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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 1601

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

PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT OPENS WITH BILL GATES, DICAPRIO, BUT NOT TRUMP


Two years after the landmark Paris climate accord, dozens of world leaders and philanthropists are back in the French capital on Tuesday for a summit... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 786

TOP US FIRMS INCLUDING WALMART AND FORD IGNORE TRUMP ON CLIMATE CHANGE


US companies president claims to champion choosing to oppose Trump's sceptical climate stance and press ahead without him... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 3558

TESLA SWITCHES ON WORLD'S LARGEST LITHIUM ION BATTERY SETUP IN AUSTRALIA


Elon Musk met up ot his 100-day deadline of building the world's largest lithium battery in Australia, located in Hornsdale, South Australia... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 19

FROM AMAZON TO ETSY TECH GIANTS FIGHT TRUMPS PLAN TO SAVE COAL


Despite her state's deep roots in coal, she backs the company's fight for more renewable energy... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 476

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

THE ECO GUIDE TO USING YOUR MONEY


Switch to an ethical bank account and invest in renewable energy, not fossil fuels, says Lucy Siegle... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 350

FATHER-SON TEAM PLANS ANTARCTIC TREK POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY


Perpetual sunlight will charge the solar panels, which will power a NASA-designed ice melter to provide them with enough water for drinking and cooking... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 10

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

THE SEVEN MEGATRENDS THAT COULD BEAT GLOBAL WARMING


'Everybody gets paralysed by bad news because they feel helpless, says Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief who delivered the landmark Paris climate change agreement... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 26089

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

HUGE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PUTS PARIS CLIMATE TARGET IN REACH, SAYS REPORT


The World Bank's subsidiary, the International Finance Corporation IFC, said on Thursday that the investment could hold the key to fighting climate change... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 2635

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

SOUTH KOREA TO RESUME BUILDING TWO NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS, BUT SCRAPS PLANS FOR 6 OTHERS


The world's fifth-biggest nuclear energy user currently runs 24 nuclear reactors, generating a third of the country's total electricity needs... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 139

DOES WA NEED ITS OWN RENEWABLES TARGET?


He has already flagged the possibility of WA following other states and setting its own renewable energy target RET once the Clean Energy Target is cut... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 49

MALCOLM TURNBULL FACES UPHILL BATTLE CONVINCING STATES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL ENERGY GUARANTEE


Updated October 18, 2017 09 04 15 Victoria, Queensland and South Australia look set to make the Prime Minister work hard if he wants them to support his new energy plan... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 777

INDIA AND US RIVEN ON CLIMATE BUT PARTNERS IN CLEAN ENERGY TECH


India and the United States have traditionally not seen eye to eye on climate change and energy policies... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 6

EPA CHIEF SCOTT PRUITT DECLARES OBAMA'S 'WAR ON COAL IS OVER' AS TRUMP CAMP DUMPS CLEAN POWER PLAN


EPA chief Scott Pruitt declares Obama's 'war on coal is over' as Trump camp dumps Clean Power Plan... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 4

'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

Trending News Headlines : Sacha Courville

NEOLIBERALISM HAS CONNED US INTO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE AS INDIVIDUALS


At the very moment when climate change demands an unprecedented collective public response, neoliberal ideology stands in the way... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 114948

WORLD ENERGY HITS A TURNING POINT


Auctions, where private companies compete for massive contracts to provide electricity, established record after record for cheap solar power... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 107812

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

ELON MUSK'S BIG BATTERY BRINGS REALITY CRASHING INTO A POST-TRUTH WORLD


They have just chosen to throw truth onto the fire of climate change for political reasons... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 53631

INDIAN SOLAR POWER PRICES HIT RECORD LOW, UNDERCUTTING FOSSIL FUELS


By 2022, India aims to have the capacity to generate 175 gigawatts of power from solar, biomass and wind energy... READ MORE

