Coal

Britain has now gone 12 days and 19 hours without using any coal-fired electricity

At more than 280 hours and counting, could the UK see its first entire fortnight without coal power by the end of the week?

UK has clocked up almost 11 days of coal-free power generation, while gas power has also been running at low levels

Steep decline in coal-fired electricity generation means no need for new coal mines, campaigners claim

UN chief Antonio Guterres tells Associated Press countries should stop building new coal from next year or face 'total disaster'

Grid operator confirms no coal plants scheduled to come online before 2pm this afternoon, meaning UK is set to complete a week without coal power

A Bank Holiday record of 114 consecutive hours without using coal power underlined the UK's progress in quitting its dirtiest fuel, but where next for the fossil fuel phase out?

In April 2019, the US renewables sector generated more electricity than the country's coal power plants for the first time, according to analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics.

German energy reveals it is cancelling future coal investments, including major new plant planned for its site in Niederaussem

More than 30 heads of state arrive in Beijing to court its massive outward investment plan, but the UN chief and others warn the investments must be sustainable