Activists under the banner of Earth First! take on coal mining in the North East of England.
… Two opencast coal mines shut down Marianne Brooker | 20th … August 2019 News Earth First! Opencast Mining Coal Activism … under the banner of Earth First! take on coal mining in the North East of England. … mining companies from continuing to dig up coal, destroying the surrounding environment …
Five of Europe’s biggest climate offenders continue to enjoy billions of euros in public funds, according to a Bankwatch report
… – rely heavily on fossil fuels, primarily coal, for energy generation. Despite … to reduce their reliance on oil, gas and coal. Some of them are even developing additional coal capacity. And yet, over the past years, …
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 …
Vigils in London and Bangladesh mark fourteenth anniversary of the Phulbari Massacre.
… | 25th August 2020 | News Phulbari Solidarity Coalition Change Makers London Stock Exchange Coal Phulbari Solidarity Vigils in London and … protesting against GCM’s planned open cast coal mine. ‘Phulbari Day’ is …
The Welsh Government has committed to avoid the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels.
… of all fossil fuels, including shale gas, coal bed methane and underground coal gasification, is not compatible with … Historic moment The plan clearly states that coal applications are effectively ruled out: …
The Oltenia Energy Complex took over people's land, mined lignite and increased coal production despite state climate action pledges.
… 2018 News Deforestation Lignite Mining Coal Mining Romania Criminal … people's land, mined lignite and increased coal production despite state climate action … the merger of decade-old power plants and coal mines. Romania joined the global effort …
… to the taxpayer.” Drax’s plans to convert two coal-fired units at its Selby power plant in … the government’s estimates. With the UK’s coal phase-out planned for 2025, the coal-fired units stand to be decommissioned if …
Climate campaigners denounce approve of UK's biggest ever gas power project.
… Drax now wants to replace its remaining two coal-fired units with far larger gas units. … States. Drax also burned 2 million tonnes of coal, and is expanding into another dirty … entire villages destroyed and poisoned from coal mining in Russia. Drax is representative …
Emissions-intensive gas plant would fly in the face of UK Government's decarbonisation targets.
… was warranted to replace its existing two coal-fired units ahead of the government’s proposed coal phase-out in 2025. However, ClientEarth … research shows , the UK can transition from coal to clean, without locking in more …
… people most impacted by the climate crisis. Coal “Polluting gas power stations like Keadby … surging renewables are directly replacing old coal. A Drax spokesperson said: “Everyone has …
In a week which has seen the UK Government shift the fracking argument away from price benefits (always an erroneous case) the pro fracking lobby is now scrambling around to find and play up to the public the wider economic benefits shale gas development could bring to Britain. Alex Stevenson reports....
… the way in finding new sources of energy - coal in the 18th and 19th centuries, oil in … UK gas fracking boom 'may be dirtier than coal' As well as local outrage over 'fracking' … gas footprint may be higher than that of coal. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of …
The Government sees fracking as the answer to the UK's energy problems. But as Alex Stevenson reports, support for it is weak among Lib Dem MPs, not to mention their voters. Could fracking soon be finished?
… shale has a lesser carbon output than heavy coal, it's still a very large contributor to … a more Conservative mindset from their coalition partners. Or perhaps it's down to …
Would UKIP be riding so high if voters knew of the party's links with powerful right-wing US corporate interests promoting fossil fuels, denying climate change, opposing gun control, and supporting big tobacco, teaching creationism in schools, healthcare privatisation and the lifting of nuclear power regulation? An Ecologist investigation exposes the real UKIP.
… based on "proven technologies" including coal and gas. In his speech to the party's …
With 20 months to go until the next general election, Britain's energy policy debate is already heating up, reports Alex Stevenson.....
… to try and address huge frustrations with the coalition's current approach? The answer is … unconventional gas - including fracking and coal bed methane extraction - has to offer the …
Ministers are determined to get fracking under way in the UK as fast as possible, so it's a 'fait accompli' in time for the election, writes Alex Stevenson. With a firm pro-fracking concensus in Parliament, only one thing can frustrate their plans - strong local campaigns to turn around MPs desperate for re-election in 2015. It even has a name: democracy.
… in power after 2015 might reverse the current coalition's efforts to make widespread … may surface with renewed ferocity. The coalition's junior partners are unlikely to … of fracked gas is comparable to that of coal. Add in the impact of shipping from US …
Cuts to feed-in tariffs and hostility to large-scale farms have undermined the UK's solar energy sector. But changes are under way in the heart of government. Could 2014 be the UK's 'year of the sun'?
… meanwhile the house next door is drawing down coal-fired electricity at 15p per unit. "The … better than it has done so far under the coalition government. Noble says he is …