Ecotricity

Tag: renewables

China Supercharges Clean Energy

Latest research by The Carbon Brief has shown that China’s clean-energy sectors – renewables, electric vehicles and batteries – drove a quarter of the country’s gross domestic product growth in 2024. Worth a whopping $1.9 trillion, the clean energy sectors have overtaken real-estate sales in value. This is expected to rise … … Read on …

Posted on 24 February 2025

What About China?!

China’s State Power Investment Corporation connected their largest offshore wind farm (106 turbines over 55 sq miles) to the grid last week as it began generating electricity for the nation.

It is estimated to produce 2.55bn kilowatt hours of renewable energy per year, preventing 829,000 tonnes of tonnes of coal from … … Read on …

Posted on 09 November 2024

EU Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop!

With this place focussing a lot of attention towards negativity in the USA right now here’s some positivity in EU for you…

@PositiveNewsUK@press.coop has reported that 2023 saw an 8% total net greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the European Union. For context that’s a level similar to those at the … … Read on …

Posted on 06 November 2024

The Global South can be a Renewable Superpower

According to the RMI every fifth country in the Global South already has a higher mix of renewables than the Global North. What’s more it controls 70% of global solar and wind resources and 50% of critical minerals.

Posted on 21 October 2024

World Powered by 50% Renewables on the Horizon

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) nearly half of the world’s electricity demand will be met by renewables by 2030.

However, the IEA said that the growth still falls short of the target set at the COP28 climate summit (let alone our Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees), … … Read on …

Posted on 17 October 2024

EDF Energy Ad Campaign Exposed

Are you an EDF energy customer? No, allow me to widen that net: Have you seen any of EDF energy’s mid-late 2024 advertisement campaign?

If so you might be forgiven for thinking they’re changing their ways and looking to spearhead a revolution in renewables.

I decided to dig a little deeper to find … … Read on …

Posted on 11 October 2024

Naked Paper Sustainable Toilet Roll

An Ethical Consumer Best Buy for it’s unbleached recycled paper and FSC-certified bamboo rolls, Naked Paper (formerly Naked Sprout) produce the UK’s most sustainable loo roll, with a 50% smaller climate footprint than other eco brands.

No bleach. No harsh chemicals. No plastic.

No fossil fuels are used to manufacture Naked Paper products. Their factory is powered … … Read on …

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What’s more, Filen’s data centers and accordingly their servers are powered by 100% renewable and regional energy (green electricity from nearby hydroelectric power … … Read on …