Sustainable district heating gives hope to the Romanian city of Motru
It’s not often that a town in a coal dependent region leaps to a fully renewable district heating system. Sometimes it is not even technically…
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One quarter’ of US emissions since 2005 come from fossil fuels on public lands
Emissions equivalent to nearly a quarter of the US total since 2005 have come from fossil fuels extracted on the nation’s public lands and waters,…
Nebraska utility could slash emissions at little or no added cost, studies show
Nebraska’s largest electric utility could dramatically reduce carbon emissions over the next three decades at little or no cost to ratepayers, according to a pair…
Leaders make bold climate pledges, but is it ‘all just smoke and mirrors?’: Critics
Forty nations — producers of 80% of annual carbon emissions — made pledges of heightened climate ambition this week at U.S. President Joe Biden’s Leaders…
Most Forest Biomass Worse For Climate Than Fossil Fuels- EU Commission Report
A European Commission report concludes that the burning of most forest biomass produces more greenhouse gas emissions than coal, oil and gas. In 23 out of the…
Chile aims to become a green hydrogen powerhouse
New energy strategy is based on the Chile’s great wind and solar power potential, which would enable it to produce low-cost hydrogen fuel Chile has…
Siemens and Uniper join forces to decarbonize power generation
April 8, 2020 – Uniper and Siemens Gas and Power signed a cooperation agreement for the development of projects on the decarbonization of power generation and…
October-December 2020 (ONE)
Energy’s lost weekend
The coronavirus pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, but it will have long-lasting effects on most areas of the global economy, not least…
Chief Scientist: we need to transform our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’
I want you to imagine a highway exclusively devoted to delivering the world’s energy. Each lane is restricted to trucks that carry one of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
October-December 2019 (ONE)
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…