Coal

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

Revival of last eight coal plants when 'beast from the east' hit Britain proved to be brief

Friends of the Earth's Craig Bennett argues the justification for new coal mines is collapsing - it is time for the government to act

Environmentalists have written to ministers, asking them to reform the planning system so that all future coal mines are automatically refused

China formally withdraws from early phase of high profile CORSIA carbon offset, just as government unveils sweeping new pollution crackdown

University of East Anglia researchers cautiously optimistic CO2 from the world's biggest emitter may already be falling due in part to slowing economic growth

Malcolm Turnbull supports dirty fuel amid wrangling over energy policy, despite Australia lagging its emission reduction target

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Commission will set a phase-out timeline for coal, but greens warn it may be too weak and divided to salvage Germany's reputation as a climate leader