CATEGORY: Climate Change

Western Australia extends coal mine subsidy, citing energy security

PERTH, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The state government of Western Australia committed on Wednesday to a five-year extension of a subsidy to the private Griffin Coal company, which supplies the private Bluewaters...

Wind And Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels In EU Power Mix In 2025

Wind and solar reached 30 percent of EU electricity in 2025 while fossil fuels fell to 29 percent Solar delivered 13 percent of EU power and grew more than 20 percent for a...

China’s decarbonisation plan takes cautious steps as world backtracks on climate

BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China on Thursday released a new five-year plan to reduce the carbon emissions of its economy, mainly by relying on its booming renewable sector to limit coal...

Italy says it could reactivate coal-powered plants if Gulf crisis worsens

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Italy's energy minister said on ​Wednesday he could restart some coal-fired power stations if the conflict in ‌the Middle East were to provoke an energy crisis, adding...

US EPA plans to loosen mercury rules for coal plants this week, NYT reports

Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on...

Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration’s latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back...

‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change

A couple of months ago Bali experienced its worst floods in more than a decade. They came at the peak of the dry season. Instead of the empty wells farmers faced last year,...

Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun

Germany produced 18% of its electricity through solar power in 2025, up from 14% in 2024, a significant leap that meant solar overtook both coal and methane gas in the country’s electrical...

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