China has just recorded its first fall in emissions from burning fossil fuels in 15 years, writes Lauri Myllyvirta. The sharp decline has surprised analysts, and reflects the fast growing proportion of renewables in the country's power supply.
… | 27th February 2015 News China Energy Coal Fossil Fuels Emissions Climate Change … in the country's power supply. China's coal consumption fell by 2.9% in … confirms earlier projections of a fall in coal use and 1% reduction in Carbon dioxide …
The Drax power station in North Yorkshire is among Britain's greatest greenhouse gas emitters, writes Almuth Ernsting. Not only is it burning some 6 million tonnes of coal every year, it is also burning its way through forests in the USA and other countries as it converts to biomass-fired units, rewarded by £1.3 million a day in subsidies. Join the #AxeDrax protest this weekend!
… campaigners unite for climate justice against coal and biofueled deforestation Almuth … Change Emissions Energy Biofuels Fossil Fuels Coal Forests USA UK drax-cut.jpg The Drax … only is it burning some 6 million tonnes of coal every year, it is also burning its way …
The secretary general of the OECD group of the world's 34 richest nations has issued a dramatic plea to its members to act now to end 'unabated coal' burning, writes Alex Kirby, and invest in renewables around the world to prevent climate disaster.
… OECD chief: World must ditch coal, go renewable Alex Kirby | 5th July 2015 … Change Emissions Energy UK Fossil Fuels Coal Renewables angel-gurria-cut.jpg The … to its members to act now to end 'unabated coal' burning, writes Alex Kirby, and invest …
The Gond tribe of Hasdeo Arand, the largest and oldest stretch of forest land in central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining.
… Coal mining and community activism in India … 21st January 2020 News Fossil Fuels Emissions Coal Mining Coal Activism Community Action India …
After years of protest, plans by the Anadolu Group to build a coal power plant in the seaside town of Gerze are awaiting the go-ahead from the Turkish government. But protest group YEGEP are not giving up without a fight
… Coal and Corruption: The Battle for Gerze … Walker Morgan Hartley | 17th August 2012 News Coal Power Plant Anadolu YEGEP Turkey Gerze … plans by the Anadolu Group to build a coal power plant in the seaside town of Gerze …
Germany cut emissions and boosted renewables to record levels last year, writes Henner Weithöner. Yet the country's coal burn remains the EU's highest - and ambitious emissions targets can only be met by closing coal-burning power stations.
… Coal's dark cloud hangs over Germany's energy … | 22nd January 2015 News Germany Renewables Coal Climate Change Emissions … writes Henner Weithöner. Yet the country's coal burn remains the EU's highest - and …
Britain lingers near to the bottom of the European league table for renewable energy, so why does it seem that the government are willing to add more coal nails to the coffin?
… Coal is over Joss Garman | 22nd June 2008 Comment Coal Renewable Energy Kingsnorth CCS Coal Global Warming Carbon Off-Setting Nuclear …
Clean Coal Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the technology of stripping carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases of fossil fuels and then burying it as a liquid underground.
… Power On - Clean Coal Jon Hughes Mark Anslow | 1st November 2007 News Clean Coal Carbon Dioxide Carbon Capture Coal Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate …
The UK government is all for fracking, writes Dr Robin Russell-Jones, but on climate grounds alone it should be banned. Evidence from the US shows that shale gas is twice as dirty as coal from a climate viewpoint due to 'fugitive emissions' of methane. That makes fracking incompatible with the UK's climate change commitments and the Paris Agreement - as the CCC may soon rule.
… Fracking is twice as bad for climate as coal - will the Climate Change Committee ban … US shows that shale gas is twice as dirty as coal from a climate viewpoint due to 'fugitive … Wigley , the break-even point for gas over coal is 2%. In other words if fugitive …
Paris has been awash with hype about 'CO2 recycling' and 'carbon neutral' or even 'carbon negative' technologies based on burning millions of trees, writes Rachel Smolker. But the alchemical notion that waste carbon can be spun into corporate gold is hitting serious reality checks. It's time to ditch the fantasies and progress the real solutions: like caring for land, soils, forests and grasslands.
… rapidly, with co-firing of wood pellets in coal power plants. Industry and governments … are generally much higher even than for coal per unit of energy generated. The notion … of bioenergy production. BECCS and 'clean coal' BECCS is the bioenergy twin of 'clean …
China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020.
… from the UK and China analysed emissions from coal, oil, natural gas and biomass power plants, with a focus on coal-fired power plants as the major … (ULE) Standards Policy for renovating coal-fired power stations to limit air …
An interview with World Resources Institute decarbonisation specialist, Kelly Levin.
