Sustainable Ferriby

Category: Sustainability

  • Building Climate-Resilient Village Communities

    Building Climate-Resilient Village Communities

    “The goal is not to create climate-proof villages. That is impossible. The goal is to create communities that can anticipate, withstand, adapt to and recover from climate-related challenges while continuing to thrive.” Climate change is no longer a future problem. Across East Yorkshire we are already experiencing more frequent extreme weather, heavier rainfall, hotter summers…

  • What Happens to Fossil Fuel Extraction if We Stop Burning Fossil Fuels?

    What Happens to Fossil Fuel Extraction if We Stop Burning Fossil Fuels?

    Although electrification promises to largely eliminate coal and gas extraction, we need oil for petrochemicals. Then what happens to the unused fuel part of oil?

  • Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Building out renewable infrastructure obviously requires mining and has carbon emissions. It’s the scale of that compared with fossil fuels that matters. The difference is shocking.

  • Understanding the True Cost of UK’s Electricity Bills

    Understanding the True Cost of UK’s Electricity Bills

    The UK’s high retail electricity prices stem from taxes, levies, and standing charges rather than elevated wholesale costs. Wholesale prices are competitive within Europe, positioned mid-pack. Other countries demonstrate both higher and lower wholesale prices based on their energy sources, with the UK not leading globally in costs.

  • Why are our energy prices still so high?

    Why are our energy prices still so high?

    An explanation of why UK electricity prices are high for social media naysayers who keep asking without ever bothering to do an internet search or reading the comments. Some questions get asked so often you start to suspect people don’t actually want the answer, having been given their opinion by a FUDwit, Oilbot or unethical…

  • Help with your homes sustainability upgrades

    Help with your homes sustainability upgrades

    UK mortgage lenders often offer incentives for homeowners who adopt renewables or improve energy efficiency, and the market has actually expanded. As of 2026 there are over 90 green mortgage products available, up from just four in 2019.

  • Nuclear Power Vs. Renewables

    Nuclear Power Vs. Renewables

    While there are many folk (often with dubious motivation) who claim that Renewable Energy Sources can never supply all a nations electricity needs, there is also a rather more sensible discussion on the role of nuclear power in the operation of our grids. The thinking is that nuclear provides a robust, ‘firm’ (i.e. predictable and…

  • Two Million UK Homes  Now on Solar Power

    Two Million UK Homes  Now on Solar Power

    The UK’s solar sector has entered a new phase of rapid expansion, with March 2026 marking the strongest month for new installations in more than a decade. Government data shows that 27,607 solar systems were added nationwide during the month, pushing the country beyond the milestone of two million total installations and lifting national household…

  • Why Solar Farms Aren’t the Threat to Agriculture People Assume They Are

    Why Solar Farms Aren’t the Threat to Agriculture People Assume They Are

    Many people express dismay at the use of farmland for solar farms, but only consider it in isolation. This article expands the context, considering food security and biofuel crops in comparison