Source: The Scotsman

Articles from this source (10)

Heat pumps, not hydrogen boilers, are the future of home heating (despite what gas and boiler companies say)

  2024-03-13 in The Scotsman

Heat pumps are commonplace in cold countries like Norway and both the UK and Scottish governments are going off the idea of hydrogen

  Tagged under: Hydrogen | Heat Pumps

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How Scotland is working with African countries on a massive renewable energy boom – Dr Richard Dixon

  2024-02-28 in The Scotsman

Renewable energy projects have benefits for rural electrification, energy security, job creation and even health – as well as the fight against climate change

  Tagged under: Health | Renewable Energy | Africa

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Why nuclear reactors are not the future of energy despite what UK Government would have you think – Dr Richard Dixon

  2024-01-17 (or before) in The Scotsman

The UK Government is trying to create the impression that it’s all go for nuclear. It isn’t

  Tagged under: Nuclear Power

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'We need to amplify pressure on authorities to act' - Why Scotland must get real on climate crisis - Dr Rupert Read

  2023-09-11 (or before) in The Scotsman

If meaningful action to address climate and ecological breakdown is ever going to happen, the story of our lives has to change.

  Tagged under: Climate Change

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Warning signs across the world suggest climate change is now out of control – Dr Richard Dixon

  2023-05-15 (or before) in The Scotsman

Wildfires rage in Canada, heatwaves in Europe, Africa and Asia, sea ice and glaciers disappearing – the effects of climate change are becoming impossible to ignore

  Tagged under: Climate Change | Africa | Heatwaves | Wildfires

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Power grab: Why energy storage is key to renewables revolution and hitting net zero climate targets

  2023-05-05 (or before) in The Scotsman

Energy storage is key to the renewables revolution and meeting net zero climate targets, according to Mark Wilson, chief executive of ILI Energy

  Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Net Zero

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Why Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is dead wrong about nuclear power – Dr Richard Dixon

  2023-03-16 (or before) in The Scotsman

The nuclear industry and their friends are stepping up their propaganda war but their terrible track record shows that new reactors are still not the answer to reducing emissions or supplying affordable power.

  Tagged under: Nuclear Power

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COP26: Why climate change tipping points that could lead to runaway global warming keep me awake at night – Professor Tim Lenton | The Scotsman

  2021-11-23 (or before) in The Scotsman

As a climate scientist, I am increasingly asked: How do you sleep at night?

  Tagged under: Tipping Points | COP26 | Climate Change

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COP26: Nicola Sturgeon says continued oil and gas extraction is ‘wrong’

  2021-10-25 (or before) in The Scotsman

Continued unlimited oil and gas extraction is “wrong”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said ahead of climate change conference COP26, as she warned the summit is the “possibly last opportunity” to avert global climate catastrophe.

  Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change

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Marine life at risk without stricter protection, experts warn | The Scotsman

  2021-10-07 (or before) in The Scotsman

Fragile marine life and coastal environments across Scotland could be jeopardised without more stringent protection measures, a group of academics and conservationists has warned.

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