10th May, 2017 43481

INDIA, ONCE A COAL GOLIATH, IS FAST TURNING GREEN


The price needs to fall to 100 per kilowatt-hour for renewable energy to be comparable in price to coal, Mr. Mathur says... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 39546

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

FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES ARE A STAGGERING $5 TN PER YEAR


Third, the subsidies discourage investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy that compete with the subsidized fossil fuels... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 21773

CHINA BUILDS WORLD'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM IN JOURNEY TO BECOME GREEN SUPERPOWER #GLOBALWARNING


Vast plant in Qinghai province is part of China's determination to transform itself from climate change villain to a green energy colossus... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 21279

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

'SPECTACULAR' DROP IN RENEWABLE ENERGY COSTS LEADS TO RECORD GLOBAL BOOST


Falling solar and wind prices have led to new power deals across the world despite investment in renewables falling... READ MORE

7th June, 2017 15605

COSTA RICA GOES 75 DAYS POWERING ITSELF USING ONLY RENEWABLE ENERGY


Please read our Costa Rica has achieved a clean energy milestone by using 100 per cent renewable energy for a record 75 days in a row... READ MORE

22nd March, 2015 11554

SOLAR PANEL RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE POWERING TRAINS BY BYPASSING GRID


Imperial College London has partnered with the climate change charity 10 10 to investigate the use of track-side solar panels to power trains, the two organisations announced yesterday... READ MORE

10th January, 2017 9174

TRUMP SAYS ENERGY REGULATIONS ARE HURTING ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE EVIDENCE SAYS OTHERWISE.


The assumption they are making is that economic growth depends upon increasing carbon emissions... READ MORE

22nd December, 2016 8121

PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT: COST FOR U.S. ECONOMY FROM TRUMP'S WITHDRAWAL


Benioff tweeted that he was deeply disappointed by the decision, noting that his company would continue to strive to run only renewable energy... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 7963

CHINA CEMENTING GLOBAL DOMINANCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY


The report noted the global expansion cements China's total domination of renewable energy growth globally... READ MORE

6th January, 2017 7830

PROTECTED FORESTS IN EUROPE FELLED TO MEET EU RENEWABLE TARGETS - REPORT


Protected forests are being indiscriminately felled across Europe to meet the EU's renewable energy targets, according to an investigation by the conservation group Birdlife... READ MORE

24th November, 2016 6987

US SCIENTISTS FIND NEW WAY TO CONVERT CO2 TO GREEN FUEL


Unexpected discovery that produces ethanol could be a building block towards creating a low-carbon energy system... READ MORE

22nd October, 2016 6909

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TURN TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TO BREAK CYCLE OF WELFARE


Melina Loubicon-Massimo, from the Lubicon Cree First Nation in Canada, says her community has achieved incredible results with renewable energy... READ MORE

28th February, 2017 5474

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

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

ECONOMICS TO KEEP WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY THRIVING WITH TRUMP


California and New York have set goals to source half of their power from clean energy by 2030... READ MORE

24th November, 2016 3193

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

'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

TRUMP WANTS TO STEER UN CLIMATE CASH TO BUILDING COAL PLANTS


Board members include representatives from France, Sweden and other countries that are eager to combat climate change... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 2481

TRUMP TAKES AIM AT WESTERN MONUMENTS THAT MAY HOLD OIL RICHES


At Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, which was also established by Obama in December, the potential riches include coal, according to the U.S. Geological Survey... READ MORE

10th May, 2017 2376

TURNBULL LABELS OPPONENTS OF COAL-POWERED ELECTRICITY AS 'DELUSIONAL'


Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says those who say coal has no future are delusional ... READ MORE

15th July, 2017 2366

EARTH HOUR IS BAD FOR THE POOR


Foreign aid is increasingly tied to renewable energy projects such as building solar and wind power capacity, or tiny off-grid energy generators... READ MORE

26th March, 2017 2363


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