There is a lot of hype about the use of hydrogen for widespread domestic heating. A paper by Regen presents eight critical questions, or challenges, that need to be addressed in deciding whether hydrogen can become a viable future heating fuel. ‘Blue’ hydrogen is only feasible if over 90% of the carbon involved in its production can be captured and stored.
Climate funding for communities
The National Lottery Community Fund is offering £1,000 to £10,000 of National Lottery funding to support communities across the UK to take action on climate change. Projects should reflect what matters to your community and can be small in scale. They could cover an...
Creative Climate Opportunities
Publish your project, make a 90-second film and get a bit of funding for a Climate Fringe event.
UK Government considering new oilfield development in Shetland
The International Energy Agency has concluded that to avoid exceeding the 1.5 C target, there much be no new fossil fuel development from now on. Yet, the UK Government is considering allowing drilling in the Cambo oilfield, 75 miles west of Shetland.
UK Government net zero aviation strategy – continued passenger growth but with biofuels and new technology!
The UK government is consulting on its approach and principles to reach net zero aviation by 2050. Essentially the solutions proposed are based around bio-fuels and new technologies, with little emphasis given on reducing demand for air travel - which is assumed to...
Stop Climate Chaos: from G7 to COP26
Watch Stop Climate Chaos international press conference on the steps needed to achieve a true green recovery and why the climate crisis and global inequality cannot be solved without solutions based on climate justice.
The future of hydrogen in our energy system
Two podcasts exploring the possibilities and challenges, including production, distribution and costs, of building hydrogen into the UK energy system.
The extraordinary story of peat and carbon
This new short animation explores the extraordinary story of peat and carbon, by IUCN UK Peatland Programme.
Where does your supermarket rank in the latest plastics league table?
Greenpeace and the Environmental Investigation Agency report on what supermarkets are really doing to cut plastic.
Decarbonisation and recarbonisation: Understanding the net zero challenge
Jonathon Porritt explains how securing a stable climate for the future of humankind depends as much on recarbonising natural systems, as it does on decarbonising our industrial economy.

