To show confidence, Philip Hammond should hang on to Lloyds shares | Nils Pratley
‘Market volatility’ postponed George Osborne’s plan for Lloyds retail offer – the new chancellor should play the long game Be grateful, dear retail investor, that George Osborne never got a chance to unleash his mass-market offer of shares in Lloyds Banking Group. The former chancellor had planned to sell discounted stock to the populace at […]
A short history of nuclear fission
An Italian physicist, Enrico Fermi, was the first to achieve it but just recently nuclear fission’s popularity has been decreasing It began in 1789 when a German chemist named Martin Klaproth discovered uranium but it was not until 1934 that nuclear fission was first achieved following a series of experiments by Enrico Fermi, an Italian […]
Nuclear critics condemn decision to give Hinkley Point C project go-ahead
Green MP Caroline Lucas and host of experts strongly criticise project while pro-nuclear experts welcome move to give power plant green light EDF board approves Hinkley Point C Nuclear critics are rounding on proponents of the giant Hinkley project – arguing that it has been negotiated in secret, is technically flawed and possibly unbuildable, and […]
Hinkley C is the wrong project at the wrong price | Editorial
This project will suck up billions that ought to be invested in reducing demand and developing renewables The French energy giant EDF today finally decided to go ahead with Hinkley C . It may be a disaster for the largely state-owned company. If the British government now gives the nod to the first round of […]
New report looks at integrating natural capital into the global economy
It is becoming more generally accepted that accounting for the full cost of products and services, incorporating and valuing natural capital in the global economy is a valuable action for the future of the economy. However, actually measuring natural capital in both a thorough and simple way has not been possible so far. The Natural Capital […]
Wildlife workers rescue six baby rhinos from flooding in India
Floods in Assam submerge Kaziranga national park, home to the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinoceros Wildlife workers have rescued a group of rhino calves at risk of being washed away by flood waters that have swamped a national park in northeastern India. Monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Assam state and forced about […]
Record 46% of UK's electricity generated by clean energy sources in 2015
Official figures show low-carbon sources accounted for almost half of national electricity supply last year – outstripping coal for the first time Almost half the UK’s electricity came from clean energy sources such as wind and nuclear power last year, official figures have revealed. Renewables accounted for a quarter of the country’s power supplies in […]
Scottish farms face losing millions in subsidy after Brexit
UK government would need to increase funding to match common agricultural policy levels, Holyrood committee hears Scottish farmers face losing hundreds of millions of pounds in subsidy after Brexit unless the UK government increases funding for Holyrood, a Scottish parliament committee has been told. A senior economist and the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) said […]
Hinkley Point C: should the £18bn nuclear power station be built?
EDF’s vote on UK’s first new nuclear plant in a generation comes after years of debate about its pros and cons If EDF decides to go ahead with the construction of an £18bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset it would be controversial. A debate has raged about the merits of the project […]
Resignation of EDF director paves way for Hinkley Point go-ahead
Gérard Magnin, who opposed construction of nuclear power plant, resigns before crucial board meeting An EDF director opposed to the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant has resigned before a crucial board vote on the project, paving the way for the French company to approve it. Gérard Magnin said Hinkley Point was […]