Speaking to the World Coal Association in Warsaw, the UNFCCC's executive secretary tells the coal industry: invest in renewables; and leave most of your coal underground.
… Leave your coal in the ground! Christiana Figueres | 18th November 2013 Comment COP19 Coal Fossil Fuels Climate Change Unfccc christiana-2.png Speaking to the World Coal Association in Warsaw, the UNFCCC's …
Young activists have added their voices to the call to stop a controversial new coking coal mine in Cumbria.
… Youth Activism Activism Editor’s Picks New coal Young activists have added their voices … the call to stop a controversial new coking coal mine in Cumbria. Young activists … voices to the call to stop a new coal mine in Cumbria. More than 70 …
Friends of the Earth urges Michael Gove to reject planning permission for the Cumbrian coal mine branded 'absolutely indefensible' by government climate advisors.
… Cumbrian coal mine decision imminent Brendan Montague | 1st December 2022 | News Cumbria Coal Climate Breakdown Energy Editor’s Picks coal_aint_cool.jpg Friends of the Earth urges …
Grassroots opposition is mounting in India as new coal projects displace communities and destroy ancient forests.
… Demand for coal continues to grow in India Rabiya Jaffery … 2019 News International India Uttar Pradesh Coal Desfrorestation Displacement Energy Power … opposition is mounting in India as new coal projects displace communities and destroy …
Firm mined 270,000 tonnes of coal since planning permission ran out - more than planned extension had proposed.
… Catherine Early | 15th August 2023 | News Coal Mining Editor’s Picks Merthyr South Wales … Tydfil County Borough Council Open Cast Coal Mine Good Law Project Extinction … mine, June 2023 Firm mined 270,000 tonnes of coal since planning permission ran out - more …
India is unable to shake off its ties to coal despite its commitment to renewable energy, giving rise to enormous social and environmental costs.
… 6th January 2021 | News Editor’s Picks Energy Coal Fossil Fuels Mormugao port in Goa, India. … India is unable to shake off its ties to coal despite its commitment to renewable … energy and the need for an energy transition, coal is on the rise in India and the country …
Villagers are using the law to take on lignite mining in Germany.
… 2019 News ClientEarth RWE Climate Breakdown Coal Mining Editor’s Picks Change Makers … owner of some of Germany’s most polluting coal plants and mines – has announced a new … were quick to point out that its 2038 coal phase-out date would come nearly a …
Campaigners are infuriated that a deep coal mine in Cumbria has been permitted, and are fighting back.
… Coal mine opponents threaten legal action … Campaigners are infuriated that a deep coal mine in Cumbria has been permitted, and … action against the approval of a deep coal mine in Cumbria has passed its initial …
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’ …
Firm continues to mine coal at the UK’s largest open pit weeks after being refused planning permission for the activity.
… Catherine Early | 26th June 2023 | News Coal Energy Editor’s Picks ffos-y-fran-cut.jpg Firm continues to mine coal at the UK’s largest open pit weeks after … and the Welsh Government preventing ongoing coaling activity at a Welsh mine is "arguably …
China’s national and provincial post-Covid recovery packages will put three times as much cash into fossil fuel projects as into renewable energy.
… China coal stokes climate fire Simon Pirani | 22nd January 2021 | Comment Climate Breakdown Coal Fossil Fuels China Editor’s Picks Coal in China China’s national and provincial …
Ende Gelände mobilised thousands in Germany last weekend, targeting both coal and gas and developing tactics to protect activists from coronavirus transmission.
… in Germany last weekend, targeting both coal and gas and developing tactics to protect … shut down a number of targets associated with coal mining and fossil gas in the region for … thousands of activists to physically blockade coal infrastructure in Germany over the past …
The government’s recent approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of such climate nationalism in action.
… | Comment Climate Nationalism West Cumbria Coal Mining Climate Breakdown Editor’s Picks … approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of … approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria on behalf of the UK …
Protestors in Pakistan’s Thar Desert continue to fight against new coal projects.
