Bristol set to become 'UK's first Solar City'
Bristol Evening Post, June 26th 2010:Bristol is set to become the UK's first Solar City in an initiative aimed at installing 10,000 solar energy systems in the area by 2020. Suzanne Savill finds out more
Kerry Burns is a man with a mission: to turn Bristol into the UK's solar energy capital.
He is planning to launch Bristol Solar City – a project aimed at ensuring the city leads the way in the use of solar energy, which will include a target of installing 10,000 solar energy systems in Greater Bristol and the South West over the next decade.
95% renewable electricity by 2050 possible, says Greenpeace
A major new report from environmental group Greenpeace says that existing technologies can provide 95% renewable electricity by 2050 without affecting economic growth.
Lib-Con colatition to put 'green business' at heart of government
David Cameron and Nick Clegg today vowed to make the formation of a low-carbon economy one of the centrepieces of their coalition government, pledging to deliver a "full programme of measures" designed to deliver deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.