Climate change is a problem of fossil fuel dependency, and solving it requires reducing that dependency quickly and dramatically.
… Peak oil is welcome Richard Heinberg | 7th August 2008 Comment Peak Oil Carbon Climate Change Coal Gas Fossil … contraction faces a tough battle. The peaking in production rates of oil, coal and …
China's coal extraction and consumption peaked years ago and much sooner than anticipated. But the Silk Belt and Road Initiative – a massive foreign investments plan – seems to outsource China's emissions. Just like we in the West did, when we moved production to China. Ecological economists, FEDERICO DEMARIA and JOAN MARTINEZ ALIER report
… SPECIAL REPORT: China has a plan - Peak Coal and the new Silk Road Federico … .jpg China's coal extraction and consumption peaked years ago and much sooner than … countries - thus displacing carbon emissions. Peak Coal in China China is extracting an …
Coal consumption in China is likely to dwindle rapidly, writes Alex Kirby, leaving its own mining sector and foreign coal exporters in serious trouble. Australia and Indonesia are at greatest risk as China may soon stop importing any coal at all.
… in power stations to generate electricity) peaks, this will leave up to 40% of its … assets. How soon will China's coal spree peak? But some forecasts suggest China's thermal coal demand will peak between 2015 and 2030. The report says …
Governments may be over-estimating global coal reserves, says US engineer
… Peak coal? Governments may be over-estimating … The Ecologist | 23rd January 2009 News Coal Peak Energy Pollution Coal Energy News web pic … global coal reserves, says US engineer Peak oil has been much in the headlines …
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.
… per year, respectively. Has China's coal burn peaked? China's coal consumption growth was … total energy consumption, could see coal use peak by 2020. China recently required four … capacity growth has slowed from the peak years - 2006 saw the equivalent of 1.5 …
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.
… highest ever, writes Grant Wilson. They also peaked at 22% of electricity over the week of … renewables of wind, solar and hydro peaked at 22% of Britain's electrical energy … ever daily percentage of solar generation, peaking on Sunday 7th June at 8.9% - another …
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.
… impending scarcity. Without doubt, oil has peaked. Not only is less crude being found; … But that is now in the past. Now it is really peak oil that is behind the wheel of the car. Peak oil is driving the rise in price and …
Scientists know that if Antarctica's ice sheets and glaciers collapse, sea levels could rise 5 metres. But the idea that it will take 200 years to happen is based on a linear model, writes Dady Cherry. In fact, the process is exponential - and could take place 'within decades'.
… Imagine an island, with mountains, peaks, ridges, and valleys. Imagine further … of the perimeter that is beneath the sea. The peaks are higher above sea level than on any …
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.
… emissions - the highest in the world - would peak in 2030 and subsequently decrease. It … China's emissions are, in fact, likely to peak in 2025 - and fall sharply thereafter: …
Climate change shows its true face in extreme events, writes Kerry Emanuel: the storm surge with a 12 inch head start thanks to rising sea levels, propelled by a wind that's 20 mph faster, dropping an extra inch of rain beyond the 'normal' storm. Hurricane Katrina and Typhoon Haiyan are sending us a clear message: the world must get ready for bigger and badder, fast.
… seafloor, and they typically arrive near the peak of the storm's fury. As with Katrina and … the 100-year storm will have a landfalling peak wind speed of about 170 mph. But Haiyan, … data also show that storms are reaching their peak at higher latitudes , consistent with …
Until demand for fish is balanced with sustainable methods of production, write Ruth Thurstan & Callum Roberts, governments should consider the social and environmental implications of promoting greater fish consumption. Worldwide, wild fish supplies per person have been declining ever since 1970.
… were seriously depleted. UK fish landings peaked 101 years ago Government records show that landings of fish by UK vessels peaked in 1913 at 1.27m tonnes and declined …
Inconsistent wind is no impediment to the generation of electricity by turbines, three separate reports have concluded, as well as showing that the National Grid is more than able to cope with increased investment in wind energy
… be able to shut off appliances at times of peak demand and draw energy from other … wind with an overlay of tidal power peaking twice a day might simply have been too …
2013 was a bad, bad year for Big Coal, writes Bob Burton. If the coal industry's PR dream is for a stream of exuberant articles selling the story line that coal is clean, cheap and desirable, then 2013 delivered the opposite. 2014 will be even worse.
… in their view that Chinese coal demand will peak sooner rather than later and that imports … when, not if, global coal consumption will peak. The coal industry's gloom has been …
Ahead of the release of the World Bank's revised energy strategy, the Ecologist speaks to sustainable development advocate Srinivas Krishnaswamy about why despite huge gigawatt power projects, 45 per cent of India's households still lack electricity
… revised energy strategy, the Ecologist speaks to sustainable development advocate … cent of India's villages. Even in cities, in peak summer, with peak demand, there are on average power cuts …
China’s national and provincial post-Covid recovery packages will put three times as much cash into fossil fuel projects as into renewable energy.
… vigorous policies and measures”, aiming to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and … collapse. "There is just no way that Xi can ‘peak China’s emissions before 2030 and achieve …
King Coal's reign is coming to an end, writes Chris Rose, at least as a fuel for generating electricity. Following a price collapse half of all production is being sold at a loss - and major coal users like China are still moving away from the high-carbon fuel.
… emitter of toxic greenhouse gases, could peak as early as 2016, says the report. The …
Scientists are leading the charge against political foot-dragging on climate change, with James Hansen arrested for protesting against coal mining and Kevin Anderson warning the UK Government its emissions levels are 'dangerously optimistic'
… often blasting more than 300m from the peaks of mountains. West Virginia’s … feel the full force of citizens who speak for what is right, not what is … to 2C the rise in global temperatures. Speaking to the environmental audit committee, …
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!
… climate pact with the United States) include: peaking of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 or …
India's planned power expansion depends overwhelmingly on coal, with over a hundred huge new generation units planned by 2030. Sarah Stirk reports on the nightmare the dash for coal is bringing to once peaceful rural communities.
… to more than three times the UK's entire peak power demand. It represents a response to … to control the emotion in her voice, and speaks shakily of illness and disease in what … People betrayed All over Singrauli, locals speak of sickness, their land and livelihoods …
Britain could become a ‘carbon-free’ country in just twenty years, according to a new report published by the Wales-based Centre for Alternative Technology.
… when they detect that the grid is at peak load. Paul Allen, Development Director at …
We are most certainly witnessing the onset of a rapid pulse of sea level rise, writes Harold R Wanless. And low lying areas - like southeast Florida - will be the first to know about it. So how come they're building there like there's no tomorrow?
… picture of response to climate change. At the peak of the last ice age 18,000 years ago sea …
The UK's coastal waters are producing little but tiddlers and scallops, writes Jason Hall-Spencer - and to blame is the endless gouging of the seabed by trawlers and dredgers - even in 'marine reserves'. We must allow our marine ecosystems to rebuild!
… tonnes in 1920 to 50,924 tonnes in 1970, peaking at 177,793 tonnes in 1983 and …
In a blunt rebuke to Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott, US President Obama stated that 'every nation has the responsibility to do its part' on climate change, writes Michelle Grattan - in a clear reference to the G20 host's backsliding on climate promises.
… deal with China which set out a timetable for peaking its emissions. Obama said the reason …