… we thought to a lot of these tipping points. Coal NB: One of the biggest causes seems to be use of coal in terms of attributable source. Does the … any proposed strategy for getting away from coal faster? KL: The good news is that the …
The UK imports millions of tons of American wood pellets every year to be burned in power stations for 'climate friendly' electricity, writes Matt Williams. But his recent visit to the southern US showed him that this practice is devastating beautiful, natural forests rich in wildlife - while the UK government's own research shows that it's worse for the climate than the coal it replaces.
… Dirtier than coal: burning forests for 'green' energy Matt … that it's worse for the climate than the coal it replaces. A couple of months ago I … which is converting its boilers from coal to biomass, receives over £1 million per …
Don't believe the carbon capture hype, say MPs and NGOs
… Clean coal myth at E-On's Kingsnorth 1st July 2008 … Kingsnorth Carbon Dioxide Carbon Off-Setting Coal Technology Climate Change Energy … hype, say MPs and NGOs E.ON’s controversial coal-fired power station to be built at …
Natural gas is meant to be a far lower carbon fuel than coal, writes Steve Horn. But a new study shows that methane leaks from gas power plants and oil refineries are 20-120 times higher than thought. And with methane a greenhouse gas almost 100 times stronger than CO2 over 20 years, the leaks are equivalent to about a tenth of the US's CO2 emissions.
… is meant to be a far lower carbon fuel than coal, writes Steve Horn. But a new study shows … more climate-friendly alternative to burning coal, is obtained in the US mostly via the … as market forces drive the replacement of coal with cheaper natural gas. But if natural …
Obama has delighted climate campaigners with this 'clean Power Plan' that will force states to make deep cut in carbon emissions from power stations, writes Dan Roberts. But not everyone is happy, and legal challenges loom.
… Climate Change USA Emissions Politics Energy Coal obama-cut.jpg Obama has delighted climate … culmination of his long-fought battle against coal industry lobbyists and climate change … this thing, but we have to get going." King Coal's big cutbacks Under the Clean Power Plan …
The key study that justifies the Government's claim that fracking is a climate change 'solution' is based on serious scientific errors, writes Nick Cowern. Not only has the Government failed to correct them, but it is now delaying the publication of a new official report that would reveal the truth - that fracking is considerably worse for the world's climate than coal.
… Climate Change Emissions Science Energy Coal Fossil Fuels cameron-shale-gas-cut.jpg … worse for the world's climate than coal. Some time early this decade the Tory - LibDem coalition began looking into a possible future …
Instead of spikes in demand and coal-fired solutions, fridges and washing machines may soon be available that can regulate their own energy usage.
… Instead of spikes in demand and coal-fired solutions, fridges and washing … gas plants, it tends to be the workhorse coal power stations that fulfil this … problematic. The current reliance on coal power plants to balance out demand will …
A new report on fracking and climate change from the Task Force on Shale gas presents a rosy picture of the fuel's role as a climate-friendly 'bridge' to a renewable energy future, writes Oliver Tickell. But the truth is the precise opposite - it's a climate disaster that will only delay the arrival of clean energy.
… gas (LNG). It is also much better than coal. Gas will be needed for several decades … of gas is actually a lot worse than that of coal. Lord Smith himself provided the answer: … chamber, gas is a dirtier a fuel than coal. It has been estimated that, in fact, as …
Relying on unproven technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage is a dangerous distraction from the more systematic changes required to tackle climate change.
… station in Yorkshire, which currently burns coal and biomass (in the form of wood pellets), and is planning to replace coal with gas. The previous CCS competition … North Yorkshire, which planned to build a new coal plant with the technology (see our …
In a surprise move, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed Cambridge Professor David Mackay as its Chief Scientific Adviser
… heralds a new phase of thinking at DECC on coal power, particularly because Mackay is … change will require the end of unabated coal burning: 'Solving climate change is a … dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture.' Track record Mackay was …
Australian Prime Minister's response to fires is reactionary, short-term, and lacking in vision.
… For a country whose top export in 2018 is coal, the right response should be to phase out coal production, now, with a complete closure … Rather than approving the development of new coal mines, it should revoke the 2019 …
Campaigners at COP21 in Paris are calling for a new 'upstream' carbon tax to be levied on fossil fuel producers, writes Henner Weithoener, and so send a clear market signal and finance poor countries' compensation for 'loss and damage' caused by climate change.
… new source of finance - making Big Oil, King Coal and Gas Giants pay a new global tax on … burning a barrel of crude oil (or a tonne of coal, or a cubic metre of natural gas). The CO … new source of finance from a levy on Big Oil, Coal and Gas could unlock some of the …