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THERESA MAY DEFENDS GREEN PLAN AS CRITICS SAY IT IS TOO SLOW AND VAGUE


Environmental groups welcome ambition but say 25-year promises must be backed by force of law, money and new watchdog... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 743

FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE TO ADAPT TO CHINA'S BAN ON SOLID WASTE IMPORTS


China has banned the imports of 24 kinds of solid waste... READ MORE

8th January, 2018 0

UK FRACKERS ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME


The UK's shale gas industry is in a race against time to establish itself before climate change regulations shut it down... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 1793

'WE DONT HAVE TIME TO WAIT AND SEE'


Air pollution is killing people now and it is related to wider issues of climate change and our reliance on fossil fuels... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 909

INSIDE THE MASS EXODUS AT THE EPA


More than 700 workers have left the rapidly shrinking Environmental Protection Agency since President Trump took office -- including more than 200 scientists, according to a report... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 4228

MINISTRY RIGHT TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT


As a result, some coal-burning boilers and coal-burning stoves in some villagers' homes have been demolished before natural gas has been supplied... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 0

INVESTORS SHUN FOSSIL FUELS AT PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT, SLAM TRUMP'S 'SCIENTIFICALLY WRONG' ADVOCACY OF COAL


U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected the deal, calling climate change a hoax and vowing to restore jobs in the fossil fuel industry... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 214

UN OFFICIAL HAILS CHINESE EFFORTS TO REDUCE CAPITAL CITY'S AIR POLLUTION


An official with the United Nations environmental agency on Saturday has hailed the Chinese government efforts in reducing the level of air pollution in Beijing... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 0

WILL TRUMP'S EPA REPEAL THE US CARBON EMISSION PLAN?


We support the Clean Power Plan, said Bill Price, a senior organiser with the Sierra Club in West Virginia... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 297

COAL RETURNS AS FLASHPOINT IN GLOBAL CLIMATE-CHANGE FIGHT


Coal emerged as the surprise winner from two weeks of international climate talks in Germany, with leaders of the host country and neighboring Poland joini... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 9

WORLD VOWS TO STICK TO GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL DESPITE US PULLOUT


The Bonn meeting was under the shadow of Trump's decision in June to withdraw from the Paris accord and instead promote the coal and oil industry... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 307

'POLITICAL WATERSHED' AS 19 COUNTRIES PLEDGE TO PHASE OUT COAL


A new alliance of 19 nations committed to quickly phasing out coal has been launched at the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 9908

POPE REBUKES CLIMATE DENIERS AS 'PERVERSE' IN BONN MESSAGE


Francis issued a message to the Bonn meeting, which is working to implement the 2015 Paris accord aimed at capping global emissions... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 0

'A STEP BACK': EMISSIONS RISE AS WORLD ECONOMY GATHERS PACE


Carbon emissions will rise 2 per cent in 2017 to almost 37 billion tonnes as the world economy heads for 3.6 per cent annual growth... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 141

MICHAEL BLOOMBERGS WAR ON COAL GOES GLOBAL WITH $50M FUND


The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking pollution rules... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 332949

UN WARNS OF CATASTROPHIC MASS FAMINE IN YEMEN


The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking pollution rules... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 332949

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS


Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 779

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS


Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 779

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS


Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 779

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS


Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 779

NEW DATA GIVES HOPE FOR MEETING THE PARIS CLIMATE TARGETS


When the global economy has been strong, we've consumed more energy, which has translated into burning more fossil fuels and releasing more carbon pollution... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 1801

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BRITAIN GOES A DAY WITHOUT BURNING COAL FOR ELECTRICITY


Coal-fired power generation contributes heavily to climate change burning coal produces twice as much carbon dioxide as burning natural gas... READ MORE

22nd April, 2017 92516

SWEDEN CRITICISES US CLIMATE STANCE AS IT REVEALS AMBITIOUS CARBON EMISSIONS LAW


The European Union as a whole has set a target of an 80-95 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050... READ MORE

3rd February, 2017 64048

PAUL KRUGMAN TRUMP GRATUITOUSLY REJECTS THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD


As I said, however, these days the fight against climate action is largely driven by sheer spite... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 27546

U.K. JUST WENT WITHOUT COAL POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1880S


Coal plants by 2025 How to Hit the Brakes on Climate Change The U.K... READ MORE

23rd April, 2017 26456

CHINA AIMS TO SPEND AT LEAST $360 BILLION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2020


China surpassed the United States a decade ago as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gasses, and now discharges about twice as much... READ MORE

6th January, 2017 19600

TRUMPS EPA PICK REJECTS CLIMATE SCIENCE, FIGHTS FOR FOSSIL FUELS


Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, has spent six years waging war against the EPA's climate and clean air initiatives... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 17411

THE CHEAP ENERGY REVOLUTION IS HERE, AND COAL WON'T CUT IT


Unsubsidized wind and solar are beginning to outcompete coal and natural gas in an ever-widening circle of countries... READ MORE

27th April, 2017 16956

WHY YOU'RE ABOUT TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE FOR POWER


