The big Muddy River’s long, turbulent relationship with coal
Southern Illinois has been coal country for quite some time. Men first mined coal there in 1810, when they took the black rock from outcroppings…
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India’s future energy options all add up to coal, agree the experts
Originally published by PV Magazine. Panellists including a government representative and a member of the chief policy thinktank used by Narendra Modi agreed coal will…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Canada
In the latest article in a series on how some of the world’s key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief considers Canada’s relationship…
Undone Science: When Research Fails Polluted Communities
It was nearly 30 years ago when Debbie Blackburn and her husband Scott bought a boxy, postwar house six blocks from the Ohio River in…
Winterproofing the grid
Winter came early for many Americans this year, as parts of the United States have already seen record-breaking cold weather in November. A dramatic new…
Clean coal: a mirage or a forced marriage?
What’s the real meaning of affordable energy? Something you can buy cheaply or something you can rely on to improve your well-being? The answer is…
The moment of truth for coal, oil, and gas in Latin America
New UN report calls for end to fossil fuel production – even in developing regions such as Latin America The message is clear: if we…
Analysis: Renewables could match coal power within 5 years, IEA reveals
Renewable sources of electricity are set for rapid growth over the next five years, which could see them match the output of the world’s coal-fired…
We Need a Just Transition—Because We Should Abandon Coal, Not Coal Workers
Taking care of those communities distressed by the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an economic and ethical imperative. The coal industry is…
Analysis: global plastics boom fueled 2018 CO2 emissions rise
The world added more non-fossil power last year than ever before, but energy demand rose by even more. Last year’s rise in global CO2 emissions…
We can’t expand airports after declaring a climate emergency – let’s shift to low-carbon transport instead
Jefim Vogel, University of Leeds; Joel Millward-Hopkins, University of Leeds, and Yannick Oswald, University of Leeds The world may finally be waking to the reality…
Implementing Germany’s coal exit proposal – the road ahead
Germany’s coal exit commission has agreed on a proposal on how the country can manage to phase out its single largest source of greenhouse gas…
Australian Judge Strikes Down Coal Mine in Part Because of Its Carbon Emissions
In what is likely to be the first of many such rulings, an Australian court has ruled against a coal mine in part on grounds…