http://climateanswers.info What we can and should do to prevent dangerous climate change and also to make us more secure, richer and happier Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:00:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://climateanswers.info/2011/08/prospects-for-biomass-in-the-uk/ http://climateanswers.info/2011/08/prospects-for-biomass-in-the-uk/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:55:04 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=4888 The UK government is strongly supportive of biomass as a means of increasing energy security. It also regards biomass as a major contributor to meeting the UK’s EU renewable energy target, and as an important contributor to carbon reductions – though it has stressed that not all biomass is sustainable.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2011/08/prospects-for-biomass-in-the-uk/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2011/03/9-march-2011-european-commission%e2%80%99s-energy-efficiency-plan/ http://climateanswers.info/2011/03/9-march-2011-european-commission%e2%80%99s-energy-efficiency-plan/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:27:03 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=4674 http://climateanswers.info/2011/03/9-march-2011-european-commission%e2%80%99s-energy-efficiency-plan/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/11/comment-11-november-2010-european-commission%e2%80%99s-new-energy-strategy/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/11/comment-11-november-2010-european-commission%e2%80%99s-new-energy-strategy/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:41:26 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=4448 http://climateanswers.info/2010/11/comment-11-november-2010-european-commission%e2%80%99s-new-energy-strategy/feed/ 2 http://climateanswers.info/2010/11/repowering-communities-local-solutions-to-a-global-problem/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/11/repowering-communities-local-solutions-to-a-global-problem/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:34:00 +0000 Prashant Vaze Stephen Tindale and Peter Meyer http://climateanswers.info/?p=4415 This is a paper that the three authors of the Repowering Communities book discussed with UK government officials and other experts at a seminar on 1 November 2010. It covers examples of which local governments are doing best on energy efficiency and renewables, and makes some recommendations.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/11/repowering-communities-local-solutions-to-a-global-problem/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/10/how-to-deliver-energy-efficiency-in-the-eu/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/10/how-to-deliver-energy-efficiency-in-the-eu/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:24:26 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=4348 The EU should strengthen its CHP directive so that, whenever anything is burnt to generate electricity, the heat must be used. It should also require member states to do as the Swedes do and require energy efficiency improvements whenever a property is sold or rented out.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/10/how-to-deliver-energy-efficiency-in-the-eu/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/08/repowering-communities-rotterdam-case-study/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/08/repowering-communities-rotterdam-case-study/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:25:19 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=4133 Rotterdam is now Europe's largest port. It has a concentration of heavy industry, including oil refineries and power stations. So its contribution to climate emissions is substantial.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/08/repowering-communities-rotterdam-case-study/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/why-can%e2%80%99t-we-all-be-more-like-the-danes-2/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/why-can%e2%80%99t-we-all-be-more-like-the-danes-2/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:07 +0000 Prashant Vaze http://climateanswers.info/?p=4065 40% of heat in Denmark is delivered through district heating networks and 82% of this heat comes from Combined Heat and Power plants. How has Denmark done so well?]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/why-can%e2%80%99t-we-all-be-more-like-the-danes-2/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/carbon-and-energy-taxes-in-europe/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/carbon-and-energy-taxes-in-europe/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:31:05 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3958 The demand to ‘make the polluter pay’ by putting a price on the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced has been a major point of discussion and debate across Europe since the mid-1980s. This article summarises carbon and energy taxes existing in European countries and how effective they have been.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/carbon-and-energy-taxes-in-europe/feed/ 1 http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/2010-manifestos-of-conservatives-labour-liberal-democrats-and-greens-on-electricity-and-heat/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/2010-manifestos-of-conservatives-labour-liberal-democrats-and-greens-on-electricity-and-heat/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:53:07 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3435 All three main UK parties take climate seriously and promise to reduce emissions and expand low-carbon energy. They all recognise the energy security and employment benefits. This article includes quotations from the relevant parts of the manifestos of the three main parties on heat and electricity - energy efficiency, fuel poverty and energy production.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/2010-manifestos-of-conservatives-labour-liberal-democrats-and-greens-on-electricity-and-heat/feed/ 1 http://climateanswers.info/2009/07/editorial-17-july-2009-uk-low-carbon-transition-plan/ http://climateanswers.info/2009/07/editorial-17-july-2009-uk-low-carbon-transition-plan/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:33:26 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=1214 http://climateanswers.info/2009/07/editorial-17-july-2009-uk-low-carbon-transition-plan/feed/ 0