The March to End Fossil Fuels attracted tens of thousands of demonstrators to the streets of New York City on September 17 2023.
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Despite the meteoric rise of wind and solar, fossil energy sources have met most new demand in fast-growing economies.
The pulverised fuel ash from coal-fired power stations is typically stored in landfill.
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Pulverised fuel ash can be recycled and used to manufacture concrete as well as other products.
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Australia is approving coal mine expansions because of their “very small” impact on global heating. It doesn’t stack up.
A power outage stops play during a match between two leading rugby teams in Pretoria in early June.
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Any remedies to the South African power crisis initiated now – or under development – are not going to have a significant impact this year.
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter.
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The book shows how parts of South Africa now fester with organised crime.
The Jharia coal field in India has been on fire underground since 1916.
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Some rocks will burn, and others will melt, depending on how they were formed and what minerals they contain.
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We shouldn’t let controversy over the approval of one small, short-lived mine distract from more consequential decisions looming on coal.
The James H. Miller coal power plant in Alabama emitted as much carbon dioxide in 2021 as 4.6 million cars.
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After the Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration’s strategy for reducing power plant carbon emissions in 2022, the Biden administration is taking a narrower but still ambitious approach.
A worker leans on a collapsed pylon in Pretoria on April 12, 2023. Ageing infrastructure exacerbates the country’s energy supply crisis.
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South Africa faces the possibility of record electricity shortages and catastrophic scenarios such as a complete grid collapse.
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Smoothing the transition to clean energy for fossil fuel workers and their communities requires local leadership and the support of a new federal authority
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Making the green energy transition a success requires governments to pay attention to environmental factors and socioeconomic imperatives.
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Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators flagged hefty electricity price rises in four Australian states.
Energy-efficient heat pumps can wean households off oil and gas heating systems.
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Developing countries are expected to quit coal faster than any energy transition in history.
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The mine was not refused on climate change grounds. So without legal reform, other fossil fuel projects may still go ahead.
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Even as renewables boom like never before, our reliance on fossil fuels remains stubbornly high. One problem? The rebound effect
Failure to disclose all of an organisation’s emissions misleads consumers and investors.
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We’re rarely aware of a company’s full environmental footprint.
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The good news is the world’s coal use has peaked – and will soon rapidly decline. Australia is leading the way, and the rest of the world must soon follow.
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Showing Flatt Hall by Matthias Read (1730-1735).
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As opponents of the Whitehaven Colliery protest, an expert on the cultural history of British landscapes revisits an 18th-century poem that reminds us of the town’s industrious spirit.
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If all countries in the world followed Indonesia’s target, the global temperature would rise by 4°C by 2050.
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Energy bills are about to hurt. But what can the government actually do to ease the pain?