Weekly data: Booming fossil fuels suggest 2020 climate win was temporary
Coal and gas production will exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2021, with oil set to do so by 2023, according to current trajectories.
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Aviation emissions: ‘We can’t wait for hydrogen or electric’
Sustainable aviation fuels can be blended in with current fuels, but the cost remains too high to make it economical. Business leaders say that with the right support this could change in the next five years.
New frontiers in the fight to bring down coal
China may no longer be funding coal overseas, but thousands of plants both under construction and built in recent years will now have to be retired early.
Recent events complicate the idea fossil fuels are more ‘reliable’ than renewables
Fossil fuel markets are becoming more unstable due to both geopolitics and the energy transition. Meanwhile, new technology means 'variable' power supply does not have to be 'unreliable'.
Weekly data: How Japan is turning its back on LNG
Recently announced 2021 power targets will see electricity generation from LNG in Japan fall nearly 50% by 2030. It marks an end to the country's dominance of the global LNG market.
Exclusive natural gas data reveals trillions of dollars of upcoming projects
Thousands of new power plants, pipelines, LNG terminals and extraction fields reveal investment strategies laden with climate and financial risk.
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EU road to ditch fossil fuel cars by 2035 is full of potholes
All new cars on the European market must be zero-emission vehicles from 2035, says the European Commission in its ‘Fit for 55’ package, but questions over affordability and infrastructure are proving difficult to answer.
Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies could slash emissions and save trillions – report
Governments could save $3trn and reduce CO2 emissions by 5.46 billion tonnes via the removal of fossil fuel consumption subsidies, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
National governments should lead fossil fuels phase-out – report
Governments must begin winding down fossil fuel production immediately if global warming is to remain below 1.5°C. Any delay is entirely political, suggests a report commissioned by global initiative the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Weekly data: Fossil fuels much deadlier than renewables
Brown coal kills 32.8 people per terawatt hour (TWh) of power generated, versus 0.02 deaths per TWh of solar power.
How oil and gas extraction undermines the climate policies of rich nations
The UK, Norway, the US and Canada like to present themselves as climate leaders, but their strategies around oil and gas tell a different story.
Wealthy governments still subsidising fossil fuels in developing nations
Data reveals that wealthy countries are continuing to pour money into fossil fuel projects in Africa and the Middle East, despite commitments to decarbonise under the Paris Agreement.
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