Last week a massive 350 hectare open cast coal mine at Druridge Bay took an important step towards winning panning permission. This got Chris Goodall wondering: what if the land was turned into a solar farm instead? His surprise discovery: solar power on England's south coast already costs no more than coal - and it's only getting cheaper.
… the best UK sites is competitive with cheap coal Chris Goodall | 15th July 2016 Comment Energy Solar Fossil Fuels Coal UK Economics Renewables … Last week a massive 350 hectare open cast coal mine at Druridge Bay took an important …
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!
… China - is it kicking its coal habit? Kieran Cooke | 12th September 2014 News Coal China Climate Change Energy Renewables … is becoming less reliant on the polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise, …
A KPMG study shows that the cost of solar power in India, revealed by public auctions, is barely half a cent above that of cheap local coal , writes Chris Goodall, with generators bids falling well below 5p (UK) / 7¢ (US) per kWh. The idea put about at COP21 that India and other poor but sunny countries need coal to develop their economies is fast running out of steam.
… India: solar head to head with coal, says KPMG, and getting cheaper all the … 2015 Comment Energy Solar India Economics Coal solar-india-cut.jpg A KPMG study shows … barely half a cent above that of cheap local coal , writes Chris Goodall, with generators …
How do we stop the West Cumbria coal mine? Finance, law and workers’ organising on jobs.
… | 4th October 2023 | Comment Jobswashing Coal Action Network Money Rebellion Global … Hannover Re Talanx Economics Editor’s Picks coal_action_network.jpg How do we stop the West Cumbria coal mine? Finance, law and workers’ …
Coal companies and their 'sceptic' shills have almost given up on denying climate change, writes Brendan Montague. The new message is that coal is essential ... to end world poverty! And those who advocate climate action are 'harsh, cold-hearted' beasts. The one thing that hasn't changed? It's all lies.
… Climate change? Let them eat coal! Brendan Montague DeSmog.uk | 21st July 2015 Comment Climate Change Fossil Fuels Coal Economics Society Corporations coal-india-cut.jpg Coal companies and their …
'Sharpe’s favoured alternative to neoclassical economics is a form of evolutionary economics: when it comes to the energy transition this notion is deeply flawed.'
… delay the system change that is needed. Coal to gas It is at this point that we … system change are the phasing down and out of coal and the transition from internal … (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs). On coal, he sees the shift in the UK from coal to …
The final outcome text of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) - dubbed the ‘UAE Consensus’ - has garnered mixed reactions from around the world.
… a raft of countries joined the Power Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) , a coalition of national and sub-national … working to speed-up the transition away from coal, including Czechia, Kosovo, Norway, …
Despite promises to phase out subsidies to the coal, oil and gas industries, a new report G20 governments are still providing them with massive financial help, writes Alex Kirby. The UK alone is spending over £1.2 billion per year to support fossil fuel exploration and production at home and abroad.
… promises to phase out subsidies to the coal, oil and gas industries, a new report G20 … billion ($1.9bn) annually to support oil, coal and gas. The Overseas Development … propping up the development of oil, gas and coal reserves that cannot be exploited if the …
Tougher rules on fossil fuel investments could help avert economic disaster.
… supports projects like the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Australia, the Trans Mountain tar … Company’s offshore oil drilling, and coal mines in Poland. Bets This ongoing … restricting the exploitation of gas, oil and coal reserves. If those fossil fuel assets …
What's the biggest threat to your life savings you've never heard of? Rebecca O'Connor shows how the world's exposure to unburnable carbon assets, and competition from clean energy technologies, could hammer your savings, pensions and investments.
… of too much value being placed on oil, coal and gas could ever affect little old me … UK pension funds - consists of oil, gas and coal companies. "Many fund managers … in the FTSE that are not directly exposed to coal, oil and gas would be impacted by a fall …
A new energy market analysis shows the average cost of electricity from renewables is already lower than from fossil fuels, writes Alex Kirby. And as renewables eat deeper into the 'market share' of coal and gas power plants, so the entire economics of fossil fuel power generation will unravel.
… eat deeper into the 'market share' of coal and gas power plants, so the entire … load factors and lifetimes for new coal and gas plants is a recipe for stranded … the power-generation costs of four new-build coal, gas, wind and solar plants. The LCOE is …
Rishi Sunak has been selected by the Tory party to become the next prime minister. Let's hope he u-turns on the environment.
