The big six still present obstacles, but pioneering local projects in the south-west are showing what can be achieved independently
Stop investing in dirty fossil fuels and rapidly shift to renewable energy to prevent dangerous climate change this was the message from Sunday’s long-awaited UN report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Why, then, is the government still kowtowing to big energy companies determined to keep us hooked on dirty energy? Last week I travelled to the south-west of England to meet people taking matters into their own hands.