Author Archives: Duncan Clark

Has the UK reached “peak stuff”?

My feature on whether the UK has reached “peak stuff” published in/on the Guardian today. Here are the links: • Main feature: Has the UK reached peak stuff? • Stats and graphics: Peak stuff – the data • Response: Tim Jackson on the … Continue reading

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How green are green energy tariffs?

Do green electricity tariffs make much difference? And if so, which is best? This is a question I get asked quite a lot – most recently on Twitter by Francis Irving. I figured the best way to reply was to … Continue reading

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Groundbreaking new data tracks carbon back to source

Originally published on The Guardian Which of the following accounts for the largest share of the UK’s carbon footprint? All our holiday flights, all the power used in our homes or … Russia? Okay, so it’s kind of a trick … Continue reading

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How to use Million Dollar Homepage to involve five million people in renewable energy

How do you engage huge numbers of people in clean energy? How do you overcome the negative press that renewables are up against? And how do create an energy-based project that’s genuinely particpatory and has broader social benefits? Those are … Continue reading

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The Rough Guide to Community Energy – my new little book, gratis to anyone who wants a copy

My little book on community energy schemes is now freely available online and in printed form. “Community energy” is something of a buzzphrase at the moment, but if you want to set up a project yourself – whether it’s a street-scale … Continue reading

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Maldives crowd-sources its radical energy plan

Originally published on The Guardian The Maldives on Thursday is to become the first country in the world to crowdsource its renewable energy strategy on the internet – a move designed as part of an ambitious plan to be the … Continue reading

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