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About Sustainable Energy
A desire to lessen the dependence on fossil fuels has led to an increased use of sustainable energy options in recent years. This series takes a look at innovations in the sustainable energy industry that aim to improve the way people live, work and play, using science and technology to make people more efficient, save money and lower mankind's impact on Earth. Episodes highlight a variety of innovations, including low-intensity systems designed to take on the challenge of an increasing population and new architecture and construction techniques that are helping to build a sustainable future. … MORE
Emergency coal power plants used for first time as UK sees cold snap
... The coal-fired plants were due to close last autumn to move the UK towards more Sustainable Energy production...
Who will pay for Indonesia's clean energy bill?
... Climate being one and coal phase-out being the other, " says Adhityani Putri, who runs Cerah, an Indonesian foundation working for a transition to Sustainable Energy...
G20: What will leaders talk about at the Bali summit?
... What does the group discuss? The issues discussed by G20 leaders have expanded from economics to include climate change, Sustainable Energy, international-debt forgiveness and taxing multinational corporations...
Climate change: UN warns key warming threshold slipping from sight
... It argues that the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine is causing changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more secure and Sustainable Energy system...
Energy prices: Households turning to coal ahead of 'hard winter'
... Ian Preston is the director of household energy services at the Centre for Sustainable Energy and runs the Safe and Warm Somerset programme...
Labour looks more united as conference gets going
... So while last year Rachel Reeves pledged billions for green projects, this year there will be more specifics on how high-skilled jobs can be created across the country by accelerating a move to Sustainable Energy sources...
Could nuclear desalination plants beat water scarcity?
... Ideas such as this, and Core Power s design are " promising" says Raya Al-Dadah, head of the Sustainable Energy Technology Laboratory at the University of Birmingham...
Dunsfold oil drilling application approved by government
... UKOG chief executive Steve Sanderson said: " We welcome this decision and its backing for Loxley s gas as a secure, Sustainable Energy source with a far lower pre-combustion carbon footprint than imports...
Energy prices: Households turning to coal ahead of 'hard winter'
People are turning towards coal and logs to heat their homes after a surge in energy prices.
A coal merchant in Somerset said he was busier now than he had been in The Past 30 years.
One Woman making the switch said her guests would " get a blanket rather than heating" when visiting her home.
The Government announced in the mini-budget but calls have been made for long-term action Such as help with insulation.
Andrew Mount, from Burnham Coal Supplies, said he is seeing some customers Coming Back to coal from gas and claims shoppers are stockpiling.
Jo Twist, who lives in a village near Yeovil in Somerset, said her coal bunker was raided by a thief who had resorted to " desperate measures".
Notwithstanding, She Said she was glad she had made the switch from oil to coal and logs after prices More Than doubled - from £500 to £1,200 for 1,000 litres of oil.
She Said she had not set her fire yet and was holding off for as long as possible.
" When people come around they get a blanket rather than the heating - That 's what we were like when we were children, " She Said .
Ms Twist said she was " shocked" when her coal was targeted, but is happy the North Cadbury community reached out with a " flurry" of offers to help her restock.
Ian Preston is The Director of household energy services at the Centre for Sustainable Energy and runs the Safe and Warm Somerset programme.
He Said : " People are facing a really cold, hard winter.
" They can't afford their gas and electricity bills and will try and find ways to keep themselves warm on a tighter budget. "
Responding to concerns about the environmental impact of coal and logs, he urged " balanced thinking".
Mr Preston added: " Lower income households are already contributing to our Climate Change targets because they have much lower carbon emissions than most households.
" We need to be balanced in thinking That people's survival this winter is really important and it would not be right to say 'thinking about Climate Change you shouldn't be warm'. "
He called for longer-term support from the Government - Such as insulation for homes.
The Government says households in Great Britain will save an average of £1,000 a year (based on prices from October) with its.
The policy will reduce The Unit cost of electricity and gas, with a typical household expected to pay about £2,500 a year o average for their energy bill in The Next two years from 1 October.
Source of news: bbc.com