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30 November 2015

  • Bicycles in the snow, Tampere, Finland

    The greenest city mayors take home the fight against climate change

    An organic farmer turned politician, a woman with solar panels on her shed and a man who cycles in the snow – the city leaders who live green

4 November 2015

  • An aerial view of Stanley Park and Vancouver West

    A global shift to 100% renewables is not just cleaner – it's about equality

    Anna Leidreiter
    Communities in Germany, Canada and Uganda are already reaping the benefits of moving away from fossil fuels to more decentralised energy systems

2 October 2015

  • An aerial picture of Finow Tower I and II solar power plant under construction in Finowfurt, Germany

    Energy co-ops: why the UK has nothing on Germany and Denmark

    The community energy sector needs to look to more innovative models to survive the loss of government support and cuts to subsidies

10 September 2015

  • East Somerton wind farm

    People love renewable energy, so why don't politicians get it?

    Leo Murray
    From Robin Hood Energy to solar mosques, community energy schemes are hotting up – but so is the fracking scene

27 August 2015

  • Workers walk near wind turbines for generating electricity, at a wind farm in Guazhou, China

    What will happen to oil and gas workers as the world turns carbon neutral?

    Building a wind farm or solar energy project is nothing professionals in fossil fuels can’t manage, but there are too few programmes to help them retrain

5 August 2015

  • Fracking

    TTIP: what does the transatlantic trade deal mean for renewable energy?

    Trade partnership between the EU and US could remove barriers facing the green energy sector, but experts warn of potential dangers

6 July 2015

  • Denmark, Copenhagen, Street scene at dusk.

    The European cities moving faster on clean energy than their governments

    More than 6,000 cities have signed up to go further than EU climate targets. Copenhagen, Bristol and Växjö are leading the way

4 June 2015

  • A large coal-fired power station in Fife, Scotland.

    Should governments intervene in energy markets?

    State energy subsidies can be decried as unwarranted market interference or lauded as crucial help in tackling climate change. We sum up the arguments
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