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, …
Britain’s climate 'leadership' is based on the profoundly unjust and violent transition that was the defeat of the 1980s miners' strike.
… Margaret Thatcher Climate Breakdown Coal Gas UK Government Neoliberalism Mining … economy through its control of the supply of coal. Miners, have, as Timothy Mitchell has … of those workers to disrupt the flow of coal was crucial not only to economic gains …
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’ …
The ever-falling cost of renewable energy could leave investors in coal, gas and oil seriously out of pocket as demand for fossil fuels falls away, writes Paul Brown. In the wake of the Paris Agreement and shrinking markets in major importing countries, the smart money is moving into renewables.
… 2016 News Fossil Fuels Renewables Oil Gas Coal Solar Wind Energy … of renewable energy could leave investors in coal, gas and oil seriously out of pocket as … losing their money , because the markets for coal and liquefied natural gas are …
Trump has pledged to ditch the Paris Agreement, scrap Obama's clean power plan, get coal miners back to work, and 'make America great again' on the back of a huge expansion of fossil fuel production, writes Mark Barteau. But he will run into serious difficulties, not least states going their own renewable ways, cheap natural gas, and weak international demand for coal.
… President Trump: up Coal Creek without a (solar) panel? Mark … USA Energy Climate Change Fossil Fuels Coal Gas Corporations Paris Agreement coal-train-cut.jpg Trump has pledged to ditch …
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 …
After over a century of coal ash and colliery waste dumping, the Tyne and Wear coastline is no stranger to industrial pollution. But soon a horrific new technology - underground coal gasification (UCG) - will endanger human health and the environment, backed by unflinching Government support and generous lashings of taxpayers' money.
… 'Underground coal gasification' hell-fires threaten … seaham-pier-cut.jpg After over a century of coal ash and colliery waste dumping, the Tyne … soon a horrific new technology - underground coal gasification (UCG) - will endanger human …
The UK's financing of fossil fuels abroad increased tenfold in two years to exceed £1 billion in 2013 / 2014, writes Christine Ottery. Incredibly, the fossil fuel funding increase came after a government promise to use the money to support 'innovative and green technologies'.
… 2015 News UK Finance Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Coal Climate Change Politics suek-coal-mine-cut.jpg The UK's financing of fossil … soared to over £1 billion a year under the Coalition, according to an analysis by …
So much methane is bubbling into a river surrounded by hundreds of fracking wells that it's a fire hazard! Local campaigners blame the coal seam gas industry for the gas releases which are spreading along Queensland's river Condamine and gaining in intensity.
… Australian river on fire with fracked coal seam gas The Ecologist | 22nd April 2016 … a fire hazard! Local campaigners blame the coal seam gas industry for the gas releases … seeping into the river began shortly after coal seam gas operations started nearby and is …
President Trump's recent executive order could open an area of America's most precious landscapes bigger than Yellowstone to oil drilling and coal mining, write Lawrence Carter & Joe Sandler Clarke. The 27 monuments 'under review' harbour huge volumes of oil, gas and coal: just what's needed to fuel Trump's vision of fossil fuel-led development - never mind the cost to scenery, wildlife, historic sites and indigenous cultures.
… could open 2.7 million acres to oil, gas, coal Lawrence Carter Joe Sandler Clarke … | 12th May 2017 News USA Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Coal Climate Change Politics Conservation … bigger than Yellowstone to oil drilling and coal mining, write Lawrence Carter & Joe …
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse.
… 2009 News Renewable Energy Energy Oil UK Coal Gas Climate Change Global Warming Carbon … Global Warming Climate Change Nuclear Oil Coal Depleted Uranium UK Environment Climate … the energy crisis. Stop using oil, gas and coal and we might just stabilise carbon …
'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 …
Climate change is a problem of fossil fuel dependency, and solving it requires reducing that dependency quickly and dramatically.
… 2008 Comment Peak Oil Carbon Climate Change Coal Gas Fossil Fuels Petroleum Oil Usage Coal Energy carbon_comment_WEB.jpg Climate … The peaking in production rates of oil, coal and natural gas presents a different …
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline project that will transport gas across Southern Europe was promised a £1.3 billion loan from the European Investment Bank. But research suggests burning the gas will create as much carbon emissions as using coal. Environmentalists have therefore questioned the wisdom of the decision. ARTHUR WYNS reports
… billion investment despite being dirtier than coal Arthur Wyns | 7th February 2018 News Gas … will create as much carbon emissions as using coal. Environmentalists have therefore … as emissions-intensive or even more so than coal power. A new study conducted by …
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, …
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline
… PM-25 particulates emitted from vehicles and coal-fired power stations, with levels over 20 … growth in car ownership before it phased-out coal-fired power stations, leading to high … towards renewables, is scheduled to phase-out coal-fired power stations in Beijing district …
Wind, solar and hydro together generated 14.6% of Britain's electrical energy in 2015, the highest ever, writes Grant Wilson. They also peaked at 22% of electricity over the week of Christmas - another British record.
… | 18th January 2016 News Energy Renewables Coal Gas Nuclear UK image-2-cut.png Wind, … more than 40% of British electricity. Coal may also have dropped to a record low at … still far below its 46% peak six years ago. Coal continued its decline. (See Chart 3) As …
For the world to meet its climate goals, a third of the world's oil, half its gas and 80% of its coal must stay underground, writes Alex Kirby. And it's not us saying it - but scientists writing in the journal Nature.
… | 8th January 2015 News Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Coal Climate Change Finance … the world's oil, half its gas and 80% of its coal must stay underground, writes Alex Kirby. … scientists. It shows that almost all the huge coal reserves in China, Russia and the US …
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 …
Knitting Nannas Against Gas (KNAG), an anti-fracking group held their national gathering in the heart of Australia's Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry where the ‘Nannas' workshopped ways of evading arrest, media strategies, avoiding defaming energy companies, lawful protest, successful campaigns, protest songs and nanna naps. MAXINE NEWLANDS joined them for the gathering
… gathering in the heart of Australia's Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry where the … gathering finished with a tour of the nearby Coal Seam Gas fields between Chinchilla and … housing with the local council. Australia's Coal Seam Gas Industry Australia's energy …
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 …