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IEA Predicts Rapid Renewable Power Growth By 2025
The International Energy Agency’s annual report, Renewables 2022, is expecting a major increase in renewable energy around the world over the next five years.
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China, World’s Leading Methane Polluter, Drafts Plan to Cut Emissions
During a surprise appearance at the COP27 UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Thursday, China’s top climate diplomat touted a draft plan to reduce methane emissions. However, the country stopped short of signing on to the Global Methane Pledge to cut methane emissions 30 percent by 2030, despite being the world’s leading polluter of […]
Russia’s COP27 Delegation Includes Fossil Fuel Magnates, Companies Sanctioned Over Ukraine Invasion
The more than 600 fossil fuel lobbyists at the COP27 UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, include Russian oligarchs and companies that have been sanctioned in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian delegation as a whole has 33 members with ties to the fossil fuel industry, the second most of any […]
8 Coal Mining Projects in Great Barrier Reef Catchments Exempted From Environmental Impact Statements
Eight coal mining projects located in the floodplains and catchments of the Great Barrier Reef have been considered exempt from providing environmental impact reports by the Queensland government, and six of the projects have already earned state approval. Environmental groups are lobbying for an end to these exemptions.
U.S. to Announce Plan for Private Companies to Fund International Renewable Energy Transition
The U.S. is set to unveil a plan at COP27 for private companies to fund the renewable energy transition in exchange for carbon credits. U.S. president Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry has reportedly been speaking with private companies and national governments to build support for the idea. It is slated to be announced at […]
Biden and Manchin Spar Over Coal
President Joe Biden and influential West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin clashed over the future of coal in the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections Tuesday. The conflict started when Biden gave a speech in Carlsbad, California, Friday on the CHIPS and Science Act. This act, signed by Biden in August, was designed to boost semiconductor […]
In Clean Energy Backslide, Germany Ditches Wind Farm for Coal Mine Expansion
In a backwards move indicative of the world’s fitful transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, a wind farm in western Germany is being dismantled in order to make way for the expansion of an open-pit coal mine. The expansion of the lignite mine underscores Europe’s energy crisis, as energy security has sometimes taken precedence […]
Renewables Save Texans Money as Coal and Gas Prices Soar
Texas is often associated with fossil fuels, especially oil. But it turns out a greener kind of energy is saving the state’s customers a significant amount of money. A new report from IdeaSmiths LLC found that wind and solar had generated as much as $106 billion in savings and benefits in Texas between 2010 and […]
‘Reckless’ Coal Companies Moving Forward with New Mines and Plants, Report Finds
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that no new fossil fuel infrastructure — including new coal mines and plants — can be built after 2021 if the world is to limit global warming to the Paris agreement reach goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Despite this, nearly 500 coal companies are still […]