Action on climate emergency
High energy bills in new builds seems counterintuitive, but people living in newly built homes are having to pay energy bills that are nearly £1,000 a year higher than needs be because of the poor standards the dwellings have been constructed to, according to a recent think tank report. The Guardian reports that residents of …
Climate news around Yorkshire over the last months shows a focus on sewage and solar, as well as a worrying planning application for a fracking site. Although we may not have noticed here in North Yorkshire, but (meteorological) Summer 2024 was the Earth’s warmest on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Summer in …
Solar generation is surging as a new record for solar is forecasted as Britain is heading to generate record levels of solar power this summer, according to expert forecasts, as the government plans to triple the country’s solar energy capacity by the end of the decade The Guardian reports. Despite a relatively dull summer solar …