… Resisting coal in Pakistan’s Thar Desert Rabiya Jaffery | 30th September 2019 News Pakistan Coal Protests International Editor’s Picks … Thar Desert continue to fight against new coal projects. Much of the world has been …
Experts question industry signals sent by government’s new coal mine approval.
… December 2022 | News Cumbria Keep Cumbrian Coal In The Hole Mining Editor’s Picks … industry signals sent by government’s new coal mine approval. The UK Government is … its decision to green light a new coking coal mine in Cumbria. Read: Cumbria mine …
Gove stokes environmental anger by approving first new coal mine in 30 years.
… December 2022 | News Cumbria Keep Cumbrian Coal In The Hole UK Government Climate … environmental anger by approving first new coal mine in 30 years. Levelling-Up Secretary … campaigners by approving a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria . He granted planning …
The brutality, pain, mourning, and anger as police evict the village of Lützerath to enable energy giant RWE to mine lignite coal.
… to enable energy giant RWE to mine lignite coal. Videos of German police stuck in the … in order to get to the thick layer of lignite coal underneath, and to illustrate that they … to resist the eviction and say ‘no’ to more coal extraction. However, Saturday was only …
Extinction Rebellion has a lot to learn from Ende Gelände, the grassroots climate action group that is radical in theory and practice.
… Ende Gelände Activism Extinction Rebellion Coal Fossil Fuels Energy Editor’s Picks … Four thousand people shut down key points of coal infrastructure in the east of Germany at … in blocking three train tracks that take coal from the mines to the power stations and …
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.
… | 15th June 2015 News Energy Renerwables Coal Fossil Fuels China India Unfccc … the world economy - say that China's use of coal, which is by far the most polluting … official statistics, the report says China's coal consumption fell by nearly 3% last year, …
Deng Yingtao presented a scathing critique of economic growth thirty years ago - finally we must listen.
… China’s coal-fuelled boom Simon Pirani | 14th May 2020 | Comment China Coal Energy Captalism Deng Yingtao Editor’s … off in the 2000s, fuelled by mountains of coal – the classic unsustainable resource. …
Renewable energy is all go in China, as set out in its climate pledge this week, writes John Mathews, with huge growth planned for wind and solar. The one big loser - coal exporters who can expect falling sales volumes in coming years. Wake up Australia!
… pledge for green growth spells doom for coal exporters John Mathews | 3rd July 2015 News China Australia Energy Renewables Coal Climate Change Unfccc wind-china-cut.jpg … for wind and solar. The one big loser - coal exporters who can expect falling sales …
As negotiators from around the world gather in Paris for what's hoped to be a groundbreaking climate summit, many will be surprised to discover that COP21 is funded by some of the world's biggest coal burners, writes Pavlos Georgiadis, and a leading financier of coal and tar sands development. Shouldn't we just ... kick them out?
… COP21 - brought to you by 200 Mt a year of coal-fired CO2 Pavlos Georgiadis | 26th … is funded by some of the world's biggest coal burners, writes Pavlos Georgiadis, and a leading financier of coal and tar sands development. Shouldn't we …
The fossil fuel industry could take important measures to mitigate climate change, but devotes itself to the opposite. The real scandal is their unwillingness to invest in renewables.
… 2020 News Editor’s Picks Science And Systems Coal Energy Extraction Bp Chevron Equinor … must be reserved for the big oil, gas and coal companies for the disgraceful role that they have played and continue to play. Coal First, they have obfuscated their own …
Friends of the Earth has identified 19 onshore sites where new or extended extraction activity is planned using publicly available planning application data.
… where new or extended onshore gas, oil and coal extraction is planned. The … the emissions from burning the extracted gas, coal and oil are routinely ignored when … of these involve drilling new wells; two coal mines (both in Wales) where new activity …