Did you know that Russia has banned exports of its wheat surplus, due to shortages by freak weather conditions over the country? The consequences of this will soon be drastic and painful, as the UK will see food prices rise steeply over the next year.
Posts Tagged ‘energy news UK’
What have food prices and energy got in common?
Friday, September 3rd, 2010Will peak oil make you think seriously about solar panels?
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Climate change is a stealthy foe, hard to feel, see or identify. Unlike peak oil. So here’s another question: did western administrations know that the International Energy Agency (IEA) had been consistently concealin the imminence of peak oil?
The UK is at risk of a energy crisis, engineers warn
Monday, July 12th, 2010The UK’s competitiveness and future security will come under threat if the Government fails to act on energy policy, the Engineering Employers’ Federation (EEF) will warn today. The UK faces an unprecedented combination of energy challenges over the next decade and needs to invest billions of pounds in infrastructure, manage the risks associated with growing dependence on imported gas and meet renewable energy targets, the employment body says. (more…)
Has BP changed how you think about oil?
Monday, July 5th, 2010The world confronts a stark choice. Consumers can keep making bargains with oil and gas giants, minimizing regulations in exchange for low prices, allowing those who profit from declining fossil fuels to poison oceans and air shared by all. Or consumers can make sacrifices – imposing regulations and carbon taxes, requiring disaster preparation and development of sustainable sources of fuel.
UK business fears over the looming energy crunch
Monday, June 21st, 2010Over 80 per cent of UK firms expect energy and fuel prices to rise sharply with nearly half expressing fears that the UK could face serious energy supply shortages within five years. That is the conclusion of a new survey of over 210 UK executives carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which revealed growing interest in smart meter and renewable energy technologies as a means of mitigating against rising energy bills. (more…)
Top scientist says politicians have ‘heads in the sand’ over energy crunch
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Global oil supplies are dwindling and governments need to act now to introduce low-carbon transport, says Sir David King
Britain’s former chief scientist has attacked politicians and industry experts who have their “heads in the sand” over dwindling oil supplies. (more…)
A bright future for the pv solar panels industry
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010The UK’s PV solar panels market could grow five fold in 2010 as a result of feed in tariffs according to new analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers into the prospects for the UK solar PV market.
- Five fold increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations expected in 2010
- Britain currently lagging a decade behind other leading European countries on solar panels installations
PV cells capture and convert sunlight, even on a cloudy day, into electricity, which can be used to run household appliances and lighting. By 2015, the report estimates that the country’s solar PV energy capacity could have grown over 30 times to reach 1,000 MW. However, even with this growth, the UK’s capacity in 2020 would only reach the levels already achieved by Germany today. (more…)
Mr Cameron – Time to get real over our looming energy crunch
Friday, May 21st, 2010David Cameron, Britain’s new prime minister, may have succeeded in bridging his country’s political power gap, but another looms that could very quickly short-circuit the Tory leader’s grip on national power, unless his coalition government gets real – and quickly – over energy and environment.
