As finance shifts from coal, China is looking isolated as the last enabler of coal-fired power overseas.
A review of coal power proposals in countries with large remaining project pipelines…
Support for coal, oil and gas remains high despite pledges to tackle climate crisis.
The G20 countries have provided more than $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in subsidies for fossil fuels since the Paris climate…
Company hopes to get Dutch court ruling overturned which called for it to cut emissions faster
Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed that it will appeal against the landmark Dutch court ruling calling for…
Vistra on July 19 said it would close its 1.3-GW Zimmer coal-fired power plant in Ohio on May 31, 2022, five years earlier than previously announced, after the plant failed to clear the PJM capacity…
Worldwide energy body warns more must be done to help developing countries give up fossil fuels
Global greenhouse gas emissions are likely to rise to record levels in the next two years, as…
Research reignites need for a ‘worldwide curb’ in emissions, an Amazon scientist tells The Independent
Droughts and fires in the Amazon continue to cause CO2 emissions for years after they first…
Cutting emissions more urgent than ever, say scientists, with forest producing more than a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it…
A new report has found that a policy standard would be most effective to reach the goal of 80% renewable energy use by 2030.
A Biden administration plan to force the rapid uptake of renewable energy…
China’s biggest bank is stepping away from a plan to invest US$3 billion in the 2,800-megawatt Sengwa coal project in northern Zimbabwe, according to an email the bank sent to climate campaign groups…
San Miguel Corp., one of the Philippines’ largest power generators, will drop new coal projects from its expansion plans as it prepares for a transition to a low-carbon future.
“This has not been…
In an open letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and further key EU policymakers, CLG Europe members and business network partners, are calling on the EU to seize this opportunity and…
The mammoth plan sets out how Europe will slash emissions over the next decade.
Although it sounds like an exercise program for the middle-aged — Fit for 55 is actually the European Commission's…
Amazon.com Inc. said its carbon emissions rose in 2020 due to pandemic-fueled business growth, highlighting the challenge of balancing a fast-growing business with pledges to minimize environmental…
The European Commission plans to include maritime transport in the world’s biggest carbon market and create an adjacent emissions-trading program for heating and road transport.
The EU executive arm…
Volvo Cars is teaming up with Swedish steel maker SSAB to explore the development of fossil-free, high quality steel for use in the automotive industry.
The collaboration makes Volvo Cars the first…
Companies should be subject to globally agreed carbon floor price to reach Paris climate goals.
Companies with high greenhouse gas emissions should be subject to a carbon price of $75 a tonne of…
Recent announcements by Indonesia’s state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 must be met with caution and scrutinized as the numbers don’t…
Almost two-thirds of renewable energy schemes built globally last year expected to undercut coal costs.
Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate…
Gabon has become the first African country to receive payment for reducing carbon emissions by protecting its rainforest.
The UN-backed Central African Forest Initiative (Cafi) has handed over $17m…