FOR THE FIRST TIME, U.S. renewable energy production is set to outpace coal in April, according to a recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
The report is more…
The UK has broken a coal-free record over the bank holiday weekend.
The National Grid has revealed that the UK had a coal free weekend over Easter, breaking the previous record which was set in…
China has a moratorium on building new coal-fired generating stations in ten regions of that vast country because they have more electricity available than there is demand for it. That moratorium is…
Countries in the Western Balkans are funding old coal power plants with millions of euros as locals protest against hydroelectric power plants. Nevertheless, environmental activists see signs of hope…
Amid a global battle to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Turkey's emissions amounted to 526.3 million tons in 2017, according to TurkStat figures released Thursday
Turkey was one of the first…
OCBC Bank, South-east Asia's second-largest lender, said two Vietnamese coal-fired power plants will be the last it finances as it increases funding for renewable projects.
"We won't do any new coal…
No new coal or nuclear power plants should feature in the country’s electricity future, says UCT study.
The transition to renewable energy could result in cheaper, cleaner and more reliable…
Around 75% of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025.
Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind…
Even as the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide declines, increased coal use in China and a proposal to boost capacity could imperil global climate change goals, researchers…
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74% of existing coal plants cost more to operate last year than replacing them with new local wind and solar power, according to a report released on Monday from Vibrant Clean Energy…
Not long before coal use is over, say analysts, while warning of possible resurgence in China.
The number of coal-fired power plants being developed around the world has collapsed in the last three…
According to new research, the U.S. has entered a “coal cost crossover,” meaning the majority of existing coal plants are increasingly more expensive than new sources of cleaner energy.
If the world is going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Last year, we took another lurching step toward planetary catastrophe.
Demand…
Congress has found a simple, fair, and effective bipartisan climate solution.
On Jan. 24, these U.S. representatives — Ted Deutch, D-Florida; Francis Rooney, R-Florida; Judy Chu, D-California;…
The government proposes to divest a reported $7.5 billion worth of shares in oil production, without banning mixed oil majors like Shell and Exxon Mobil.
Norway is planning to ditch some oil and gas…
Local opposition won a legal ruling against a major project on the Black Sea coast – the latest challenge to Turkey’s plans to expand coal use.
Turkey’s highest administrative court has blocked a…
New analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project has found that most US coal plants are contaminating groundwater with toxins.
An examination has found that 91 per cent of coal-fired power plants…
A group of plaintiffs from Estonia, France, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, and the US are filing a lawsuit against the European Union on Monday (4 March) to challenge the inclusion of forest…