With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero? Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C
With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero? www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again? Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.

Some positive news www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity There have been 12 nuclear incidents that could have leaked radioactivity at the Faslane naval base since 2023, The Ferret can reveal.

We also see The Herald has now picked up Rob's investigation from May about the rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity. You can read the full story here: theferret.scot/nuclear-inci...

YouTube video by Rockway Mennonite Collegiate Running on Sunshine - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 2025

"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"

This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...

A large naval submarine is docked at the illuminated Faslane naval base at night, with lights reflecting on the water. Text overlay reads: “Faslane’s radioactive secrets to be released after The Ferret FOI battle” with a yellow and green accent bar. The Ferret logo is partially visible in the bottom right corner.

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Information kept secret for years on radioactive problems at the Clyde nuclear bomb bases is to be released to the public, after Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog said it threatens “reputations” not national security.

Two women in the sun in Balerno sitting in the free-to-hire SW20 community rickshaw.

Two women under the bridge at Colinton, Edinburgh, sitting in the free-to-hire SW20 community rickshaw

Our free-to-hire community rickshaw was a big hit with Aunty Pat!

It’s one of three e-bikes you can hire it too @ sw20.info!

Councillors in Lincolnshire voted to pull out of the search for a site Geological nuclear waste disposal facility.

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What's happening with this one? @spokes.org.uk @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @edinburghminute.bsky.social

Wave and tidal energy could give UK £50bn boost, report finds Offshore renewable energy, including wave, tidal and floating wind, could support 160,000 jobs the UK by 2050, according to a report.

Wave and tidal energy offer greater export potential for UK than floating wind.

Tidal stream and floating wind could provide over 57 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2050, adding £21bn - £86bn to UK economy.

www.energyvoice.com/renewables-e...

Ahead of #spokesmtg tonight, Greens are calling for urgent action to tackle delays to active travel projects in Edinburgh.

The Life Scientific - Doyne Farmer on making sense of chaos for a better world - BBC Sounds Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.

Well worth a listen (at least the last four minutes). In considering the best means to tackle #climatechange, @doyne_farmer predicts a rapid transition to solar, wind, batteries and storage - and dismisses #nuclear power as "too expensive".
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A line graph depicting the average number of days it took to install a gigawatt of solar energy capacity worldwide from 2001 to 2023. The vertical axis represents the number of days on a logarithmic scale, spanning from 1 to 1000 days. The horizontal axis indicates the years from 2001 to 2023. In 2004, the average time was about 1 year, which is marked on the graph. A downward trend shows significant decreases in installation time over the years. By 2010, it took under 30 days, and by 2015, just over 7 days. The most notable point is in 2023, where it dropped to about 1 day on average for installation. The data source is attributed to IRENA (2024), with calculation by Our World in Data, and the chart is identified as CC BY, indicating it is licensed for sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit.

In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day

Hinkley Point C: Petition launched to protect fish in Severn Estuary Environmental groups have launched a petition to protect the Severn Estuary from the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C.

www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2489358...

New UK nuclear power station will start up in 2035, claims EDF Sizewell C, projected to generate 7% of UK electricity, aims for 2035 launch. But will it avoid the costly delays plaguing its sister plant?

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#SizewellC #StopSizewellC
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Full report on the opening, history and future
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TONY BLAIR: STILL A NUCLEAR NUTTER! - Jonathon Porritt Explore why Tony Blair's nuclear energy policies continue to face criticism. This analysis highlights decades of policy failures, the impact on the UK's energy future, and the challenges of nuclear po...

TONY BLAIR: STILL A NUCLEAR NUTTER!
His Institute for Global Change has brought
out a new report grandiloquently titled: “Revitalising Nuclear" - it's total tosh!
#NoNewNuclear

jonathonporritt.com/tony-blair-n...

Lifespan of Scotland’s last nuclear power station extended Operator EDF said Torness will keep producing electricity for an extra two years.

Thanks to STV News and @laurapiper.bsky.social for including me and @theferret.scot in their story on the life of the Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian being extended. Again.

news.stv.tv/v/lifespan-o...

Why 2023 was the year of the e-bike and not the self-driving car E-bikes and self-driving cars both entered the year with momentum. Only one maintained it.

In terms of mobility, e-bikes are selling faster & having bigger effects on emissions than EVs, much less self-driving EVs. And yet they get vastly, vastly less attention.

www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why...

'Made in Britain': Invinity debuts next-generation vanadium flow battery Battery manufacturer based in Scotland claims new flow battery offers viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries that can better support utility-scale renewables projects

New type of storage battery made in Scotland www.businessgreen.com/news/4384442...

Inside one of the world's largest heat pumps.

Look at this monster of a heat pump using sea water as a heat source and feeding heat into the local district heating system.