green energy Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:06:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png green energy Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: progress on poverty, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-28-of-2024/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:00:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486681 Indonesia slashed its poverty rate, China supercharged renewables, and the ‘world’s most joyful museum’ won a top award, plus more

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]]> Can a new government supercharge the UK’s clean energy revolution? https://www.positive.news/society/can-a-new-government-supercharge-the-uks-clean-energy-revolution/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:29:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=485629 Here’s how the next UK government could ramp up clean energy in a simple, affordable way

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]]> What went right this week: a big week for medical breakthroughs, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-23-of-2024/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:00:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=482210 New tests promised to ‘turn tide’ on cancer, a breakthrough saved a man’s sight, and the Dutch unplugged en mass, plus more

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]]> Imagine if… green energy brings down big oil (plus, how it could happen) https://www.positive.news/environment/imagine-if-green-energy-brings-down-big-oil/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:58:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=446041 It’s 2050. Big oil has gone bust and we managed to stabilise the climate. Fantasy or near-future reality? We find out

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]]> 12 obvious ways to reduce emissions that nobody is talking about https://www.positive.news/environment/12-ways-to-reduce-emissions-that-nobody-is-talking-about/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:54:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=445671 Talk about low-hanging fruit. Here are a dozen fairly simple ideas to slash emissions. Why aren’t we doing them?

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]]> UK homeowners have never been hotter for heat pumps and solar https://www.positive.news/economics/good-business/heat-pumps-and-solar-surging-uk/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:22:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=444810 It’s been a record year for green energy installations, but the UK is at the wrong end of Europe’s heat pump league table

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]]> What went right this week: surging solar, a medical milestone, and more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-21-of-2023/ Thu, 25 May 2023 16:51:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=434948 Solar eclipsed fossil fuels, a paralysed man walked again, and there was good news for veggies, plus more

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]]> Hotting up: the meteoric rise of the humble heat pump https://www.positive.news/society/hotting-up-charting-the-meteoric-rise-of-the-humble-heat-pump/ Fri, 05 May 2023 11:38:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=432331 Some experts say heat pumps are the single most impactful lever to reducing emissions. Here’s why

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]]> Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy https://www.positive.news/environment/major-breakthrough-on-nuclear-fusion-energy/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:21:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=389585 A long-held dream of using nuclear fusion to create a safe, efficient supply of energy is now a step closer to reality

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]]> Separating the green from greenwash: how to navigate renewable energy tariffs https://www.positive.news/environment/energy/separating-green-from-greenwash-how-to-navigate-renewable-energy-tariffs/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:40:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=371045 Green energy tariffs are popular, but are people getting what they’ve signed up for?

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