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Should we be more positive about tackling climate change?
Today's Big Question Catastrophists urged to bring more ‘hope’ and ‘joy’ to conversations about the environment
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Solar panels: are they worth the investment?
feature As electric bills go through the roof demand grows for alternative energy options
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UK offshore wind power to double by 2030
Speed Read Plummeting renewable costs raise questions about government’s continued support for nuclear energy
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Free solar panels for 800,000 low-income homes
Speed Read Reports say the £1bn government scheme will create more than 1,000 new jobs
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Ikea starts selling solar battery system in UK
Speed Read System will save hundreds each year, says company, but report warns it comes at a 'big up-front cost'
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Mercedes targets Tesla with home battery system
In Depth Electricity storage system reportedly cheaper than Tesla's Powerwall 2, but doesn't store as much power
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Solar Impulse 2 plane completes first Atlantic crossing
Speed Read Zero-fuel plane lands in Spain after becoming first solar-powered aircraft to make symbolic journey
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Africa can 'quadruple share of renewable energy by 2030'
feature The continent holds 'some of the best renewable energy resources in the world', says IRENA
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Solar power will be 'as cheap as coal' amid new advances
Speed Read New era for renewables predicted, as solar panel production, technology and efficiency improves
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Plans unveiled for world's first tidal-power lagoons in the UK
In Depth Six tidal lagoons in Wales, Somerset and Cumbria expected to generate 8% of the UK's electricity
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Solar-powered roads could refuel cars as they drive
In Depth Solar Roadways seeks $1m by the end of the month to put its working prototype into production
By The Week Staff Published
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Solar Impulse II: Swiss pilots to circle globe in solar plane
Speed Read Aircraft unveiled this week has a wingspan greater than that of a 747 but weighs just 1.6 tonnes
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