Sandbag research suggests new onshore wind and solar projects can now compete with short term costs of generating power from existing coal and gas plants
EPA proposes 'Affordable Clean Energy Rule', predicting relaxation of emissions rules will cut coal power polluters' compliance costs by up to $400m a year
Power giant now has four units generating electricity using biomass, leaving just two units burning coal at the Selby plant
Ministers plan to cut air pollution by phasing out house coal, enforcing new emission limits, and curbing sale of wet wood for home stoves
More than 2,000 UK adults were quizzed by YouGov on climate impacts, renewables, litigation, green investment and fossil fuels - BusinessGreen rounds up the results
Fossil fuel's share of Britain's energy mix dipped below one per cent for the first time this summer, according to energy giant
Firm is already in talks with coal plants in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the USA about switching sites to run on waste-based biomass pellets
Banking giant will no longer finance coal-fired power stations or thermal coal mines in support of Paris Agreement goals
First major Japanese institutional investor embraces coal divestment, as switch to renewable energy gathers pace
Renewables and nuclear met over half of UK power needs on Sunday afternoon, even demand spiked during half time of the World Cup final