US Republican attorneys general sue EPA over fossil fuel power plants rule
A group of 27 US Republican attorneys general and industry trade groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency…
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Daily Chart: Germany massively underestimates its coal mining emissions
A new study from the think tank Ember suggests that Germany is massively underestimating its emissions from coal mining. According…
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Daily Chart: top 10 companies responsible for 40% of historic emissions
Just ten single entities including oil majors Shell and ExxonMobil are responsible for 40% of historic fossil fuel CO₂ emissions,…
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Bulgaria’s turn to gas is a financial trap
After decades of depending on coal, Bulgaria is firmly bidding farewell to the most polluting fuel of them all. Its…
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EU electricity market reform: what’s in it
In the spring of 2022, tempers were running high at an EU summit of national leaders in Brussels as they…
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How COP28 accelerated the conversation on coal phase-out
DUBAI – COP26, which took place in Glasgow in 2021, was supposed to be the COP that “consigned coal to…
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COP28 explainer: why hasn’t China signed the tripling renewables pledge?
DUBAI – Despite having worked on the global pledge for tripling renewables capacity for an entire year, alongside the COP28 presidency…
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Weekly data: how captive coal plants are driving global coal growth
At the end of 2021, it seemed that coal was on its way out. The previous year, China's leader Xi…
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Signal: Deutsche Bank “phasing out business” with thermal coal
Deutsche Bank published its initial Transition Plan last week (October 19), including new net-zero targets for three high-emitting industries in…
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Signal: half a million coal miners will lose jobs by 2035
A new report by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) warns that 414,200 coal mining jobs will be lost by 2035, as…
