A new report names the 30 biggest sources of greenhouse gases in the EU, writes Kieran Cooke. Coal-fired power plants are undermining Europe's long-term targets on emissions reductions - and the UK and Germany lead the list of shame.
… Germany and UK top EU's 'Dirty 30' pollution league Kieran Cooke | 22nd July 2014 News Climate Change Pollution Coal Fossil Fuels Energy EU UK … due to be phased out under EU Directives on pollution control. The study says this is …
There are hopeful signs that China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is becoming less reliant on the polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise, writes Kieran Cooke. Great news for China, and the planet - but worrying for coal exporters!
… economy. But as incomes have risen, so has pollution. The country is now the world's No.1 … on by a much-vaunted government "war on pollution" campaign . The state-run National … in coal use are is difficult to gauge. Air pollution - much of it caused by the burning …
Beijing has called a halt to new coal mines and will close hundreds of existing operations, writes Kieran Cooke. The move reflects the slowing economy, falling energy demand, concerns over air pollution and climate change, and the massive rollout of renewables.
… falling energy demand, concerns over air pollution and climate change, and the massive … public concern about hazardous levels of pollution, which have blanketed many cities … two red smog alerts - the most serious air pollution warning - in December, causing …
Improved technology and falling costs are moving electric car sales into the fast lane as manufacturers seek achieve significant economies of scale, writes Kieran Cooke. And now China is leading the EV charge with its plans for 5 million plug-in vehicles by 2020.
… greenhouse gases and, especially in cities, pollution from exhausts causes serious damage … in China, faced with tackling serious pollution problems in many cities, is giving … when other vehicles are banned due to high pollution levels. Xindayang, a Chinese …
China's success in driving down its fossil fuel burn will raise chances of a success at this year's Paris climate talks, writes Kieran Cooke - but first the world must appreciate the changes China is making, and how clean energy is catalysing a broader economic transformation.
… and unsustainable." Particulate matter pollution has been linked to 1.23 million …
Australia has been growing rich from exporting coal to China. But as Kieran Cooke reports, China's renewable energy revolution may soon bring the 'good times' to an end.
… about the environment and the chronic air pollution experienced by many cities in China …
Increased production from US fracking operations is a major reason for the drop in oil prices, writes Kieran Cooke. But there are warnings that the industry now faces an existential crisis from which it may never recover, as the financial sector faces the prospect of worthless shares and $100s of billions of defaulted debt.
… - in terms of carbon emissions and pollution of water sources - another challenge …
Belarus may have taken the brunt of the fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, writes Kieran Cooke. But now it's pushing ahead with its own nuclear power station at Ostrovets - just 50km from Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, where the project is causing widespread public concern.
… reactors. They identified that Cesium-137 pollution could force the evacuation of the …