Women take Control of Solar Revolution
By Paul Brown, Climate News Network
A solar revolution is transforming the lives of women in the remotest parts of Asia. They no longer have to wait decades to be connected to a power grid but are able today to exploit the huge potential of the abundant sunshine. In societies where women normally play a subservient role and spend much of their time on menial chores, solar businesses are creating a new breed of female entrepreneur who are bringing electricity to their villages.
Nuclear decline in Europe?
By Paul Brown, Climate News Network
The European nuclear industry, led by France, seems to be in terminal decline as a result of the cancellation of a new Finnish reactor, technical faults in stations already under construction, and severe financial problems.
Fukushima’s legacy is just beginning
By Paul Brown, Climate News Network
The highly radioactive water leaking from the wrecked Fukushima plant is part of a problem that Japan will take decades to resolve and which will blight many thousands of lives.
Climate forecast soars into the red
By Paul Brown, The Guardian
By 2050 heatwaves like that of 2003, which killed 15,000 in Europe and pushed British temperatures above 38C (100F) for the first time, will seem "unusually cool", the Hadley Centre for Climate Change says.
Climate fear as carbon levels soar
By Paul Brown, Guardian Newspapers Ltd.
An unexplained and unprecedented rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere two years running has raised fears that the world may be on the brink of runaway global warming.
The balance of power: energy in 2020
By Paul Brown, Guardian
We can still have all the electricity we want in 2020, says Paul Brown. But we need to learn to love renewables
Blair reignites nuclear debate
By Patrick Wintour, Paul Brown, The Guardian
American lobbying adds to pressure as PM battles to keep controversial energy option on climate change agenda.
Climate change threatens species, says archbishop
By Paul Brown, Guardian Unlimited
The viability of the human race is at stake because of "offences against our environment" which threaten the world with further wars and rising inequality, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said last night.