… no to more fossil fuels – including a new coal mine in Cumbria – as well as fixing our … fracking moratorium is here to stay. Cumbrian coal mine: Following a public inquiry, the … permission for a highly controversial new coal mine in Cumbria. The decision has already …
Coalition calling for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to meet global climate targets launches new campaign.
… Fuels Paris Agreement Economics Fossil Fuel Coalition calling for Fossil Fuel … agreement could help phase out the use of coal, oil, and gas – the primary drivers of … energy for everyone, end the expansion of coal, oil and gas, and phase out existing …
The pursuit of profits under capitalism means the fossil fuel industry continues to drive us to the edge of climate catastrophe.
… responsible for the extraction and burning of coal, oil and gas - with consumer demand a … consideration. The extraction and burning of coal, oil and gas is mainly responsible for … continued expansion of so-called ‘clean coal’ ( Normile, 2021 ). To support fossil …
The failure of the COP26 climate conference reminds us that capitalism is the driver of ecological breakdown. But what does that mean for environmental activists?
… agreement on accelerating the phasing out of coal. A last-minute intervention by the Indian … down the final statement from phasing out coal to ‘phasing down’. Even if an agreement … China, meantime, is continuing to build more coal-fired power stations. It isn’t that no …
Levels of CO2 are at their the highest in 800,000 years, writes Tim Radford, but news of a probable decline in emissions this year is providing welcome cheer at the COP21 climate summit: thanks to renewables, economic growth and falling emissions can go hand in hand.
… Emissions Renewables COP21 Economics china-coal-cut.jpg Levels of CO2 are at their the … the world's biggest emitter, has burned less coal, and whether the reduction is sustained … continues to depend on the nation's use of coal. But more than half of all its new energy …
Political support for fracking is not just about energy, writes Paul Mobbs. It reflects the greater ecological and resource crisis at the root of our current economic woes - and only postpones the essential shift to a new kind of economy.
… about 'unconventional gas' - shale gas , coal-bed methane and underground coal gasification , often erroneously … is so bent upon fracking, or setting fire to coal seams underground, it's quite simple …
Could Tory MPs lose votes among their base support because of the party's perverse energy policies? The answer is blowing in the wind.
… for new renewable energy projects than for coal, oil and gas infrastructure. The survey … conducted by YouGov for the Warm this Winter coalition as the government’s own onshore wind … system which makes it easier to open a new coal mine than get new onshore wind in …
In modern India any form of dissent from the neoliberal corporate model of development is being criminalised, writes Kumar Sundaram. Opponents of nuclear power, coal mines, GMOs, giant dams, are all under attack as enemies of the state and a threat to economic growth.
… Kumar Sundaram. Opponents of nuclear power, coal mines, GMOs, giant dams, are all under … on other anti-nuclear networks like the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace … from liability in the event of any accident. Coal, hydropower, mining are security …
According to classical economics Adam Smith's 'invisible' hand' of free markets produces the greatest good for us all, writes JP Sottile. But what happens when rip-roaring 'external costs' are left out of the equations? Wars, repression, pollution, resource destruction and climate change. And because that invisible hand is connected to Mother Nature, it's coming back to strike us.
… with the systematic extraction and use of coal during the Industrial Revolution . But … ' includes petroleum, tar sands, shale oil, coal and so-called natural gas . All of these … oil-reliant plastic widgets. It also became a coal-burning behemoth . Moreover, the cost of …
For the second year running CO2 emissions flatlined even as the global economy was growing at around 3%, writes Alex Kirby. But sharply rising temperatures show the need for further massive renewable energy deployment to actually bring emissions down.
… fell by 2% because of a large switch from coal to natural gas for generating … In China, emissions declined by 1.5% as coal use dropped for the second year in a row. … to decarbonise electricity generation, forced coal use down. In 2015, it generated less than …
LED light bulbs are cheap and energy efficient, writes Chris Goodall. A crash programme to replace all the lights in the UK with LEDs would cut electricity bills, reduce carbon emissions and other pollution from coal and diesel generation, and reduce the risk of blackouts.
… carbon emissions and other pollution from coal and diesel generation, and reduce the … polluting diesel generators and other dirty coal fired power stations that are kept going …
Two Councils at the front line of fracking protests - Greater Manchester and West Sussex - have pension funds investing in the major fracking operators - while decisions on planning applications to frack are pending.
… the permit IGas holds in Barton Moss is for coal bed methane exploration, the company has … told The Ecologist : "Planning permission for coal-bed methane exploration drilling was … planning permission to I Gas in 2010 for coal-bed methane exploration were not made …