Water Shortages
How much water is in a mobile phone? A pair of jeans? You might be thinking that they don’t contain any and in a physical sense you’d be right, however in making these products huge amounts of water can be … Continue reading
Planned and Perceived Obsolence. Why the Goods you Bought Yesterday are Worth Nothing Today
How long do you keep your mobile phone? TV? Printer? Dishwasher? Decades ago purchases of these sizes might have been considered to last the best part of a lifetime, but in recent years the trend to quickly replace goods mean … Continue reading
Pioneering Deal Sees Developed Nations Pay Money to Ecuador not to Drill for Oil
What value can society put on the environment? If once this question was primarily philosophical it is fast becoming a practical consideration as society attempts to mitigate against environmental damage by marrying environmental impact with an economic cost. One such … Continue reading
Just What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainability is a term that’s thrown around rather a lot in environmental circles and is increasingly becoming a part of everyday language. Although often used synonymously with terms like green or environmentally friendly sustainable development is a robust term in … Continue reading
40% Drop in Phytoplankton That Could be the Direst Warning of Global Warming Yet
When thinking of species that might define the environmental consequences of human activity on this planet there are many that come to mind. The blue whale, polar bear, giant panda or perhaps the organutan are all such examples; species that … Continue reading