Right now, coal accounts for 76 per cent of our electricity generation... READ MORE

7th July, 2017 16692

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE, BECOMES PRIORITY UNDER TRUMP ORDER


Trump's order attempts to roll back Obama-era policies on power plant emissions limits, coal mining on federal lands, and regulations on fracking and methane... READ MORE

28th March, 2017 13814

TRUMP MAY BE GOOD FOR OIL TROUBLE FORRENEWABLES


The president-elect has promised to promote oil, natural gas and coal aggressively, and pull back on Obama administration commitments to fighting climate change... READ MORE

2nd January, 2017 11407

FOSSIL FUELS 'MUST GO BY 2100'


The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in a stark report that most of the world's electricity can... READ MORE

2nd November, 2014 10098

FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT FUNDS DOUBLE TO $5TN IN A YEAR


Institutions worth 2.6 trillion have now pulled investments out of fossil fuels... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 7306

RENEWABLES INVESTMENT IN UK WILL FALL 95% OVER NEXT THREE YEARS - STUDY


In contrast, public sector high carbon investment is rising, although slowly, the authors wrote... READ MORE

4th January, 2017 7150

OBAMA'S CLEAN POWER PLAN HAILED AS US'S STRONGEST EVER CLIMATE ACTION


The final rules propose a 32 percent cut in carbon emissions from power plants by 2030 on 2005 levels, up from the initial proposal of 30 percent ... READ MORE

3rd August, 2015 5598

CHINA BLOCKS WEB ACCESS TO DOCUMENTARY


The video was made by Chai Jing, a former investigative reporter for China Central Television, with help from other former employees of the state network... READ MORE

7th March, 2015 5320

CLEAN ENERGY IS TROUNCING OIL, GAS AND COAL IN TRUMP ERA


President Donald Trump took office vowing to revive the coal industry's fortunes. So far, the smart money has been on clean energy... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 5189

WORLD'S BIGGEST SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND DUMPS DOZENS OF COAL COMPANIES


And others have warned investors that action on climate change would leave many current fossil fuel assets worthless... READ MORE

5th February, 2015 5134

IF TRUMP DUMPS THE CLIMATE ACCORD, THE U.S. IS THE LOSER


China is meeting its Paris accord targets, and more, by shutting down coal-fired power plants, says Yohe... READ MORE

1st June, 2017 4876

CHINA CALLS US 'SELFISH' AFTER TRUMP SEEKS TO BRING BACK COAL


Climate change China calls US 'selfish' after Trump seeks to bring back coal... READ MORE

30th March, 2017 4493

KEEP FOSSIL FUELS IN THE GROUND TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE


I m not suggesting that the negotiators decided not to talk about fossil fuels, or signed a common accord to waste their lives... READ MORE

11th March, 2015 4182

COAL DOESN'T HELP THE POOR; IT MAKES THEM POORER


Delivering electricity to those in energy poverty is certainly important... READ MORE

31st October, 2016 3838

UK SPENT 300 TIMES MORE ON FOSSIL FUELS THAN CLEAN ENERGY DESPITE GREEN PLEDGE


UK government failed to keep its pledge to support clean energy over fossil fuels abroad... READ MORE

10th February, 2015 3497

'THE WAR ON COAL IS OVER'


For Pruitt, getting rid of the Clean Power Plan will mark the culmination of a long fight he began as the elected attorney general of Oklahoma... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 3270

GLOBAL POLLUTION IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST KILLER AND A THREAT TO SURVIVAL OF MANKIND, STUDY FINDS


Air pollution deaths in Southeast Asia are on track to double by 2050, he added... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 3115

AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST SOLAR FARM SET TO SPROUT IN A QUEENSLAND FIELD


That is equivalent to one fifth of the current total renewable energy target for the entire country in a single power station... READ MORE

1st March, 2015 3092

SERIOUS FARM POLLUTION BREACHES RISE IN UK - AND MANY GO UNPROSECUTED


Environment Agency figures show severe incidents are weekly occurrence as farms struggle with cost of pollution prevention despite subsidies... READ MORE

21st August, 2017 2987

'CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL': COMPANIES CHALLENGE TRUMP'S REVERSAL OF POLICY


Trump, for his part, has called climate change a hoax ... READ MORE

30th March, 2017 2897

THESE 5 CHARTS SHOW THE SEISMIC SHIFTS HAPPENING IN GLOBAL ENERGY


Even China's Turning Away This map shows that most of the world's economies are turning away from coal, the most environmentally harmful fossil fuel... READ MORE

14th June, 2017 2813

UK CITIZENS ARE TAKING AIR POLLUTION MONITORING INTO THEIR OWN HANDS


Residents in Lancing and Shoreham, West Sussex, have also teamed up to explore air pollution levels... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 2736

'NO PLANS' TO CUT RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET, JOSH FRYDENBERG SAYS


A report by the commission found that the cost of wind power had fallen by 60 percent in the past five years... READ MORE

25th April, 2017 2492


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