Coal
Energy
Steep decline in coal-fired electricity generation means no need for new coal mines, campaigners claim
15 May 2019
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5 min read
Policy
UN chief Antonio Guterres tells Associated Press countries should stop building new coal from next year or face 'total disaster'
10 May 2019
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1 min read
Infrastructure
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
08 May 2019
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6 min read
Infrastructure
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?
07 May 2019
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6 min read
Energy
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.
01 May 2019
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3 min read
Energy
German energy reveals it is cancelling future coal investments, including major new plant planned for its site in Niederaussem
29 April 2019
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2 min read
Infrastructure
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
26 April 2019
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2 min read
Energy
As climate protests dominated the news agenda, the UK grid managed an unbroken 90 hours without generating electricity from coal
23 April 2019
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3 min read
Infrastructure
Government confirms electricity grid clocked up 650 hours of coal-free generation during the first quarter of the year - more than was achieved during the whole of 2017
12 April 2019
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3 min read
Aviation
As coal use drops off, aviation is coming to the fore as bloc's biggest emitter
02 April 2019
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3 min read
