Roger Harrabin

London

Pioneer BBC enviro analyst. Chair/speaker/storyteller on clean tech, water, transport, cities, rural. Hon fellow @caths cambridge. Agent [email protected]

Articles

Accountants' group calls for more demanding UK sustainability reporting rules

6 days ago | businessgreen.com | Roger Harrabin

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Demand for cooling is eating up our energy - it is time for ice to come out of the cold

1 month ago | businessgreen.com | Roger Harrabin

As global warming increases, demand for refrigeration and air conditioning is eating up more and more of the world's precious energy resources - and low carbon cooling solutions are being overlooked, writes Roger Harrabin The International Energy Agency's latest Global Energy Review identifies a number of alarming trends, not least that the continued rapid increase in clean energy generation worldwide was not sufficient...
Farming subsidy reforms may be in the firing line, but change is urgently needed

1 month ago | businessgreen.com | Roger Harrabin

The government has angered farmers and green groups alike by suspending the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, but as Roger Harrabin argues the underlying principles behind farming subsidy reform remain robust Amidst the fury over the latest setback to the government's bungled farm subsidy reform programme, let's not forget that payments to farmers are in desperate need of revision, given that for decades we...
'The future of shipping': World's first ammonia-fuelled ship docks in London

2 months ago | businessgreen.com | Roger Harrabin

Brazil has an opportunity to set the stage for success at COP30 by helping deliver a shipping levy at IMO talks in London this spring, writes Simon Kofe, Tuvalu's Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication, and Innovation Simon Kofe, Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication, and Innovation 18 February 2025 • 4 min read
Expanding Gatwick is the perfect excuse for BP to ditch green energy

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Roger Harrabin

commentThe energy giant’s decision to slash renewables funding by nearly £4bn is an unwelcome development but it’s hardly surprising when our leaders are talking up flying and denigrating climate protesters, writes Roger HarrabinThe UK, a world leader in climate policy, is caught in a clash between what the planet needs and what politics and business feel they can deliver.
Expanding Gatwick is the perfect excuse for BP to ditch green energy

2 months ago | the-independent.com | Simon Calder |Roger Harrabin

commentThe energy giant’s decision to slash renewables funding by nearly £4bn is an unwelcome development but it’s hardly surprising when our leaders are talking up flying and denigrating climate protesters, writes Roger HarrabinThe UK, a world leader in climate policy, is caught in a clash between what the planet needs and what politics and business feel they can deliver.
Don’t blame BP for ditching green fuel - it’s following the government’s lead

2 months ago | the-independent.com | Simon Calder |Roger Harrabin

commentThe energy giant’s decision to slash renewables funding by nearly £4bn is an unwelcome development but it’s hardly surprising when our leaders are talking up flying and denigrating climate protesters, writes Roger HarrabinThe UK, a world leader in climate policy, is caught in a clash between what the planet needs and what politics and business feel they can deliver.
Don’t blame BP for ditching green fuel - it’s following the government’s lead

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Roger Harrabin

commentThe energy giant’s decision to slash renewables funding by nearly £4bn is an unwelcome development in the fight against fossil fuels. It’s hardly surprising though when our own leaders are talking up flying and denigrating climate protesters, writes Roger HarrabinThe UK, a world leader in climate policy, is caught in a clash between what the planet needs and what politics and business feel they can deliver.
The government cannot claim to be a climate leader if UK airport expansion is given the green light

Jan 23, 2025 | businessgreen.com | Roger Harrabin

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Hopes grow for nascent heat battery market

Jan 9, 2025 | businessgreen.com | Roger Harrabin

Government hints it could extend green heat subsidies to support emerging heat battery sector Batteries that store energy in the form of heat may be subsidised for UK homes, as the government seeks new ways to catch surplus power generated when the wind blows and the sun shines. Heat batteries... To continue reading this article...