Peter Roche
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Editor of UK Daily Nuclear and Energy News, sign up here: https://t.co/05DaY76vu9 Member of https://t.co/XWlsOufUmN
Edinburgh
Joined August 2011
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
theguardian.com
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
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Congrats @sarahknapton on your article on nukes/cancer fears. A colleague, Dr Ian Fairlie, wanted to thank you but he's not on X https://t.co/9v9FyF0hoZ He wishes to alert you to his latest blog on this matter.
ianfairlie.org
Additional Comments on New Study on Cancers Near UK NPPs*. The recent Davies et al study (2025) https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf107 concluded that no increased cancers occur near UK nuclear...
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"Somehow, the nuclear lobby has managed to convince politicians that the industry is not only green, but “clean”. Just about all of them have fallen for it, not least our energy supremo Ed Miliband."
thetimes.com
The National Audit Office has found that the Sellafield nuclear waste dump is still a mess, with costs spiralling and projects delayed
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WOW – The IEA has boosted its latest renewable forecast by another 16% Just 9 months ago, in January 2024, its Renewables 2023 report forecast 3,200GW of capacity – mainly wind and solar – would be built around the world during the five years 2024-2028. Now, in Renewables 2024,
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Last week I shared a survey showing more than 9 in 10 EV drivers would never go back to petrol or diesel cars. I was told by some that the survey was biased because it was facilitated by @FullyChargedShw. Well here’s another one this time from @TheRAC_UK. Same result.
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📢 BREAKING: The four ACTIVISTS who draped ex-PM Rishi Sunak's EMPTY Yorkshire mansion in black fabric to PROTEST NEW OIL AND GAS have had CHARGES of criminal damage DISMISSED.
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35 Greenpeace activists have been arrested for peacefully protesting Dove's plastic pollution. Some have now been held for over 20 hours #DitchDove
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🔴 NEW: Labour and Conservative governments secretly harboured doubts about building a nuclear power station at Torness in East Lothian in the late 1970s, according to internal documents released by the Scottish Government. Read the full story: https://t.co/Npja46Kb2G
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🔴 NEW: At least nine officers from London’s secret undercover policing unit, known as spycops, aided the infiltration and surveillance of anti-nuclear protests in Scotland between 1978 and 1983. Find out more: https://t.co/BTj5vr5QPw
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The Telegraph https://t.co/58Woa8BWeK claims “Britain might be leading the world on Net Zero, but no one is following.” In fact, Climate Action Tracker classifies the UK’s effort as insufficient. 9 countries are classified as almost sufficient
climateactiontracker.org
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Ministers told to cut hurdles for solar panels on tenements. From 2008 to 2014 I worked on tenement solar projects. Scotland has made no progress in the last decade - in fact we can’t even organise repairs because of delays in owner tenet association laws.
heraldscotland.com
Ministers must cut obstacles to installing solar panels on tenement rooftops, according to a motion submitted by SNP members for debate at the…
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Incredibly simple tech can supercharge the race to net zero. To even out the intermittent power supply from renewables, we need energy storage facilities. It turns out the best solution might be cheap, simple ideas like heating bricks and lifting weights.
newscientist.com
To even out the intermittent power supply from wind and solar, we need to build vast energy storage facilities. It turns out the best solution might be cheap, simple ideas like heating bricks and...
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As convener of @NFLAUKandI in Scotland I’ve written to Ian Murray asking him to respect devolution and rule out the construction of nuclear power stations in Scotland against the will of the Scottish Government.
Scottish Secretary Ian Murray is being urged to rule out the building of new nuclear power stations in Scotland. https://t.co/okv56wkQqB
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“It is extremely concerning that French EDF & China's CGN believes itself to be above our laws,” says @FishLegal_ “The British public have a right to know the impact Hinkley C nuclear power plant will have" https://t.co/jCeJK4o2eb Sizewell C will also devastate our seas...1/2
anglingtimes.co.uk
A power plant owned by EDF and CDN could pose a risk to the lives of 200m fish, read all about the significant impact here...
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President Joe Biden has a terrible nuclear policy. A re-elected President Donald Trump’s would be much worse.
thebulletin.org
Trump's policy agenda if elected—Project 2025—would push the United States into an expensive, dangerous, and destabilizing nuclear confrontation unseen since the darkest days of the Cold War.
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Wave energy to rival offshore wind costs by 2030s, study shows https://t.co/bIbmhRZVZA
offshore-energy.biz
A study led by European universities has shown that wave energy could rival the cost-effectiveness of offshore wind by the 2030s.
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Great British Nuclear SMR competition delayed for General Election. Environmental Audit Committee says SMRs won't help UK decarbonise by 2035 & US Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says SMRs "too expensive, too slow, & too risky." https://t.co/AlExqMFbA3
newcivilengineer.com
The deadline for submitting project documentation has been pushed back from 24 June to 8 July. GBN said no further details were able to be shared due to
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The world's big banks poured a staggering US$ 705 BILLION into fossil fuels in 2023 alone. The new #BankingOnClimateChaos reveals just how complicit these banks are in the climate crisis. It’s past time to #DefundClimateChaos. Learn more: https://t.co/v54Agol3kW
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These Guardian stories need wide circulation https://t.co/VATO2dx81z
https://t.co/mL78dO1oj8
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandoned
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I want this question answered, not to be fobbed off. And I would imagine most Scots would be seriously concerned about such an incident so close to home. When will the @UKGovScotland provide the people they serve with the answers we need? Great question @DeidreBrock
I asked the Scottish Secretary to confirm if there was a radioactive leak beyond safe levels at Faslane last year, after my questions exposed a rise in serious nuclear safety incidents at the bases. Neither he nor the MoD think we have a right to know.
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