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EBRD energy chief defends coal investments

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Riccardo Puliti warns Europe not to be hasty in adopting 'ideological' policy on carbon intensity funding

13 May 2013

Carbon bubble makes Australia's coal industry ripe 'for financial implosion'

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Much of the nation's coal reserves will be worthless if world's governments fulfil pledge to cap emissions, warns report

29 Apr 2013

Renewables post record year - but rising coal use forces up emissions

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Green energy accounted for 11.3 percent of UK electricity last year after huge growth in offshore wind, as emissions rise 3.5 per cent

28 Mar 2013

Los Angeles set to ditch coal power

City power company to replace electricity supply with renewables, energy efficiency, and natural gas

20 Mar 2013

Report: Ministers' links to energy companies limiting climate action

Campaign group calls on government to break links with oil and coal giants as well as finance companies that fund them

11 Mar 2013

European Investment Bank considers legal action over hoax coal statement

Fake press release falsely claims bank will stop investing in coal projects

28 Feb 2013

Australian wind farms undercut fossil fuel power prices

Bloomberg New Energy Finance study reveals electricity from new wind farms can be provided at a lower cost than power from new coal or gas power plants

08 Feb 2013

'Carbon Bomb' projects threaten explosion in global emissions

Point of No Return report from Greenpeace highlights how the world’s 14 largest planned fossil fuel projects will increase emissions 20 per cent

22 Jan 2013

Report: CCS emission savings may be lower than predicted

Study says fuel production and transport emissions hamper performance and suggests coal with CCS is environmentally worse than unabated gas

22 Jan 2013

Mercury emissions crackdown agreed as UN finalises global deal

Minamata Convention commits 140 countries to banning a raft of mercury-containing products, including energy-efficient bulbs and batteries

21 Jan 2013

RWE npower hails first tonne of carbon captured at Wales plant

Pilot project at coal-powered Aberthaw Power Station will trap 50 tonnes of CO2 each day when fully commissioned

18 Jan 2013

Mining museum taps rich solar seam

Wales' national mining museum has installed solar panels

27 Dec 2012

Bangladesh mine activists dump coal outside GCM meeting in London

Protester dressed as Santa Claus delivers sack in row over plans for mine in Phulbari, Bangladesh

21 Dec 2012

IEA warns coal renaissance threatens climate crisis

New report argues that without drastic policy action coal will rival oil as dominant energy source by 2017

19 Dec 2012

Fossil fuel subsidies 'a disaster' for economy and environment

Friends of the Earth says Chancellor is relying on increasing revenues from a declining industry and ignoring green growth

05 Dec 2012

Harvard students vote to ditch fossil fuel investments

Almost three quarters of students want university to divest its interests in fossil fuels, but President refuses to meet campaigners

21 Nov 2012

Greenhouse gases reach record levels in 2011

World Meteorological Organisation finds CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide all on the rise, as world plans 1,200 new coal plants

20 Nov 2012

South African investors warned against “carbon bubble” risk

New report warns South African coal firms will not be able to burn all their stated reserves

20 Nov 2012

Moody's: Renewables boom poses credit risk for coal and gas power plants

Credit ratings agency warns increases in renewable power have had 'a profound negative impact' on the competitiveness of thermal generation companies

06 Nov 2012

Biomass could chip in more power than predicted

Deloitte report says clear regulation and sustainability safeguards could help biomass provide over a fifth of UK electricity by 2020

05 Nov 2012

UK CCS projects - at a glance

BusinessGreen runs down the four projects on the short list for £1bn of government funding

30 Oct 2012

Scientists cast doubt on shale gas' low carbon credentials

Report finds emissions saved in US from switching to gas are simply being shipped overseas in coal exports

29 Oct 2012

Drax aims to raise £180m for biomass conversion

UK's largest power plant unveils share placement to fund conversion of three boilers to burn wood pellets

26 Oct 2012

Obama and Romney engage in coal wars, as polls show mounting climate fears

New poll shows over two-thirds of US voters now accept global warming is happening

16 Oct 2012

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