Archive - Energy & Environment Matters

People want walkable towns

The case of Trinity Rd, Marlow shows there is public appetite to walk more if it is made safe and pleasant

Mar 19 •

December 2024

Clean Power 2030 is a dangerous fantasy

British energy policy is in the grip of wishful thinking, when hard-headed analysis is desperately needed.

Dec 30, 2024 •

October 2024

The tragedy of Marlow Film Studios

Britain is losing the will to live - - or is it?

Oct 30, 2024 •

June 2024

Marlow on the road to cleaner air

Nitrogen dioxide pollution has dropped below the legal limit and is set to fall further, so could the town's pollution hot-spot status now be revoked?

Jun 5, 2024 •

May 2024

Creative thinking for a Net Zero grid

MP’s bright idea to link the Rampion 2 windfarm and AQUIND interconnector projects shows how NIMBY oppositionism can be overcome

May 21, 2024 •

March 2024

Ofgem’s awful hesitation over interconnection

The energy regulator risks undermining a key route to a more efficient, secure and decarbonised electricity system

Mar 14, 2024 •

June 2023

Electricity interconnection is more valuable than we think

We focus on how much Britain imports, whereas the gross amount of power exchanged is a better measure of value

Jun 29, 2023 •

March 2023

The Government must accelerate the era of transmission cooperation

The recent UK-France agreement to build more electricity interconnectors is good news, but the UK Government must go further and faster

Mar 13, 2023 •

March 2022

Should I stop using plastic packaging?

My audit suggests it would be very difficult, and would harm the climate.

Mar 22, 2022 •

March 2021

The cuppa carbon dilemma

Should I be boiling water with gas or electricity?

Mar 23, 2021 •

January 2019

Who will be to blame for a no-deal Brexit?

To turn an old saying on its head, if the UK exits the EU without a withdrawal deal then this failure will have many fathers.

Jan 16, 2019 •

Brexit: Am I the only sane one here?

Well obviously not.

Jan 6, 2019 •

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