I bought a couple of solar photovoltaic cell (PVC) panels last year. They’re generating electricity off-grid, so I’m not eligible for the Feed-In-Tariff (FIT). Which is perhaps as well, since this article isn’t about solar subsidy. Instead, it’s about a question often raised when the subject of solar panels comes up: does manufacturing a solar [...]
It’s the last day of the UNFCCC Intersessional and after a full week of meetings, there’s no sign of the work letting up. I am sat in the coffee shop in the UN Centre and although the meetings don’t start for another half an hour it’s already full and there’s a buzz about the place. [...]