Talen to stop burning coal at three plants with 3.6GW of capacity in Pennsylvania and Maryland by 2025.
Transitioning to cleaner fuel sources, Talen Energy Corp. will stop burning coal at three of its wholly owned facilities in Pennsylvania and Maryland by the end of 2025 and develop new renewable energy and battery storage resources, the Texas-based power generation company announced Nov. 10.
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Marubeni withdrawal may kill planned 630MW coal-fired project in South Africa.
Japanese resources company Marubeni Corp will pull out of the Thabametsi South African coal plant project, the Japanese group told Reuters on Wednesday, following the withdrawal of some South African investors this week.
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German utility to test feasibility of transporting pure hydrogen in existing gas pipelines
European utilities company E.ON is converting a natural gas pipeline in Germany, which is part of the public supply system, to pure hydrogen.
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Kenya's president saves century-old fig tree from highway
Nairobi - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a decree to save a much-loved century-old fig tree from being cut down to make way for a Chinese-funded highway in the capital Nairobi.
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Ghanaians devastated by illegal fishing try hand at citizen sleuthing.
Crucial fish stocks could disappear within five years without urgent action, so desperate fishers are using a new smartphone app to log alleged crimes.
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Toshiba says it will not take new orders for coal-fired power plants.
Toshiba will stop taking orders for coal-fired power plants in line with growing global trends toward reducing carbon emissions, Nikkei learned on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledges to reduce Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.
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Siemens to stop selling turbines for new coal-fired power plant projects.
Siemens Energy, which builds steam turbines for power plants, will no longer take on new business to supply coal-fired powered stations, it said on Tuesday, making it the latest firm to scale back fossil fuel-related operations.
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Peabody warns of possible second bankruptcy in five years as coal industry declines.
The world’s largest private coal company Peabody Energy Corp. said it is in danger of its second bankruptcy filing in five years on the back of poor performance and worsening market conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fires shaped Mount Kilimanjaro’s unique environment. Now they threaten it
In October, firefighters in Tanzania had to tackle a number of fires on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain and the largest free-standing mountain in the world.
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Indian Manufacturers pave the way for two-wheeler boom in Africa.
According to the World Bank, Africa’s population is expected to reach 2.8 billion by 2060, which will result in local government’s focus on developing and strengthening transport networks.
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DHL unveils UK’s first purpose-built fully electric 16-tonne vehicle.
DHL has announced it has begun operating the first purpose-built fully electric 16-tonne vehicle in the UK. The Volvo FL Electric 4x2 rigid is now part of DHL Supply Chain’s fleet in London, making last mile deliveries into the West End shopping district.
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Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis.
Evidence is not so much in the number of tropical storms the Atlantic has seen, but in their strength, intensity and rainfall.
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Suing for climate action: can the courts save us from the black hole of political inaction?
Climate litigator David Barnden had a landmark win this month against a major superannuation fund. He tells Guardian Australia he is just getting started.
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Where are the jobs? NSW coal towns cling to the past until a better future emerges.
Joel Fitzgibbon’s resignation from Labor’s frontbench has concentrated minds on transition in the Hunter region, but solid plans remain elusive.
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Revealed: The social media campaign spending thousands to promote climate denial online set up by chair of pro-Brexit think tank.
Exclusive: The group was set up by chair of a pro-Brexit think tank on behalf of a ‘private client’, an investigation reveals.
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Is the climate crisis pushing the world towards a ‘point of no return’?
A new study claims we may have already reached a hypothetical ‘point of no return’, but other researchers say this is ‘at odds’ with what we know about climate science. Daisy Dunne examines the arguments.
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Preserving cultural and historic treasures in a changing climate may mean transforming them.
With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips.
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Ban Ki-moon calls for leadership for a zero-emissions future at the Sustainable Innovation Forum.
At Day 1 of the Sustainable Innovation Forum, 8th UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, and investors to create a healthy, resilient, and zero-emissions future.
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Climate change: New report shows global response is failing people in greatest need.
Photo: Assam state, India, 2020/Indian Red Cross Society
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EU aims for 25-fold growth in offshore wind by 2050.
Offshore wind capacity in the EU “should be multiplied by 25 times by 2050” as the European Commission looks for all possible ways of boosting the share of renewables in energy consumption, according to a draft policy document seen by EURACTIV.
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