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At New Scientist Live, arms and oil companies are buying credibility from science The sponsorship by Shell and BAE Systems of this weekend’s New Scientist Live festival crosses an ethical red line

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New report from Carbon Tracker and Imperial College London states that fossil fuels could lose 10% of their energy market share by 2020 due to electric cars and cheap solar energy. However, evidence is increasingly showing that the UK is lagging behind on key renewable energy targets, pressure has to be maintained to ensure a low carbon transition occurs as soon as possible.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/02/electric-cars-cheap-solar-power-halt-fossil-fuel-growth-2020

Electric cars and cheap solar 'could halt fossil fuel growth by 2020' Solar power and clean cars are ‘gamechangers’ consistently underestimated by big energy, says Imperial College and Carbon Tracker report

"Hull has emerged in recent years as an industry leader in renewable energy and also as a hub for the arts... In contrast, BP continues to use the arts as cover for its high-risk drilling, its carbon emissions and its obstruction of crucial climate change legislation."

New on the Huffington Post UK Blog, on renewables, turbines blades as art and the power of the fossil fuel industry.

Wind Power Is Now At The Heart Of Hull - BP's Sponsorship Of The City Of Culture Couldn't Be More Out Of Place On Sunday, in an impressive feat of design and engineering, a 75-metre turbine blade was carefully positioned in the centre of Hull and became the first ...