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Resource Responsibility and the Global Carbon Crisis
5th March 2015 | Peter Rolton: Chairman, Rolton Group
Although it doesn’t feel so long ago, it has been almost two years since I wrote about the mounting risk of investing in fossil fuels; in short, great portions of the reserves we are currently spending billions per year to discover and explore will have to remain unburnt if we are to avoid more than 2°C of global temperature rise, leaving eye-wateringly valuable assets stranded under the ground and potentially creating a global financial crash far more serious than the one from which we are just starting to emerge.
A Sadly Accurate Storm Warning
16th November 2012 | Peter Rolton
Just as last week’s blog hearkened back to a previous Rolton Group article, it seems another topic previously discussed has again become food for thought: in ‘Canute comes to North Carolina,’ I discussed the pitfalls of allowing ignorance to reign over rationality, specifically in relation to the disturbing trend of rising sea levels seen along the North East coastal corridor going unnoticed by those in charge.
Don't Let Deregulation be an Opportunity Lost for UK Housing Stock
9th November 2012 | Peter Rolton
Back in August, Associate Director Craig Smith wrote a piece on the future of zero-carbon homes, in which he expressed concern that the modified definition of ‘zero carbon’ had become so lax as to be hindering progress rather than encouraging it.
More Hot Air Surrounding Wind Power
31st October 2012 | Kate Roche
The nation awoke this morning to find within their newspapers revelations of somewhat contentious comments made by Energy Minister John Hayes, creating a stir throughout social networking sites, radio and news channels.
The Imbalanced Scales of UK Fuel Poverty
26th September 2012 | Peter Rolton
Some unsettling figures emerged from a survey published by consumer watchdog Which? on 19th September, showing that those who use low amounts of fuel are paying significantly more per unit than higher rate consumers.
Will the Government Snuff out Solar Subsidies?
13th September 2012 | Umer Uzair
New subsidy cuts to solar PV installations have been recommended by the Government, who have launched a consultation on the matter which will remain open until 19th October.
The Chancellor who Sang all Summer
12th September 2012 | Peter Rolton
Determined to fulfil his dream of making the UK a ‘gas hub,’ George Osborne has announced further tax breaks for the gas and oil industries as an attempt to boost production, increase the longevity of brownfield sites and respond to falling sector employment.