In early 2007 - 12 years ago - the then-CEO of Tesco pledged to put labels on the company's 70,000+ products showing the carbon emissions associated with them. As someone who worked with carbon accounting under a government renewable scheme (the RHI) I can understand how difficult a process this can be. There are numerous … Continue reading Carbon Counting – Orange Juice to Olive Oil
The Scottish offshore wind farm Donald Trump tried to stop has officially opened today
After years of planning, a large experimental wind farm has been built off the coast of Scotland. Named the 'European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre' (EOWDC), it's been funded by Swedish company Vattenfall and was officially opened today (7th September 2018) by the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The wind farm was opposed by the now-US … Continue reading The Scottish offshore wind farm Donald Trump tried to stop has officially opened today
On Sunday afternoon, UK solar generated more electricity than any other single source
Electricity generated by solar panels on fields and homes outstripped all other single sources of energy yesterday afternoon, in what looks to be a historic first. The UK isn't known for being a sunny place, and in terms of renewables it has more of an association with wind energy. Yet for around three hours, solar … Continue reading On Sunday afternoon, UK solar generated more electricity than any other single source
Rose Galloway Green 