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NGOs accuse ADB of funding Indonesia coal plants despite clean energy promises
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
The report by four NGOs alleges the ADB loan given in 2021 to Indonesia's state power company to fund its ten-year business plan and "promote the use of clean e...
EPA finalizes new rules to reduce pollution from coal, gas plants
Apr 25, 2024 (UPI)
The new rules regulate gas emissions for existing coal and gas plants, require new technologies, place new restrictions on the disposal of toxic waste and limit...
New US climate envoy wants China to speed up coal transition
Mar 14, 2024 (AFP)
"China is the largest emitter (of greenhouse gases) in the world... They still have online in my view more coal than they need, and more coal than is good for t...
Indonesia vastly under-reports methane emissions from coal: report
Mar 11, 2024 (AFP)
Ember, a London-based climate and energy think tank estimated that based on its studies, Indonesia's coal mine methane (CMM) pollution is up to eight times high...
Biden admin. dedicates $74M to abandoned Kentucky coal mine cleanup
Mar 01, 2024 (UPI)
The money will be used to address "dangerous mine shafts, reclaim unstable slopes, improve water quality by treating acid mine drainage and restore water suppli...
Polluted paradise: Chile town waits for cleanup as coal shuts off
Feb 12, 2024 (AFP)
However, in the distance, coal-fired plants and factories bellow noxious fumes into the air, a grim reminder that the town in the Atacama Desert is among the co...
King coal set to lose crown for electricity production: IEA
Jan 24, 2024 (AFP)
In its annual report on the electricity market, the IEA said that renewables -- in particular from solar panels -- should see their share of total electricity p...
China mining accident death toll rises to 13
Jan 14, 2024 (AFP)
State media reported Saturday that a probable explosion had occurred the previous day at a mine in Pingdingshan, Henan province. The blast initially left 10 peo...
At least 10 dead in China mining accident: state media
Jan 13, 2024 (AFP)
The accident, a likely coal and gas explosion described as an "outburst", happened around 2:55 pm (0655 GMT) on Friday in Pingdingshan, state broadcaster CCTV s...
German emissions at 70-year low as coal use drops
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
Europe's biggest economy emitted 673 million tonnes of the greenhouse gases last year, 9.8 percent lower than in 2022, according to the energy think tank Agora ...
Fears in Wales over legacy of its coalmining past
Jan 03, 2024 (AFP)
First the river he was walking along with his dog in the heart of the Rhondda Valley in south Wales turned brown. Then the water slowed down. He noticed the coa...
12 dead in northeast China coal mine accident
Dec 21, 2023 (AFP)
The incident took place at 3:50 pm local time (0750 GMT) on Wednesday at a coal mine on the outskirts of Jixi city in Heilongjiang province, state broadcaster C...
Coal use to decline next year after record high in 2023: IEA
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
The IEA's latest forecast came after nearly 200 countries at the COP28 UN climate talks adopted a deal stating that the world will be "transitioning away from f...
Coal use hits record in 2023, Earth's hottest year
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
The International Energy Agency reported that nations would burn even more coal this year than in 2022, the previous record for consumption of the key source of...
Rich nations need to ditch fossil fuels by 2040: scientists
Dec 08, 2023 (AFP)
In a note to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN Climate Change body, shared with AFP, climate scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Im...
Cheap electricity and jobs keep Serbia tied to coal
Dec 07, 2023 (AFP)
Although most of the world is shifting away from using coal because of accompanying pollution, Serbia continues to rely on it, depending on coal for some 70 per...
Indonesia's coal love affair still aflame despite pledges
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
As countries gather in Dubai for crunch climate talks, the future of polluting fossil fuel coal will be high on the agenda. For some, the age of coal is now cle...
'Greenwashing': Japan's contentious ammonia fuel plan
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
But environment experts say this announcement is hollow and a smokescreen as Tokyo seeks to extend the life of coal-fired power stations not just in Japan but e...
Japan to stop building 'unabated' coal plants: PM
Dec 02, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement was made at the UN's COP 28 climate summit in Dubai, as Japan, heavily reliant on imported coal and other fossil fuels, aims to become carbon-n...
Cambodia scraps $1.5 billion coal project
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
Keo Rottanak said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet would announce the cancellation on Thursday. Phnom Penh would instead consider building a terminal for impo...
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